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Own business. Selection of equipment for the production of greenhouses

Every second owner of a private house or cottage has a positive attitude towards the possibility of installing a greenhouse in his subsidiary plot for growing cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, strawberries and even flowers. However, few at the same time have sufficient experience or resources to independently design and build such a structure.

Given this circumstance, the production of polycarbonate greenhouses is a highly profitable type of business that can be opened even in your own garage: the popularity of this type of greenhouse structures is mainly due to affordable price and high performance characteristics of the materials used for their manufacture.

Business Features

Entrepreneurs who consider the manufacture and sale of polycarbonate greenhouses as promising business, this type of activity is attracted primarily by the low capital intensity of production and the high liquidity of the equipment used: it is enough to invest 170-200 thousand rubles in the purchase of a conventional power tool and find suitable suppliers of fairly common building materials.

Demand for greenhouses peaks in early spring and late autumn. Therefore, it is best to start implementing this at the end of February in order to build up a client base of sufficient size by the beginning of the season. As for the cold season, greenhouses and various winter gardens become popular at this time. Due to the structural complexity, the cost of such structures is several times higher than the price of standard greenhouses, however, their construction requires certain experience and skills: this is where the knowledge accumulated in the summer will come in handy.

It is also advisable to learn how to build a thermos greenhouse for winter cultivation with your own hands: such structures are in demand among farmers and entrepreneurs who are engaged in floriculture or cultivation of crops such as green onions, dill, parsley and strawberries throughout the year.

The business is distinguished by a profitability of 100-120%, but that is why it is quite difficult to find a free market niche: in large cities, supply significantly exceeds demand. The way out can be either the formation of interesting to the consumer competitive advantage (price promotions, warranty support, short order lead time), or an even narrower specialization - for example, the production of industrial greenhouses. In addition, when developing marketing strategy You must always remember who the target audience of the business is:

Homeowners and subsidiary farms those interested in vegetable growing in order to meet their own needs;
Farmers for whom the sale of greenhouse products is the main or additional way to generate income;
Industrial greenhouse complexes with an area of tens of hectares.

Types and purpose of greenhouses

Regardless of who will become the buyer of such a greenhouse own production, the basic requirements for its design will be approximately the same - durability, strength, adaptability to regional climatic conditions, ease of use and high price.

In addition, when choosing a model, everyone is guided by their own motives. The owner of the site, on which the landscape designer has thoroughly worked, will be more interested in a stylish appearance and original architectural solution, while an entrepreneur considering will first of all pay attention to performance characteristics and the possibility of adapting the interior space to specific production needs.

To a certain extent, preferences are also influenced by the list of plant species that are supposed to be cultivated in artificial conditions: for example, for planting tomatoes or you need a rectangular structure with vertical walls, since in the first case the bushes are tall and do not grow well under arched vaults, and in the second - flower pots are placed in several tiers.

In addition to the classification by purpose (seedlings, vegetable and flower), greenhouse structures are also divided according to the form into:

Rectangular with a gable roof. The frame of the greenhouse looks like a house with walls up to 1.5 m high and a ridge located at a level of 1.8–2.2 m. Thanks to this shape, the owner does not have to bend his head while working, and the vertical arrangement of the walls allows you to place plants on racks and shelves. Another advantage of the design is the large slope of the roof: in the manufacture of polycarbonate greenhouses, the calculated snow load can be reduced, since the snow will slide down under the action of gravity;
Arched. In this case, the greenhouse frame is based on arcs arranged in a row with a radius of 2–2.2 m. Due to the absence of corners and planes, the structure is characterized by minimal consumption of covering material, good light transmission and high resistance to wind loads, however, snow from the horizontal sections of the roof has to be removed manually. In addition, for the manufacture of arched greenhouses, special equipment, and therefore it is quite difficult to build such a structure from improvised materials;
Rectangular with sloped walls. The shape of such a greenhouse is an intermediate option that combines the advantages of arched and gable structures. Due to the fact that the walls are installed with a slope, the useful area of \u200b\u200bthe base increases, and the amount of reflected sunlight decreases;
Wall. With a good location of the capital structure (house, shed), a greenhouse with a pitched roof can be attached directly to its wall: this option allows you to save on building materials and use the area of the site as efficiently as possible. In addition, in some cases, the entrance is equipped directly from the premises, turning the structure into a greenhouse;
Polygonal. Octagonal buildings with a hipped roof are built mainly for decorative purposes, using metal and glass (less often, monolithic polycarbonate) as the material for the manufacture of the greenhouse. However, the design is not without practical benefits: at different times of the day, each of its faces is illuminated by direct sunlight.

