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21 TECHNOLOGY •
THECOMMERCIALGREENHOUSEGROWER • FEBRUARY 2017 www.hortnews.com
enter the vertical farming
sector. Kathryn Smethurst,
UKSalesManager for
Horticulture for PrivaUK
says: “We believe Priva is
strongly positioned to help
give growers an enormous
amount of support in these
area and to become the
market leader for horticultural
controls in the sector.”
She says the combination
of Priva’s expertise in
horticultural controls and
automated building control
will mean the company is
suited to help take vertical
farming forward in theUK.
The company is investing in
new technology and research
facilities to help facilitate
development. “We expect
this sector to really take-off in
the next few years especially
once a few commercially
viable projects are delivered,”
she adds. u
Thephytotron is a two storybuildinghousing several different types of growth chambers.
Certhonhas designed, built and furnished the growth chambers.
The climate and lighting applications canbe adaptedper chamberandmonitored for crop
research activities.
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