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Based in
Warwickshire, England Hiller Engineering provides growers with a
range of specialised equipment for use in crop production. We have
a long history of developing machinery and equipment that is often
not available “of the shelf”.
With increasing pressure on growers to
produce a high quality, high yielding crop as efficiently as
possible, Hiller Engineering spent 3 years researching and
developing the
Hillers bed former,
capable of producing firm, uniform, high beds. With a bed height
of up to 55cm the plant has a potential rooting depth in topsoil
of over 80cm.
There are a
number of benefits in producing strawberries on a high bed:
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Increased
rooting zone.
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The risk of
waterlogged roots is greatly reduced.
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In turn
reducing the risk of phytophora.
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Mud-splash is
almost eliminated and the amount of straw required is greatly
reduced.
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Larger
surface area, resulting in an increased soil temperature and the
potential benefit of earlier picking dates.
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The fruit is
more visible to the pickers easing their job.
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Long lasting
beds that can be replanted on most soil types, thus greatly
reducing the cost of cultivations and moving of
tunnels.
The very successful
Hiller Bed Former
is complemented by the
Hiller Polythene Layer
and Hiller Hole Marker.
We are
constantly developing new ideas and concepts with the aim of
providing high quality machines to aid growers in producing as
high a quality fruit crop as efficiently as possible.
Machines are
often available from stock and shipping/delivery can be arranged
all over the world. We have bedformers operating all over the
world including New Zealand and Africa as well as the UK and
Europe.
If you have a specific problem to overcome,
please do not hesitate to
contact us.
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