VEK Adviesgroep services

VEK strives to deliver a greenhouse that produces 100% quality products against the lowest costs. A commercial greenhouse is an investment in absolute control over your crops.

A breeding greenhouse needs to be secured in a hygienic closed of environment so that the breeding process can’t be disturbed. With more then 45 years of experience VEK knows what a breeding greenhouse exactly needs and how much it should cost.

What VEK Adviesgroep B.V. distinguishes from other consulting engineers is that in recent years we have designed a great number of research facilities for renowned global breeders & researchers and supervised their construction in countries in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. This has provided us with a high degree of knowledge and experience in design and construction of DNA research-grade labs under widely differing legal regimes with regard to what is permitted and what the necessary protection levels are. Differing legislation dictated widely varying solutions in facility design and operation for plant-, insect-, and crop protection -research, whereby the insects or pollen had to be kept either in or out, with positive or negative pressure, wire gauze, HEPA filters, locks, water locks, waste incineration, glass hail protection versus UV transmission, etc.

In some countries and states it is possible to obtain a license to produce cannabis. Cannabis can be grown in open field, greenhouses and indoor.

The first step in our services is to determine together with the client the project idea and to convert that into a requirements list. For the design of a project it is essential to have a good requirements list. In this phase all typical starting points will be subtracted and completed based on our experience. From the requirements list and project idea we continue our activities, with the objective to create a clear overall design for a greenhouse project, illustrated with drawings, a description of the technologies and a +/- 15 % investment calculation as well as a cost-price calculation.

Based on design we can estimate investment costs (CAPEX) and make calculations on the operational / production costs (OPEX).

A VEK business plan is always based on established feasibility and a design tailored to your requirements in your environment.

Vertical or indoor farming is a new way of cultivating food crops in completely controlled environments. VEK is already active for 50 years in the greenhouse industry to support its clients with greenhouse projects varying from standard greenhouses to complex solutions with services ranging from feasibility studies to project execution.

In case you want to build, renovate, reconstruct or buy a greenhouse complex and there are certain problems or insecurities or you want to have a second opinion, VEK is able to review the situation and give recommendations.