Holscot Fluoroplastics Development of Holscot ETFE covered Panels This Technical Data has been prepared by and remains the property of Holscot Fluoroplastics.

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Holscot ETFE Panels

Initial ConceptInitial Concept

Development of alumimium Development of alumimium frames covered using ETFE frames covered using ETFE

Holscot ETFE Panels

Ideal forIdeal forConservatories Conservatories Greenhouses GreenhousesSun Rooms Sun Rooms

Butterfly FarmsButterfly FarmsBio Chambers Bio Chambers

Holscot ETFE Panels

Advantages: Advantages: Better light transmission and heat retention than Better light transmission and heat retention than structures using glassstructures using glass. . Plants grow faster and healthier because they receive the Plants grow faster and healthier because they receive the full spectrum of light. full spectrum of light. All year Gardening All year Gardening Get a natural suntan as ETFE allows the UVB tanning rays Get a natural suntan as ETFE allows the UVB tanning rays through better than glass. through better than glass. Internal temperatures can be up to 50% above ambient Internal temperatures can be up to 50% above ambient 30% higher temperature retention than single thickness 30% higher temperature retention than single thickness glass glass

Lightweight ETFE Lightweight ETFE Support Structures require less strength and will therefore Support Structures require less strength and will therefore cost less. cost less.

Holscot ETFE Panels

Patented design Patented design The unique and innovative design allows the premade The unique and innovative design allows the premade panels to be slotted together to form a variety of design panels to be slotted together to form a variety of design solutions solutions

ETFE will not support combustion and are safer in use, ETFE will not support combustion and are safer in use, requiring fewer fire exits than where other plastic requiring fewer fire exits than where other plastic construction materials are used. construction materials are used.

ETFE exhibits very low co-efficient of friction, which means ETFE exhibits very low co-efficient of friction, which means that dirt finds it very difficult to adhere to the panels; they that dirt finds it very difficult to adhere to the panels; they are thus “self cleaning”. are thus “self cleaning”.

Holscot ETFE Panels

PrototypesPrototypes

Holscot ETFE Panels

PrototypesPrototypes

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Test StructureTest Structure

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Test StructureTest Structure

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Test StructureTest Structure

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Test Structure Test Structure Exposed to all weather conditionsExposed to all weather conditions

FrostFrost

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Test Structure Test Structure Exposed to all weather conditionsExposed to all weather conditions

SnowSnow

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Test Structure Test Structure Exposed to all weather conditionsExposed to all weather conditions

SnowSnow

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First Commercial ProjectFirst Commercial ProjectRyewater Nursery, YeovilRyewater Nursery, Yeovil

Holscot ETFE Panels

• Custom built greenhouse for growing Custom built greenhouse for growing Thai VegetablesThai Vegetables

• Constructed from Wooden and Constructed from Wooden and Aluminium framesAluminium frames

• Framework manufactured by Perity’s Framework manufactured by Perity’s Greenhouses, Wisbech Greenhouses, Wisbech

Ryewater NurseriesRyewater Nurseries

Holscot ETFE Panels

Ryewater NurseriesRyewater Nurseries

Holscot ETFE Panels

Ryewater NurseriesRyewater Nurseries

Holscot ETFE Panels

Ryewater NurseriesRyewater Nurseries

Holscot ETFE Panels

Ryewater NurseriesRyewater Nurseries

Holscot ETFE Panels

Ryewater NurseriesRyewater Nurseries

Holscot ETFE Panels

Holscot ETFE Panels

Holscot Fluoroplastics LtdHolscot Fluoroplastics LtdAlma Park RoadAlma Park Road

Alma Park Industrial EstateAlma Park Industrial EstateGranthamGrantham

LincsLincsNG31 9SENG31 9SE

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