Polycarbonate greenhouse production technology

Do-it-yourself step-by-step production of a greenhouse is a technologically simple process that is accessible to anyone with minimal experience in handling power tools. The installation of a standard design in this case includes the following steps:

Foundation arrangement. Building materials and type are selected based on the requirements and financial capabilities of the customer;
Frame manufacturing. On special equipment for the manufacture of greenhouses, cutting of the main elements is performed. For wood processing use circular and band saws, for cutting and bending profile pipe- metal-cutting and rolling machines;
Construction assembly. On the prepared foundation, a frame is assembled, which is subsequently sheathed with polycarbonate sheets;
Installation of additional elements. The work on the construction of the greenhouse is completed by installing doors, vents with manual or automatic control, heating and irrigation systems, shelving, as well as the arrangement of beds.

Foundation

The construction of the foundation, including the greenhouse one, requires preliminary marking and leveling of the surface of the site. Then, in accordance with the nature of the soil, a specific structure is selected - tape, block, brick or wooden. It should be noted that the cost of manufacturing a polycarbonate greenhouse directly depends on the option chosen: a strip foundation is considered the most expensive and durable, and one made of timber at a low cost requires replacement every 5-6 years. However, each type has its own advantages and disadvantages:

Wooden from a bar 100x100 mm. In addition to the low price, the main advantages of this type include low weight, accessibility and mobility: if necessary, the structure can be disassembled and moved to a new location. However, despite the antiseptic impregnation, a tree in conditions of high humidity with constant contact with the ground becomes unusable after a few years;
Block. Before installing such a foundation, you need to dig a trench around the perimeter of the greenhouse, and then place concrete blocks in it and align them in a horizontal plane. The high cost of the structure in this case is due to the complexity of construction and the need to use lifting equipment for the production of polycarbonate greenhouses, which is fully offset by the service life measured in decades;
Brick or stone. For styling natural stone or brick, you must either master the skill of a bricklayer, or be able to attract qualified specialists to the construction. In terms of cost, such a foundation is the most expensive, and in terms of service life it practically does not differ from a block one;
Tape. A complex and expensive foundation - for its construction, you need to dig a trench, install formwork, tie the reinforcement and pour concrete. Accordingly, the manufacture of a polycarbonate greenhouse with your own hands requires the inclusion in the list of equipment of a concrete mixer, a welding machine, shovels and a wheelbarrow for transporting earth. Despite the high cost, this solution is one of the most popular due to its reliability, durability and the ability to get a perfectly flat base.

frame

When making a polycarbonate greenhouse with your own hands, you can use any materials that have sufficient strength to assemble the frame - rolled metal, wooden beams, plasterboard profiles, and even polypropylene pipes. However, despite the lightness and cheapness, the last two options in mass production are quite rare - the domestic buyer prefers more solid structures:

Wooden frame. In addition to low thermal conductivity, this option is characterized by ease of installation and ease of processing elements - for the manufacture of a wooden greenhouse, it is enough to have a hacksaw and a screwdriver at your disposal. All elements are assembled on corners and self-tapping screws, and then treated with antiseptics or drying oil. Significant disadvantages of a wooden frame are a high price and fragility;
Steel frame. The basis of this design is rolled metal - a corner, a channel, a square or rectangular pipe. For the manufacture of a greenhouse from a profile pipe, it is desirable to use galvanized elements, since even annual repainting does not save the metal from corrosion at high humidity. The main advantages of a steel frame are durability and practicality, and the disadvantages include increased thermal conductivity, the presence of temperature deformations (which is especially important in the manufacture of industrial greenhouses of large sizes) and the complexity of installation: welding or bolted connections are mainly used for assembly.

Coating

Due to low thermal conductivity, high strength and adequate price, cellular polycarbonate is the best material for making a greenhouse. This thermoplastic with a thickness of 3.5 to 10 mm is produced in sheets with a width of 2.1 m and a length of 6 or 12 meters: when designing a structure, it is advisable to take these dimensions into account in order to avoid waste.

The only drawback of the material is high temperature deformation, reaching 5 mm per meter of length (taking into account the difference between winter and summer temperatures). Therefore, for fastening the sheets, special connections are used that allow some mobility of the polycarbonate relative to the frame:

Plastic thermowells. The large diameter (33 mm) and the presence of an elastic sealing ring allow such a fastener to securely hold the sheet even in strong winds, and the cap provided by the design protects the screw head from corrosion;
Detachable or one-piece H-profile. In this case, the profile itself is attached to the frame, and the sheets are inserted into its side grooves and held there by friction. This technology for the production of greenhouses requires an accurate calculation of thermal gaps in order to avoid polycarbonate falling out of the profile in winter and “swelling” in summer;
galvanized tape. The sheets are overlapped on the frame and at regular intervals are pressed with a tightly stretched steel tape. It should be noted that this method of fastening can only be used in arched structures.

