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A week with J Huete

Important week with Javier Huete CEO and owner of J Huete International and his Export Manager Guillermo Baquero touring the UK discussing different potential projects.

Huete are a global leader in vented polythene structures ideal particularly, for the production of fruit amongst many other crops. Understanding the opportunities this affords the grower is key to the decision making process so much of the talk has been a more detailed look at the environment inside the structure and how to control it.

As with all market segments there is a range of qualities available and Huete position themselves firmly at the top of the tree in this department. In the UK we insist on the highest levels of manufacturing not least to withstand some of the challenging weather that we face. Wind seed and snow loads are are individually calculated and guaranteed on each specific structure dependent upon the growers requests.

If you are looking at gathering information about vented structures then please get in touch.

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New partner J Huete

During The Fruit Logistica Trade fair, J Huete and Penny UK signed an agreement which gives Penny UK the exclusive distribution rights to the market leading products manufactured by the Huete team in Murcia, Spain.

This is a great strive forward for both companies. Huete have been looking for a serious commercial business capable of handling and managing the UK market for their structures and growing systems. Penny UK have been doing this type of business for many years and experience alongside innovation is a winning formula that the management team at Huete recognised.

Penny have also been given the rights to the sister company Hydroponic Systsems which manufacturers a series of complimentary systems for growing and drainage allowing farmers to collect run off effectively and to introduce additional oxygen to the root system, so vital for a healthy crop.

Pictured is Stewart Penny, Commercial Director of Penny UK and Guillermo Baquero responsible for J Huete’s export sales.

A joint trip to the UK is already planned in, probably the first of many, and both parties are keen to deliver structures and complete turnkey packages in the near future.

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Fruit Logistica Berlin 2020

Commercial Director Stewart Penny and Technical Manager Simon Taylor spent two full days at the trade fair, Fruit Logistica in Berlin on 5th and 6th February.

Key highlights for the Penny team, was working closely with two of our suppliers, Senmatic and J Huete both of whom had stands at the show. Indeed J Huete’s sister company Hydroponic Systems were also in attendance.

The technology available to the global fruit market is a real eye opener and something which kept the team busy for the two days.

The UK fruit industry is on the edge of some real change and with the catalyst of Brexit, growers and suppliers to the industry have to not only ‘think up’ innovative ways to grow more fruit and save money, these ideas have to be available to be implemented now! So we have to look at innovation globally understanding the solutions already out there so to speak.

J Huete, Hydroponics and Senmatic are all leaders in their respective fields and are ready to be at the start of the changing face of UK soft fruit and Penny UK are ready to introduce and manage the uptake with our existing range of completely complimentary products.

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SSCR Soft Fruit Winter Meeting

Senmatic took part in the joint Soft Fruit Winter Meeting And Information Day organised by Scottish Society for Crop Research (SSCR) and Bulrush Horticulture Ltd at the West Park Conference Centre, Perth Road, Dundee on 13th February 2020.

The day was open to anyone in the soft fruit industry and many key people in the industry attended.

The day was full of interesting subjects and we should like to thank the presenters and the organisers for that. Scottish soft fruit growing is, like many areas of the UK in this industry, on the cusp of some radical changes and this is why we felt the Senmatic mixer unit with SiiP would be well received.

Our technical team said hello to quite a number of growers and advisers, eager to understand how the automated SiiP system could add value to their growing systems. It’s frankly a combination of labour saving combined with growing better fruit. This is not a new concept, far from it, but the new decoder SiiP system is totally new and opens ‘glasshouse technology to the field’.

It was a good event and we enjoyed having the opportunity to meet old and new costumers.

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UK Soft Fruit Grower Invests in Cleaner Water

…and Increase Their Future Water Security

Issues included significant organic activity in reservoir water and bio-slime in pipes, which often leads to irregular irrigation output and blocked drippers.

To cover all of their farm, which has a daily peak usage of 1600m3 , required 2 x HP-A1500 units and a series of IBCs. HPNow supply a simple to use calculator to confirm the units required for your particular system.

A central HPGen UltraPure Peroxide ™ unit was installed in an existing shed with a 230v supply, mains water and access to the internet. From this central point, the IBCs are transported to the different pump houses.

Each of the 22 irrigation pumps and feed systems has been supplied with a separate Tefen E300 electronic injection system.
The ppm of the HPGen UltraPure Peroxide ™ is checked using a simple test paper with colour coding, which indicates the amount present.

With remote access, maintenance and control is simple and immediate.

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Tavlit ADIR TDS

Stops Algae at the Last Point of Protection for Your Drippers

And Just a Few Seconds to Clean!

The Tavlit ADIR Semi-automatic disc filter series TDS Smart Filtration is a semi-automatic disc filter, giving the user the advantages of disc filtration without the need to manually clean the discs. The filters are available in 2” and 3” – with flow rates up to 50m3/h. It is possible to make the Tavlit ADIR fully automatic after installation.

Special Features:

  • Flushing is performed simply by turning the operation handle a ¼ of a turn. Quick and easy.
  • Water for flushing the discs is filtered with an internal screen.
  • Small footprint.
  • No external valves are required.
  • Standard pressure indicator enables a quick and easy way to show that the filter is dirty and needs flushing.
  • When pressure loss across the filter element reaches the preset value, usually 0.5 bar (7 psi), the red button pops up and the user can see from a distance that the filter needs flushing.
  • No need to perform manual pressure tests.
  • After flushing, the button descends into the indicator body.
  • The device is connected directly to the pressure testing ports.

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Tavlit model TVD

High Quality Depth Filtration for Algae with Efficient Flushing, Even at Very Low Pressure

ADIR Automatic Disc filters batteries Model TVD TAVLIT line of automatic disc filters, combines high quality depth filtration with efficient flushing of the disc elements at a very a low pressure of 1.5 bar, compared to 3 bars normally required. The innovative technology of the filter uses venturi devices, inserted at the spine’s inlets, which introduce air during the flushing process.

The mixture of air and water enables more efficient flushing, uses smaller quantities of water and shortens the time. Air also helps cushion the discs, reducing friction and prolonging the element life. The venturi devices insert air from the atmosphere, meaning no external power or compressed air is required.