NETHERLANDS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, & CALIFORNIA - Physical expansion seems to be a key focus for WINDSET FARMS®, which has just welcomed a new 24-acre greenhouse facility with the help of KUBO Greenhouse Projects. The newly built facility is located in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

"In 2024, our Delta greenhouse facility will become the largest lit greenhouse vegetable facility in Western North America, utilizing renewable hydroelectric power and biomass boilers,” commented Steven Newell, Chief Executive Officer of Windset. “KUBO's expertise and unwavering commitment to sustainable cultivation have allowed this goal to become a reality. We're proud to have them as key supply partners on this groundbreaking expansion."

KUBO previously collaborated with Windset Farms on the company's Santa Maria facility, a United States-based, single-site vegetable greenhouse operation. Following the introduction of this Ultra-Clima greenhouse, the duo teamed up again to establish the new Delta facility.

As a press release explained, the new greenhouse will produce high-quality tomatoes and cucumbers year-round for Western Canada, the U.S., and Asian markets using sustainable initiatives, including renewable hydroelectric power and biomass boilers.

Sustainability is at the forefront of the new build, the release noted. Dual climate curtains, Ventilation Jet fans, and dimmable LED light fixtures will be pivotal in controlling and reducing energy usage, while thermal screens and full light abatement curtains on the roof and side walls will eliminate light pollution. Reverse osmosis and ozone systems are also being optimized for water recirculation.

"It's been a great honor to work with Windset Farms again, already setting new records in the industry,” added Wouter Kuiper, Chief Executive Officer of KUBO Greenhouse Projects. “Thanks to Windset Farms' exemplary construction team, the entire 24-acre greenhouse structure in Delta, from foundation to roof glazing, was completed in a record 80 days! We look forward to seeing Windset Farms continue leading the greenhouse-grown sector".

The first planting of the new greenhouse is scheduled for Spring 2024. To read more about this geographical expansion, click here.

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