Polycarbonate has open honeycombs, which easily get not only dust and dirt, but also various insects. To protect the ends of the sheets, all joints are glued with plastic perforated tape, and the lower edges are additionally protected with U-shaped end caps.

room

As a business, the production of greenhouses on a wooden or metal frame does not require a large room: the final assembly of the structure and the cutting of sheets are carried out exclusively at the customer's site. It is possible to carry out one-time orders even in your own garage if you install a machine for making polycarbonate greenhouses here, however, with an increase in the scale of the enterprise, there inevitably arises a need for a territory for storing raw materials and finished products. Therefore, at a certain stage of business development, you will have to look for a workshop that meets the following requirements:

Total area - from 40 m², including storage facilities;
Ceilings 3.5–4 m high before overlapping;
Connection to electrical networks with a voltage of 220/380 V;
Presence of heating for work in the winter.

In large regional centers such production areas can be rented in industrial areas at a rate of 200–250 rubles/m² per month.

Equipment

Setting up a business in the production and sales of polycarbonate greenhouses involves the purchase of not only power tools, but also specialized equipment designed to work with rolled metal products. For example, making an arch-type greenhouse from a profile pipe with your own hands requires a special pipe bending machine: depending on financial capabilities, you can choose a low-performance model with a manual drive, or a more powerful version with an electric one.

A concrete mixer, shovels and wheelbarrows for the earth are used in the construction of strip and block foundations, and a welding machine is used when assembling the frame and tying the reinforcement. To save on transport services, it is also desirable for an entrepreneur to have at his disposal a car for transporting equipment, frame parts and polycarbonate sheets.

Equipment list

Name	price, rub.
angle grinder (Bulgarian)	2500
Greenhouse Roll Forming Machine	56000
Pendulum cutting machine	21000
200 l concrete mixer	13000
Welding machine	7000
Cordless screwdriver	3500
Aluminum ladder	2500
Drill	4000
Electric jigsaw	3500
Measuring and marking tool	4000
Consumables, drills, abrasive discs	2000
Hand tool	5000
Total:	124000

Financial investments and profit

When calculating the volume of initial investments, an entrepreneur needs to take into account not only the costs of purchasing equipment for the production of greenhouses, but also the costs of conducting an active advertising campaign. Developing your own website can also be a good way to attract customers: buyers often study the prices and characteristics of products from different manufacturers on the Internet.

Initial investment

The value of the current monthly expenses determined primarily by size wages personnel. Of course, at the initial stage, you can do it yourself with the manufacture of greenhouses with your own hands, however, as the flow of customers increases, you will have to additionally hire two installers to assemble the products, and one craftsman to work in the workshop.

Current monthly expenses

To calculate the profit from the manufacture and installation of polycarbonate greenhouses to order or for sale, you need to draw up a detailed estimate, including the cost of purchasing material and fasteners, as well as the cost of all related work.

Estimate for the manufacture of a greenhouse 3x6x2.2 m

Name	Qty	price, rub.	Amount, rub.
Profile galvanized 20x20x2 mm	98 m	102	9996
Polycarbonate 2.1x6 m	4 things.	1650	6600
Connecting profile	12 m	50	600
end cap	12 m	42	504
Perforated tape	26 m	16	416
Roofing self-tapping screw 5.5x25 mm	300 pcs.	1,2	360
Thermal washer polycarbonate	300 pcs.	5,7	1710
loops	8 pcs.	20	160
Total:			20346
Foundation
Tape	18 m	—	8000
Blocky	18 m	—	5300
From a bar 100x100 mm	18 m	—	1200
Price on a strip foundation:			28346
Price on a block foundation:			25646
Price on a foundation made of timber:			21546

The market value of such a product without a foundation is at least 25,000 rubles, and the profit from its sale is 4,654 rubles. It should be noted that with large volumes of production, the price of a greenhouse can be further reduced by obtaining a wholesale discount when purchasing a profile, polycarbonate and hardware.

Construction works

With a continuous flow of customers, four people (including the owner of the enterprise) can manufacture and install up to 15 arched greenhouses within a month. Income in this case is determined not only by the size of the product itself, but also by the type of foundation.

