Trusted Polytunnel Experts With 35 Years Of Hands-on Experience
About Us
Welcome to First Tunnels! We’re more than just polytunnel suppliers – we’re passionate growers, innovators, and a close-knit team of skilled professionals who take immense pride in the quality and versatility of our products. Whether you’re a hobby gardener, a commercial grower, or managing a community project, we’ve got you covered with reliable, durable, and thoughtfully designed polytunnels.
Who We Are
We believe that growing your own should be straightforward, rewarding, and built to last. That’s why we don’t just design, manufacture, and sell polytunnels — we use them ourselves too! From hands-on testing to tackling real-world gardening challenges, everything we create is shaped by experience, passion, and a genuine desire to help growers succeed. You’ll often find us in our own polytunnels, experimenting with new ideas, sharing growing tips, and occasionally enjoying a barbecue — because life’s too short not to mix work with a little fun.
Our passion for quality runs through everything we do. We work closely with top horticultural experts and listen to feedback from our loyal customers to ensure our products remain the best on the market. Every innovation, improvement, and detail comes from our commitment to making your growing journey easier and more rewarding.
Where We Are
First Tunnels is based in the heart of Altham, Lancashire — a proud mill town steeped in history and surrounded by natural beauty. Conveniently located just off Junction 8 of the M65 at Altham Business Park, our facility can be found at First Tunnels Limited, Shorten Brook Way, BB5 5YJ. Our highly skilled team works with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, from advanced bending machines and tube formers to precision sawing and metalworking facilities. Every component is crafted in-house, ensuring exceptional quality and outstanding value for our customers.
Can’t visit us in person? Take a virtual tour of our facility below. Step inside our warehouse, explore our head office, or experience our impressive polytunnels on display — both in their pristine condition and beautifully planted up all ready to inspire your next growing project.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to help people grow more of their own food, more sustainably, by providing durable, practical growing solutions that extend growing seasons, improve food resilience and enable productive growing for individuals, communities and commercial growers.
At First Tunnels, we believe our responsibility goes beyond supplying polytunnels. We want to help people grow successfully while continually improving the impact our business has on our employees, customers, suppliers, communities and the environment.
Our purpose guides our business strategy and the decisions we make – from the products and support we provide to the way we work with our people and suppliers and how we seek to reduce our environmental impact.
We are committed to measuring our progress, listening to our stakeholders and continually improving the way we do business.
Who We Work With
For over 35 years, we’ve built lasting relationships with a wide range of customers — from amateur gardeners and commercial growers to schools, NHS Trusts, HM Prisons, and even celebrity gardeners like Jeremy Clarkson, Huw Richards, Bob Flowerdew, and River Cottage’s Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Each project, big or small, gets the same level of dedication and care
Get In Touch
We’re always happy to chat and share advice, whether you’re a seasoned grower or just starting out. If you have questions, need guidance, or want to learn more about our products, our friendly team is here to help. We also offer a dedicated construction helpline for step-by-step support while you’re building your polytunnel — with help available even on weekends when you need it most. In addition, our easy-to-follow video guides are available to support you at every stage of your build, whenever it suits you.
