State of the art rainwater harvesting at Westonbirt Arboretum
Water is a limited and valuable resource essential for plant growth. Water resources in the UK are under pressure from climate change and population growth. As part of Forestry England’s aim to be net carbon zero by 2030, a new rainwater harvesting and filtering system has been installed at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum. CMW installed […]
Miniplug facility significantly reduces manual handling
“Our miniplug facility consists of three elements, a seed sowing line, covered growing area, and outdoor hardening off space. All three elements are connected by a roller bench system, which significantly reduces manual handling of trays.” – Maelor Forest Nurseries Turnkey Miniplug (tree) Facility Maelor Forest Nurseries grows their 25 million Sitka Spruce seedlings in […]
Peer insight: Labour savings through 5 automated implementations
There are many handling activities in pot plant growing. Potting and spacing, filling trays, picking up and placing pots or trays, (de)stacking trays, cart loading, six-pack handle placing, sleeving and labelling, and so on. Many growers (still) perform these tasks manually. But this is heavy and monotonous work, and especially labour-intensive. Is this recognisable? Automating […]
A vertical farm as big data source
Growing is a top sport. Raising the bar, a little higher every time. That is only possible with the right information about growing conditions, performance, yield, and much more. Today’s information, but also information gathered in the past. In other words, data. More and more possibilities are available to collect data, such as cameras, sensors, […]
An electric boiler key to your successful and affordable energy mix?
Extreme fluctuations in electricity prices are expected in the coming years, with prices for usage changing throughout the day and over the course of the year. The energy imbalance is boosting the demand for electric boilers in greenhouse horticulture. Bosman van Zaal has also noticed a sharp increase in the demand for electric boilers in […]
Vertical farming with tomatoes?
In greenhouses, very high production per square metre is possible. After all, in a controlled environment, climatic conditions are easy to control. You could even say: the better you can control those conditions, the more optimal the cultivation and production. See here the success of growing vertically. Vertical Farming In recent years, there has been […]
New corporate identity CMW Horticulture
CMW, a Bosman Van Zaal company, will continue with a new corporate identity. The modern branding brings CMW in line with the group. And it exemplifies their ambition for growth within the technical horticultural sector of the UK and Ireland. The new CMW vans and building signage Sharing technical knowledge and local insights CMW Horticulture […]
Technical Engineer
CMW Horticulture has operated at the forefront of the horticultural industry in the UK for over 30 years, operating with professionalism and integrity to build a quality reputation. This is an exciting time for the business and its future, having become part of a global group in 2021, headed up by the innovative Dutch company […]
CMW appointed as Elpress UK partner for Horticulture
UK Growers have never been more aware of the need for strict hygiene protocols for staff, tools and equipment. Following a partnership agreement between Elpress and CMW, UK growers can now install personal hygiene systems. Hygiene systems Increasingly, growers are looking for new ways to establish and improve hygiene systems, because if a crop becomes infected […]
Scottish tomato production revitalised
Until the 1980’s Scotland had a thriving tomato industry in the Clyde Valley region, near Lanark. These relatively small family businesses supplied the local Scottish markets in nearby Glasgow and Edinburgh, but the buying power of supermarkets, increasing fuel prices and cheap competition from Europe gradually undermined their viability and one by one they were […]