Income depending on the type of foundation

Advertising campaign

2. Description of the business, product or service

It should be remembered that the options for creating a greenhouse business are diverse. You can create a greenhouse for growing:

Strawberries. As a rule, the cultivation of this berry is common in the southern regions of Russia;
Vegetables. The most popular products are tomatoes and cucumbers. A big plus of the same cucumbers is that they are stored for a long time;
Colors. This option is more difficult to grow, because flowers require special care and plays an important role appearance products;
seedlings. In spring, the demand for seedlings increases significantly - both owners of summer cottages and other farms specializing in crop production buy it;
Greenery. The big advantage is the short period between sowing and harvest.

This business plan will consider the option of starting a business for growing greens in greenhouses.

Among the shortcomings of organizing a greenhouse business, one can single out the high costs of paying for electricity, because a large greenhouse needs to be illuminated almost around the clock.

The following products will be grown in greenhouses:

parsley;
dill;
onion:
salad;
basil.

Over time, you can diversify the assortment by including spinach, radish, sorrel, chives and other types of green products. As packaging for fresh products, transparent plastic containers and bags are used, which will keep the product fresh and give it a marketable appearance.

The greenhouse works seven days a week, because plants need care every day.

3. Description of the market

The main segment of the buyers of greenhouse products is not the end buyers, but legal entities. Farm products are sold to the following groups of buyers:

Grocery stores. Each store has a department with greens and vegetables, it is there that you can supply your products;
Vegetable stalls. Now more and more common stalls near the house selling fruits, vegetables and herbs. In addition, it is now common farm shops who also buy greens;
Manufacturing plants can purchase greens for the preparation of their products (seasonings, sausage products, semi-finished products, canned goods);
Institutions Catering(cafes and restaurants) also often use green ingredients in cooking. You can also get in touch with healthy food establishments, because their range is directly related to healthy ingredients.

The target audience of our business are stalls, shops, cafes and restaurants. At the first stages, it is not advisable to cooperate with large manufacturing plants, because the productivity of the greenhouse has not yet been evaluated, and for such buyers an appropriate scale of production is needed.

4. Sales and Marketing

5. Production plan

Consider the main stages of opening a business for growing products in greenhouses.

Registration with government agencies

You can register a greenhouse business as an individual entrepreneur, LLC or Peasant farm. Most best option- KFH, because the tax burden in this case will be much lower (6% of income). Peasant farming is a form individual entrepreneurship, the state duty for registration will cost 800 rubles.

Registration is carried out at the interdistrict department of the tax service, documents for opening a peasant farm:

Notarized application for registration of a peasant (farm) economy.
Agreement on the establishment of a peasant farm.
Copy of the head of household's passport.
Receipt for payment of state duties.
List of OKVED farm activity codes.
Copies of a certificate of family composition (or other documents confirming the relationship of members of the peasant farm).

Also, in order to sell products in outlets, you will need:

Permits from Rospotrebnadzor.
Permission from the fire department.

When registering a company in our example, you must specify the following types of OKVED:

OKVED 01.13.9 - Growing vegetables not included in other groups.

Finding land and preparing it for exploitation

For a medium-sized business, you will need a land plot of at least 250 square meters. m. Many greenhouse owners equip greenhouses on their garden plots. This is a very convenient option, because in this case you will always be in place and will be able to combine leisure and work. However, if you do not own a plot, you can rent it. This business plan will consider the option of opening a business, taking into account the lease land plot, on which greenhouses and an outbuilding will be located.

The land must be fertile, while the site must be located near transport routes, because you will often have to transport products and a large remoteness can affect the cost of transportation. In addition, it is important to have communications (power supply, water supply) and the average distance from the city (no more than 30 km). The cost per square meter of such land will cost 80-100 rubles.

On the site you can place 5 greenhouses for each type of crop, total area each greenhouse is 40 sq.m.

Purchase of the necessary inventory and equipment

To work, you will need the following list of equipment:

Name	Quantity	Price for 1 piece	total amount
greenhouse construction
Greenhouse frame	5	45 000	225 000
Polycarbonate	14	6 500	91 000
Total:			316 000
Drip irrigation
Container for water	5	7 000	35 000
Strait pipe		12 000	12 000
tank pump	5	2 500	12 500
drip irrigation system	10	2 000	20 000
Total:			79 500
Lighting system
Lamp	60	800	48 000
Automatic switch	10	150	1 500
Electric cable		15 000	15 000
Total:			64 500
Ventilation system
Greenhouse fan	5	4 500	22 500
Air filter	10	800	8 000
Total:			30 500
Optional equipment
Gardening Tools		8 000	8 000
Box	40	80	3 200
Overalls	4	5 000	20 000
Total:			31 200
Total amount:			521 700

5 greenhouses with a size of 5m * 8m will be purchased, which will need to be assembled and installed. Also, the greenhouse will not be able to function without light, drip irrigation and ventilation system.

