30 June - 2 July, 2010 Hydroponic Farmers Federation Conference
Recently Greenworks attended the HFF conference that was held at Chisholm Institute of Tafe in Cranbourne, Victoria. The 2010 conference focussed on water, energy, productivity, and marketing and included a number of trade displays, workshops and presentations by industry experts.
Greenworks had a trade display at the show and Sohum also provided a presentation on “Real Energy Alternatives.”
Other Guest Speakers at the 2010 HFF included:
Jeremy Badgery-Parker, Brialey Brightwell, Rick Donnan, Ronald Duivenstein, Peter Furphy, Andy Lee, Nicky Mann, Elly Nederhoff, Meiny Prins, Graeme Smith, Herman Van Der Gulik, and Wayne Street.
The 2010 HFF Conference was a great success due to the knowledge that was projected throughout the three days. It was fantastic to see the new state of the art glasshouse at Chisholm Tafe which was built by Faber with all the technical aspects being supplied and installed by Greenworks and Powerplants. Congratulations must go to Carl/Rocky and the team at Powerplants for doing a great job managing the project and getting it done on time in some very difficult circumstances.
28 & 29 June, 2010 - Surviving Today and Opportunities for Tomorrow
Recently Greenworks held what we and many of the participants would call, one of the most exciting and comprehensive seminars for the Greenhouse industry. The seminar was situated at the Amstel Golf Club in Cranbourne Victoria. Key topics that were covered in this seminar included effective investment and energy use, root zone management and climate control.
Speakers that attended throughout the two days were:
Tim Pratt – Technical Director. Farm energy
Andy Lee – Business support Manager North America and Export Markets. Grodan BV
Ronald Duyvesteijn – Director. NPR Consultancy, Holland
The Grodan Seminar was a great success and provided all attendees with information, understanding and clarity in relation to the product as well as giving the growers a chance to ask any questions and resolve and problems that they may be having with their product. Technical documents and course notes will be delivered to all participants in the near future. If you are a grower on Grodan who did not attend the course and who would like a copy of the documents, please call Jemma at Greenworks.
January 2010 - New Greenworks EmployeeGreenworks has a new employee starting full time. His name is Peter Rix. Peter has an extensive background in irrigation stretching over 30 years part of which includes running his own business. Peter will be servicing the Adelaide area with sales and installation support.
July, 2009 - Hortworks wins AHGA Award
Hortworks win best exhibit at the 2009 AHGA show held at Homebush. Greenworks combined with Powerplants showcased some of the most up to date technology available in the greenhouse industry. The stand was staffed by hands on members of the team who were able to assist and give information to over 400 attendees. The event was an overall success and Hortworks would like to thank all those who attended and the event organizers.
19-22 July 2009 - AHGA Show
Location: Sydney Showground, Homebush NSW
More Info: AHGA Website
This show is going to be the largest trade exhibition in the Asia pacific for 2009. There will be approximately 400 – 450 commercial growers and industry delegates from Australia, NZ, throughout Asia and around the world. Greenworks will be having a stand at the show with a number of displays and product information.
June, 2009 - Euro Trip 2009
Friday, 05 June sees the departure of AIS Greenworks’ second European Tour with participants traveling from WA, SA, VIC and NSW. All flights are heading to Holland where the group will spend the first week visiting a number of Greenhouses growing a variety of crops namely Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, Aubergines and Cucumbers as well as Roses. The group will take in visits to the research centres, improvement centres and a few manufacturers of glasshouses and other technical equipment. As an extension to last years tour the group will also be traveling to the South of France to experience growing climates similar to those found in Australia. This should be a very interesting side excursion for the group and one that everyone is looking forward to. The tour will finish up on Tuesday, 16 June 2009 with a night and day of general R & R for the group in Amsterdam before we all load up for the long flight home. To read more please download the tour report.
February, 2009 - Website Launch
Greenworks launches its new website. Over the next few weeks, information will be added to this website about the products and services we provide and the projects we have installed. The aim is to make this a place where greenhouse growers can learn more about climate control systems and what may be right for them. Please contact us if there are particular features you would like to see on this site.