Grain and produce storage
Steel frame buildings designed to store grain, produce and potatoes
When you work hard to grow and harvest your crops, you want to be able to store them in the best conditions for absolute peace of mind.
Fowler & Gilbert design and build steel frame produce stores that allow you to manage your crops effectively. The right storage facilities can help farmers to increase annual yields, which is where our expertise comes in.
Our storage buildings are clean, dry, vermin-proof, water-tight, and well-ventilated – plus, they’re custom-designed to suit you.
Steel frame grain and produce storage designed by experts
As a business with its own farming tradition, we understand what your priorities are.
- Ensure your grain is dried correctly. We work with various grain-drying specialists who approve final designs prior to manufacture.
- Keep your produce well-ventilated and protected; we use louvres with internal mesh so fresh air can get in, but vermin can’t.
- Roofing is constructed with fibre cement sheets, retaining moisture and preventing water or condensation dripping on the crops.
- We design your store with little to no rooflights, which reduces bird intrusions and potential hot spots that could affect temperature.
We recommend that grain stores are thoroughly cleaned two months prior to harvest.
Steel frame machine stores and farm workshops to suit your exact needs
- We can offer free site visits and chat with you about what you need. Whatever kind of machinery you need to store or level of security you’re looking for, we can help.
- We use our expertise to advise you on design specs. Incorporating rooflights can keep energy costs low, for example, but they can also be a vulnerable break in spot.
- Your building can easily be designed for more than one purpose, like a machine store with an adjoining office or personal workshop.
Potato storage specialists
Whether you are storing loose or boxed potatoes, ensure you have the best storage facilities available with a custom designed steel frame building.
How do we optimise your potato storage capabilities?
- Our buildings are designed to be well-sealed; your stores are made from materials that keep produce at a stable temperature and protected from frost.
- Your potatoes are kept well-ventilated and protected from pests.
- Because potatoes are best when stored in the dark, we wouldn’t incorporate rooflights into your design unless otherwise specified.
We recommend that grain stores are thoroughly cleaned two months prior to harvest.
Making the most of your potato storage
Store management is critical to effective disease control. Having an efficient storage facility means you can minimise disease and manage any outbreaks.
While most diseases don’t come from within the store, outbreaks can still accelerate if not effectively controlled. This can result in cross loss or depreciation in market value.
To make the most of our storage facilities, we recommend cleaning your store a few weeks before loading. This keeps it clean and free from any chemical residue, dust or spores which can settle on the crop and cause cross-contamination.
Designing, fabricating and constructing custom steel frame farm buildings
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Fowler & Gilbert are committed to providing a safe, high-quality service that you can trust – that’s why we’re proud to be accredited by the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS).