Purchase of seeds and fertilizers

The cost of seeds is a significant cost item when organizing a large-scale business. We will consider the option in which it will be purchased:

salad (price for 1 kg - 2500 rubles)
dill (price for 1 kg - 1300 rubles)
parsley (price per 1 kg - 1000 rubles)
onions (price per 1 kg - 3500 rubles)
vegetable basil (price per 1 kg - 3200 rubles)

On average, from 10 sq. m. of fertile soil, you can get 20-25 kg of onions and 15-20 kg of other products. In this case, you will need: 15-20 grams of onion seeds, 4-5 grams of parsley, dill and basil, 2-3 grams of lettuce.

The purchase of fertilizers is directly dependent on the amount of land, so in our case it will take about 12,500 rubles. in year.

Personnel search

If there are not enough members of the KFH, you will have to hire employees. In your business you will need.

Of course, the idea does not claim to be unique, however, having called all the ads for the sale of greenhouses and greenhouses, I was faced with the fact that in my city no one offers this, even close to my idea. This means that there is a small, but a chance that a business idea can develop into that very real business that brings stable income. And if I can do it, you can do it too!

Greenhouses and greenhouses are a rather narrow niche, but small and medium business. Manufacturers producing ready-made kits with artistic names, such as "Dewdrop", "Cossack", "Spring", "Cucumber", "Snowdrop" or, something utilitarian - "Farmer", "Taster", "Harvest" or "Gardener". The small business that resells these products provides additional installation services. On what, in fact, he earns.

And everything happens because the demand for such structures is consistently high. Most of Eurasia, where Russia picturesquely lies and the countries former USSR, in agricultural books and manuals for gardeners, most of the territories are described as areas with risky farming. That is, in the dry language of numbers - “Every spring we plant eight bags of small ones, and then in the fall we dig eight bags of large ones ...” So local gardeners go to all sorts of tricks, such as using early or cold-resistant varieties of cultivated plants, growing seedlings on windowsills, and arranging greenhouses. structures in their areas. This, to some extent, compensates for the risks of agriculture presented by the nature of the country.

By the way, most of the inhabitants, to whom I also consider myself, often do not see the difference between a "greenhouse" and a "greenhouse". And, despite the similarity of designs, there are two big differences between them.

Greenhouse- usually small-sized structures used seasonally to protect cultivated plants from the effects of external adverse factors. Most often, due to seasonal use, greenhouses operate without additional heating, lighting and irrigation systems. They differ in shape, design and size. The smallest - bed greenhouses, are used to cover the beds in early spring and cold days during the season. Their design is primitive - on arcs stuck into the ground, from any suitable material, a covering sheet (film or geotextile) is stretched. As necessary, the canvas is removed, and the arcs are removed. Large stationary greenhouses are stationary structures that have a solid frame (HDPE pipes, wood or metal), covered with film material, glass or polycarbonate. They can occupy areas of several tens of square meters; they are not removed during the off-season. For the most part, they are used in private households and garden plots.

Greenhouse- this is a large stationary heated, and therefore insulated, greenhouse, often with additional lighting and an irrigation system. Unlike seasonal greenhouses, greenhouses are used for year-round cultivation of cultivated plants. Apply to industrial cultivation vegetables and fruits. Greenhouse complexes can occupy an area of several hectares. Most often they are a professional business tool, they are rare in private households. Since their functioning is a complex process that requires control and high material costs. That is, they, with a diligent owner, should pay off, which means that cultivated plants should be grown in greenhouses, on an industrial scale. Or it is owned by a rich person, where he does not grow fruits and vegetables, but breeds exotic plants. Then such greenhouses are called greenhouses and winter gardens.

Having decided - what is the difference between a greenhouse and a greenhouse, we can conclude that it is more profitable to deal with greenhouses. There is more demand for them. Although the arrangement of private greenhouses promises better earnings of several tens of thousands of rubles. But, alas, there can be zero such clients per season, and this number usually does not change over a couple of seasons. Whether business hotbeds! This is where dozens, if not hundreds, of calls a year, when the spring-summer season comes. There is where to earn!

