Screen fabric have an crucial role in horticulture . Forty years ago , screen cloths were used to keep the sun out , now we see that screen door cloths are used to produce an optimal climate .
Peter Ollevier , Sales & Marketing Director , Phormium : " Ten year ago , there was a turnabout . masses depart to realize that a screen is more than just a fabric for shadow . That had a wad of young implications for us . "
Peter Ollevier
Form material to horticulturePhormium is making large step . Peter : " We have grow from a material company into an established company within the horticulture segment . The focus of our party in Lokeren is for 90 % on the farming sphere . Around ten year ago , that was around 50 % , The growth is necessary to gather the increase demand and to keep up with all ontogenesis in horticulture . "
" In recent age , we had significant growth . Mainly in screen fabric , but also in other areas ( mushrooms and landscaping ) . We also focus on geographic expansion . There is a new , second sales manager for the United States and a new sales manager for Latin America , which is now starting to come to fruition . We are selling mathematical product we were not selling before . "
Arjan van der Veer
Screen cloths in the futureNot just the company , but also the development around blind cloths are increase importantly . Arjan van der Veer , sales manager Phormium : " I expect the identification number of cover material to get in the future . A raiser used to have only one concealment cloths , now he often has three . ' Custom made ' sieve fabric are more and more often used . "
According Arjan , the function of the screen fabric also preserve on developing . " Even more diffusion and more energy saving . We keep on optimizing the current screen cloths . We also doing a lot of research into novel innovations , as there are certainly new screen cloths to grow . "
" To develop , you must innovate"The caller has its own R&D department , the Phorium Research Centre . At the moment , we have ten innovation project delving into various aspects . Peter : " We can not say much about the details . But for us , it is light we have to keep on innovating if we want to grow . Because we have a fender loom and a pilot knitting machine , we can quickly attempt out new thing at our R&D section . "
Weaving techniquesPhormium uses extra weaving proficiency . " Our weaving techniques pick out us from other companies . Our weaving proficiency provide robust and long-lasting screen material . The client sleep together and know how to find us . " Last twelvemonth , Phormium add up a knitting machine to their line of merchandise of equipment . " This enable us to supply a terminated assortment for unlike climate answer in the nursery .
Weaving or knitting?Arjan : " When a material is wind , it is incredibly strong . Because the ring are doubled , the material leave a lot of shadow and superscript energy rescue . When you weave bands , they are placed crosswise , so you always have double band . We are the only ones working in this direction . "
A few years ago , the grocery was take more and more for an special bright screen material . " In extreme silence , we started to research how we could realize this . After three years of research , this produce the Phormitex Crystal last year . It is an extra light , transparent energy cloth , with a transparency of 90 % , a market record book . The fabric is mainly used in the veg cultivation . "
Peter : " We can now bid both solutions to the customer , depending on the needs of the customer .
For more information : Phormiumwww.phormium.com[email protect ]
Peter OllevierSales & Marketing Director[email protect ]
Arjan van der VeerSales Manager The Netherlands[email protected ]
Vitalina TsourkanSales Manager Central & Eastern Europe + Scandinavia[email protect ]
Marta GentileSales Manager Southern Europe , Latin America[email protect ]
Tayyar ErzurumluSales Manager Middle East , Asia , East Africa[email protect ]
Josh GaucheSales Manager USA , Canada ( East Coast ) , UK , Ireland[email protected ]
Harman GilbertSales Manager USA , Canada ( West Coast)[email protected ]
Rémy BalletSales Manager French Speaking Countriesré[email protected ]
Zsuzsanna TanacsApplication Manager[email protect ]
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