Dovetail Building Developments Ltd.
Dovetail Greenhouses was formed in 1993 when Roger Beasley and an ex-colleague decided to put their already considerable experience in the greenhouse industry into the creation of a new company. We had been involved in the supply of greenhouses to the big retailers in the UK and in other parts of the world and had come to realise that the needs of the individual customer were often forfeited in the vain hope of achieving volume sales. It seemed to us that the big retailers were demanding that we made greenhouses to the lowest common denominator and this was invariably based on price.
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- Business Type:
- Custom manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Horticulture
- Market Focus:
- Nationally (across the country)
- Year Founded:
- 1993
About Us
We believe that our customers have individual needs and that our role as greenhouse manufacturers is to listen and adapt our products to suit these requirements. We have continually developed products that we know suit the gardener and the individual far more than ever before. Who knows, in the long term, some of the big retailers may start to realise that our approach is the right one in this ever demanding age in which we live!
The present Dovetail Greenhouse range now has more than twice the content of aluminium within it than many of the greenhouses that are sold via the large retailers here in the UK. This is because here at Dovetail our intention is to make our greenhouses better and stronger than our competitors, tailored to suit the needs of you our individual customers. We have as a company chosen to make each greenhouse to order rather than mass producing buildings.
Our Factory, Production & Quality Control
The Dovetail Factory and Production
Strategically sited in Tamworth in the Midlands our factory is ideally positioned for good motorway access to the whole of the UK enabling us to supply greenhouses from Lands End to John O’Groats. We at Dovetail manufacture a huge range of Quality Greenhouses for the UK market place. Having our manufacturing base here has enabled us to continue to give good service to our customers as well as to maintain our ability to manufacture to the high standards that we demand of ourselves.
Quality Control
We have in place a quality checking procedure that is applied by the individual workers and is overseen and monitored by the final packer/finisher of the greenhouses. Making each greenhouse to order has built into our workforce a pride in what they make and an understanding that each customer and therefore each greenhouse is special. Every greenhouse we make is treated with the same care and attention whether small, lean-to, very large or a Bespoke greenhouse,. If we make a mistake and something is missed or broken, then it is replaced without question. Although our greenhouses are robust, remember that greenhouses cannot be guaranteed watertight in all weather conditions. For plants to grow, there must be air movement!
The Dovetail Guarantee
Dovetail Building Developments Ltd offer a 10 year guarantee on the framework of the greenhouses that they manufacture. If the greenhouse has been purchased for self assembly, the erection of the greenhouse must be carried out in line with Dovetail’s instructions. Any failure to do this will invalidate the guarantee.
Providing the building has been installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and there is no failure through inadequate site preparation or subsidence, Dovetail warrants that if the aluminium framework fails within 10 years of purchase, Dovetail will replace the necessary parts promptly and free of charge
As the greenhouse is erected using aluminium nuts and bolts it is important that they are regularly checked and tightened. We would recommend that they are checked every 6months.
There is a 12 month’s warranty on both doors and vents. Any failures of these parts within this period that can be attributed to poor manufacture will be covered by this warranty.
The benefit of the warranty shall not pass to any subsequent purchaser of the property at which the building was delivered and erected or to any subsequent purchaser of the greenhouse if moved from the original site of display.
Our Production Methods
At Dovetail we cut, punch and part-assemble all of the aluminium profiles required to make your greenhouse.
All of the fittings, nuts, bolts and clips are bagged and packaged so that each customer receives all that is required to assemble the greenhouse when erecting it themselves. Fixing down bolts are not supplied unless requested. We can in most parts of the UK provide an installation service.
On some occasions the glazing material, the glass or SAN plastic sheet is delivered directly from us at the factory and on other occasions when it is more beneficial for our customer, the glazing is controlled by Dovetail but delivered by a local supplier.
If the greenhouses are to be finished in a colour then each completed kit will be sent in its entirety to the metal finishing plant. Each length of metal profile is cleaned and chemically etched, powdered paint is then applied before being finally baked in an oven to obtain the optimum finish. The whole kit is then returned to the main factory where it is again checked, then after being packed in a protective material, is boxed ready to be shipped to our customer. It really is worth the extra cost for the benefits a coloured greenhouse will bring!
We continue to manufacture with pride our full range of standard size greenhouses. Our smallest standard free standing and lean-to greenhouse is just 2ft x 4ft and there is no upper limit to the largest greenhouse that we can make. Most of what we manufacture these days are tailor made designs of Bespoke greenhouses to your exact dimensions and space that you have available. You may choose to fit a greenhouse onto a new or existing dwarf wall in replacement of an old and worn out building, Take a look at our Photo Gallery on the Bespoke pages to see the huge range of greenhouses to help you decide what style you might want.
We enjoy making greenhouses to suit our customers.