Business idea - production of individual greenhouses

So, my ready-made business idea for the individual manufacture and installation of greenhouses. Ready-made frame structures, produced on an industrial scale, will not surprise anyone. They are, roughly speaking, sold at any local market. Kits for self-assembly. Particularly inept customers can order an additional service from the seller - assembly and installation of a greenhouse on site.

However, subjectively, most of them have several drawbacks caused by culture and production features - they standard sizes, the material of construction and their assembly leaves much to be desired. That is, many ready-made greenhouses offered on the market are rather short-lived. In pursuit of profit and competition, manufacturers save on everything - thinner metal, thinner paint, simpler fittings. Clients, as they say, vote with their rubles.

So there are products on the market, the cost of which - "penny" - does not exceed ten thousand rubles (do not forget that the cost includes the profit of the manufacturer and seller, that is, the cost of the material lies in the region of 2-3 thousand rubles).

The client, buying such a greenhouse, is satisfied for several seasons, and then the “struggle for the harvest” begins. So, for example, during a particularly snowy winter, some structures may break arcs that cannot withstand the weight of snow. Or, due to internal high humidity, paint first flies off the frame material, then the structures rust. The result is known - the greenhouse at one fine moment "folds" and cannot be restored. The private trader again goes to the market and is already buying a greenhouse at a higher price.

Expensive greenhouses are reliable, durable, have other good qualities - such as ventilation, reinforced arcs, a sliding roof, and the like. The price, however, can reach several tens of thousands of rubles. True, and you can’t argue with this, the production shortcomings of the mass sector remain. Typical dimensions of the structure with meter multiplicity. On the site allocated for a greenhouse, 5 meters 40 centimeters long, a typical 5-meter greenhouse fits. The remaining strip of land of 40 centimeters is given over to weeds. Or the geometry of the site does not allow you to install a rectangular base structure on it, an L-shaped greenhouse is required.

Therefore, it is always more pleasant for the owner of a non-standard site to install a greenhouse immediately on the spot, taking into account all sizes, features and requirements. This is where my business comes into play. The essence of which is to assemble the metal frame of greenhouses for the customer.

The material component of the business is quite simple. That is, what is needed for such a thing.

Ready-made unpainted arcs from a pipe of any profile are sold at 300-800 rubles apiece. An inverter welding machine allows you to weld metal tolerably even without special knowledge of the basics of welding. It is enough to purchase a welding inverter and read the instructions on how to use it. Then a little practice and you can start earning. The cost of such a device does not exceed 7 thousand rubles. Rust enamel paints are sold in any hardware store and they can be applied without primer, directly on the metal. The price is from 200 rubles for a 0.9-kilogram jar. Cellular polycarbonate is also sold wherever people live. Metal pipes for crossbars and bases will be cut for you in any metal rolling with an accuracy of millimeters. The cost of rolled metal is from 50 rubles per linear meter. So, everything is ready to start the business.

What should be done in this business?

Work with your hands. Come to the customer's site. You take measurements, draw a sketch, discuss the features, receive an advance payment and get to work.

Prepare the site, level it, drive in lugs or mini-piles according to the level, you can concrete the metal support platforms. Weld the base to them according to the measurements that you made in advance when you took the prepayment. Attach the finished arcs to the base, tie them with crossbars - welding, bolts - whatever you like best. What is faster and more reliable in your opinion.

Why, you ask, is it better to use ready-made arcs at the start of a business? Because their geometry is the same, and their dimensions exactly match the dimensions of cellular polycarbonate sheets. And a pipe bending machine, if you plan to bend arcs on the spot, will not pay off very soon. Especially if you are going into making greenhouses, in 90% of these cases you will make the arcs standard - a semicircle, 4x3 meters, 6x3 meters and so on. This means that at the beginning of the season, it is easier to purchase ready-made arcs. But only later, in the off-season, you can buy a pipe bender and bend yourself the required number of arcs. You can even open a side business, sell ready-made arcs. But, more about that later.

After assembling the metal frame in the desired geometry, we paint it a couple of times. Three days later, when the paint dries, mount sheets of cellular polycarbonate. Next we hang fittings, doors, windows, vents. And hand over the finished greenhouse to the customer. More precisely, the remainder of the cost is obtained. A greenhouse is being built on his site, which means that he himself evaluates all stages of installation.

If the customer needs a greenhouse not in a semicircle on arcs, but a gable or other non-standard shape, then even arcs are not needed, it is enough to cut pepper and other rectangular pipes according to preliminary measurements and drawings. Then weld the frame and complete all the necessary assembly steps.

