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If it’s a Polytunnel you’re after then First Tunnels can cater to your exact requirements. We have no equal in terms of manufacturing quality, and the options available to you. Everything you need to design, build and order your own Polytunnel is contained in this site. If you would prefer a brochure, and let's face it, who could resist the pleasure of being tucked up in bed with a catalogue of Polytunnels, to read at your leisure, then please feel free to Request a Catalogue. Walk into a Polytunnel and feel the atmosphere change, experience the different scents, the riot of growth and the freedom from wind and rain. Rake beds, sow seeds, prick out and pot on whilst the rain lashes down. It can rain and blow but whatever the weather you can garden in comfort. What are you waiting for? We understand that for many of you a Polytunnel is a new venture, and there will be many questions you have. In response to this, First Tunnels have drawn up a list of the most common questions that our customers ask.
First Tunnels is a successful and established supplier of Polytunnels. Customers
range from individual enthusiasts, government organisations such as HM Prisons
and NHS Trusts and even garden TV personalities from Gardeners World, such as
Bob Flowerdrew and Alan Titchmarsh.
First Tunnels polytunnels are sectional buildings which allows the grower the
wildest choice and specification to provide the ideal environment for the crop
in production. Their straight sides give excellent working and growing space
and are a huge improvement on the old style elliptical tunnels. We are located
in a small village called Barrowford. This village nestles between the old Victorian
mill towns of Nelson and Colne in Lancashire. We can be found conveniently located
off junction 13 of the M65. In our factory, we have two bending machines, tube
swagers, punching and tube forming machines. We have sawing machines and a full
range of metalwork facilities. This allows us to have complete control of our
manufacturing processes to ensure high quality at very competitive prices.
All our Polytunnels use large diameter, high tensile steel tube manufactured by Europe’s steel manufacturers. All steel used is galvanised inside and out for maximum corrosion protection and to the Z35 specification. This means that it has a much higher bending resistance than standard mild steel tube and is therefore stronger in use. The swage joint system is used on all our Polytunnel designs. A swage is where the tube end is reduced in diameter. This allows the tubes to be sleeved together giving a low cost and a extremely strong joint, which means the structures are fast to build and have a very strong anchorage in the ground. They all have excellent side clearance and shoulder room. Close hoops spacings also increases the strength and reduces unsightly polythene or plastic ‘sag’ and consequently loss of headroom.