âWe are striving to start the British season earlier, without using gas fuelled greenhousesâ
As one of the biggest soft fruit producers in the United Kingdom, the team at Hall Hunter is always looking for new ways of growing and innovations that grow their market and sustain their business. Heating their tunnels with a river source heat pump matches these goals perfectly.
âThis heat exchange has very low impact in terms of carbon footprint and it reduces food miles at the same time,â says Brent Lawson, managing director with Hall Hunter. âBy extending our season at the start and at the end, we can produce 800 tonnes of  strawberries at a time which normally have been imported from Spain in the spring and Holland in the autumn.â