The main advantage is that such greenhouses are more reliable. Firstly, you can use a pipe of any section and any shape. You are precisely tied to the size of the customer. You can realize any fantasy of the client - two windows in the greenhouse, three doors, a removable section on the roof and the like. A greenhouse with the letter "G" or "P", partial glazing instead of polycarbonate, a wide and high door, or a set, and so on.

Initial costs required to start a business: 7,000 rubles for a welding machine; 1000 rubles for gasoline. To advertise on bulletin boards is priceless, that is, free of charge.

The cost of such greenhouses may be lower than that of ready-made frames in the store. For example, the frame of a greenhouse, 6x3 meters in size, now costs about 9,500 rubles. The assembly kit consists of 5 arcs, 2 “sidewalls” and a strapping in the form of crossbars and a base.

Let's count the same set, assembled independently. Five arcs * 400 + 2 "sides" * 1000 + strapping, approximately, from 15 crossbars of 200 rubles each = 800 + 2000 + 3000 = 5800 rubles. Additional costs for painting and fasteners = 1000 rubles. That is, for 9500 you can assemble a complete analogue of the above greenhouse, but for you it will cost 6800, and everything above is your profit for work. At the same time, your greenhouse will be more reliable, due to welding and precise assembly on site.

In addition, for the assembly of a ready-made store kit, managers ask for an additional fee - 2-4 thousand rubles. Increasing the final cost to 13,500 rubles. So, your greenhouse for 9500, and even for 11500 rubles, is out of competition. Therefore, if you correctly describe your business, your demand will be higher than for ready-made kits.

After assembling several greenhouses, word of mouth will talk about you, especially if your services are of high quality. You don't know any other way, do you? ;)

In the off-season, you can do pre-sale preparation - bend arcs, cut metal to the desired size, weld doors, vents and other additional elements. I also recommend that you collect pre-orders so that you can immediately start earning in the spring. Such a pre-order for the client will cost less, due to the fact that in the off-season the cost of the material is, at least a little bit, but cheaper.

In central Russia, greenhouses are indispensable. They are used by both amateur gardeners and professional farmers. Quality and functionality, of course, they are different. On the market today there are many models of different shapes and from a variety of materials. Thanks to the constant demand for these designs, you can open a profitable business. This will require necessary equipment and production areas for the production of greenhouses.

What equipment to choose for the manufacture of greenhouses?

For the production of polycarbonate greenhouses, you will need a fairly spacious room. The technology consists of two stages:

frame manufacturing (for this, profile pipes are used, with dimensions of 20x20 or 25x25);
flooring of polycarbonate sheets on the base.

To work, you need the following equipment:

Of the special equipment, the last position can be distinguished. A pipe bender is also called a profile bender or a profile pipe bender. This equipment is classified as a roller device, due to the system for feeding the workpiece for bending. For industrial purposes, three-roller machines are most often used. They allow you to bend workpieces to large radii. Standard equipment allows you to do this in one plane. There are additional devices that make it possible to bend profiled pipes even in a spiral.

There is also manual version such equipment. It is suitable only for very small workshops. IN serial production its use is unprofitable. However, small production has its own reason. This makes it easier to make designs to order - according to the size and preferences of the client. For example, you can install a small greenhouse that large enterprises not issued.

Most of all the equipment of CML and Ercolina firms is in demand in the market. They are characterized by reliability, durability and economical energy consumption. There are models that are equipped with microprocessor control. They quite accurately repeat the specified dimensions of the workpieces. Construction time is significantly reduced.

Of the domestic equipment, the line of automatic cold profiling LA 157 is noteworthy. Its productivity is 350 parts per hour, which are three meters long. The thickness of the tape is from 0.5 to 2 mm, and the width is from 50 to 210 mm. You can change the appearance of the produced profile by changing the tooling on the line. It can have a different cross section, be closed or open, profiled.

Domestic manufacturers often assemble lines according to customer specifications. Taking into account the characteristics of the future product, they complete the equipment with the necessary components and assemblies. Profiling is achieved by adding punching or piercing devices to the line. Cold-formed profiles have hooks and stiffeners. With the help of such a line, it is possible to produce arched and tunnel greenhouses for various purposes.

Greenhouse manufacturing technology

The two main components of any greenhouse are the frame and the cover. Previously, the base was made of wood, and the entire structure was covered with film or glass. Today there are modern materials, which are able to make the conditions in the greenhouse more acceptable for plants. The very same design of them is quite light and mobile. An example of such a material is polycarbonate.

With the help of a welding machine, the parts are connected. They are customized and dyed. The installation of polycarbonate itself occurs most often in the area where the greenhouse is installed. In the workshop, it is necessary to provide for all the small details: fasteners, fittings, slots for window vents and more.

