XL POLYTHENE COVERS
XL Horticulture are suppliers of the worlds most advanced polytunnel polythene, smart films and spectral filter polythene and the worlds most energy efficient SUPER thermic polythene.
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To search our available smart films, please select from the drop down box on the menu bar or if you'd prefer you can download a copy of our brochure here
THICKER vs thin...
When we started our polythene business 25 years ago all films were 180 or 200 mu thick and they only lasted for 2 or 3 seasons so the thickness of a film has nothing to do with how long a cover will last or how strong it is.
Technology has come on a long way in 20 years and we no longer need to make poly thick to make it strong as we use modern co-polymers. The difference between 150 and 180 mu is 30-100ths of a millimetre - a very very small amount.
Technology has come on a long way in 20 years and we no longer need to make poly thick to make it strong as we use modern co-polymers. The difference between 150 and 180 mu is 30-100ths of a millimetre - a very very small amount.
make it green
Of course there is no way - yet - to make polythene totally environmentally friendly but we do our best to minimise the environmental impact.
HOW...
HOW...
- We make our polythene thinner so that you can cover a greater area with every tonne of polymer you use. Don't forget at 150mu we can cover up to 20% more surface area than films which are 180mu thick.
- We make it last longer!
We have customers who have had covers from us on their tunnels for over 13 years! - We make it using carbon neutral energy. All of our polythene is made from either wind or solar generated electricity.
- All of our film is made from virgin polymer and is highly sought after by polythene recycling companies.