An important factor in the manufacture of greenhouses is its design. It should be borne in mind that the distance between the arcs and the number of horizontal guides depends on what snow load it can withstand ready product. The time and quality of installation of the structure on the site depends on how accurately all the details are made in the workshop.

Polycarbonate production

Polycarbonate can be purchased at ready-made from the manufacturer, or you can organize your own production. Then it will be possible to expand the range of its products and even make industrial hydroponic greenhouses. The polycarbonate production line is a complex piece of equipment. It consists of the following units:

The cost of such a line starts from 650 thousand rubles. The price depends on the power of the extruder, the speed of drawing the blanks and the performance of the pulling device. Modern lines make it possible to produce high-strength plastic, which is in demand in the production of greenhouses.

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Production and installation of greenhouses

Today, more and more people are getting summer cottages. For some, a dacha is only a place for a pleasant stay, but for most of our fellow citizens, a dacha is, first of all, a garden. People strive to provide themselves with environmentally friendly products, for some, their garden has become the main supplier of vegetables and fruits, and someone even grows green products for sale. Naturally, in order to get a decent harvest, bare hands alone are not enough. Demand for horticultural products, including greenhouses for a summer residence in a city, it is always consistently high.

That is why a business focused on the production and sale of products for the garden and garden is always of interest to entrepreneurs.

One of these highly demanded areas is greenhouse production. I note right away that for an entrepreneur production and installation of greenhouses- this is truly a gold mine, especially in season. Low cost and the availability of materials and equipment, ease of manufacture and installation of the greenhouse, no need to obtain permits and approvals - all this provides a high profit for the owner of the greenhouse production business.

Greenhouses differ in purpose (personal, farm and industrial), in size, configuration, equipment and are made of different materials. Here we will focus on the simplest and most popular option - country-garden polycarbonate greenhouse.

The greatest demand is greenhouses made of cellular polycarbonate. They deserve their popularity due to such material qualities as durability (the service life of such a greenhouse is at least 30-35 years), good light transmission and UV protection, thermal insulation, as well as the relatively low cost of materials needed for its construction.

The technology for manufacturing a greenhouse is extremely simple: a welded or prefabricated frame is prefabricated, to which sheets of cellular polycarbonate are attached, interconnected using a sealed tape.

The frame of the greenhouse is assembled from a steel profile, which can be purchased at a building materials store or a specialized company. The profile is cut to the dimensions of the greenhouse and bent in the form of arcs using a special machine. The remaining parts of the supporting frame are also cut to size and, if necessary, welded (doors, vents, legs).

Greenhouse installation carried out directly on the garden plot on a pre-prepared foundation (however, sometimes they do without a foundation). At the last stage of assembly, the windows and the door of the greenhouse are installed.

The cost of a standard greenhouse is about 10 thousand rubles. The entire process of installing a greenhouse from pouring the foundation to turnkey delivery takes two days and costs the client 20-25 thousand rubles. As you can see, the profitability of greenhouse production is 100 - 150%.

If we are talking about a small greenhouse business, then, in general, you do not even have to purchase special equipment and rent production premises. All parts necessary for the installation of a greenhouse can be ordered and purchased from metal suppliers or from companies already engaged in the production of greenhouses. For a small additional fee, you will be cut and bent blanks for the greenhouse to your size, you will only have to ensure the delivery of the blanks to the site and the final assembly of the greenhouse.

As an additional assortment, focused on different customer groups, it is possible to organize the production of greenhouses and hotbeds of other types, these can be greenhouses with a wooden frame and glazed frames or a metal frame and wooden frames, and the simplest and most affordable option is a greenhouse with a frame made of polyethylene tubes and with film cover.

The main difficulty in organizing a business for the production and installation of greenhouses is competition. There are really a lot of firms and private traders involved in the production and installation of greenhouses, and supply often exceeds demand. To defeat competitors and break into the market, there are two factors - the price and advertising of their services.

Advertising and promotion should be taken care of at a very early stage before purchasing equipment or materials for the manufacture of greenhouses: place ads in the media (for example, in specialized publications for gardeners and gardeners), on the Internet on thematic sites, agree with garden associations about cooperation, you can also publish information about your greenhouses in the form of a brochure. Advertising should contain information about the benefits of your greenhouses, good quality, low prices and guarantees.

Production and installation of greenhouses and greenhouses is a seasonal business. Such products are in greatest demand in spring and autumn. So start own business for the manufacture and installation of greenhouses, it is best in February-April, so that the profit received over the next few months of work can be invested in further development your business.