Commercial greenhouse builder · Leamington, Ontario

Glasshouses engineered for tomatoes, cannabis and research crops.

Glass & Grove designs, builds and commissions venlo and gutter-connected ranges for growers who need predictable climate, labour-friendly layouts and documentation banks will read. Our crews have covered 2.4 million square feet since 2008, always with heat-loss models, bench plans and service manuals in English and French.

Design-build warranty: five years on structure, two years on controls commissioning.

Large commercial greenhouse with glass panels reflecting sky
Next commissioning window
March 2026
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Engineering

Climate you can repeat

We model every bay before steel arrives. Growers receive a commissioning report with sensor maps and alarm tests.

Interior of a greenhouse with rows of seedlings on benches

Double-screen energy curtains

Shade, heat retention and blackout layers integrated with weather stations to cut gas use up to 22 percent in trials.

Irrigation lines and misting equipment in a greenhouse

Irrigation and fertigation skids

Mixing tanks, EC/pH loops and zone manifolds labelled per crop recipe. Recipes export to your climate computer.

Workers harvesting tomatoes inside a bright greenhouse

Biosecurity entries

Foamer bays, insect screen airlocks and bench heights matched to your crop hygiene protocol.

Ranges we have commissioned

Photographs from 2024 and 2025 handovers. Names anonymised where growers requested.

Wide view inside a tomato greenhouse with tall plants
Six-acre beefsteak tomato range with rail harvest carts
Greenhouse propagation benches with soil trays
Research house with blackout compartments for photoperiod trials
Seedling trays on benches in a propagation greenhouse
Propagation zone with rolling benches and under-bench heat

From sketch to first harvest

  1. 01

    Feasibility and energy model

    We run heat-loss, light transmission and crop transpiration models with your target yields.

  2. 02

    Permit drawings

    Structural, electrical and plumbing packages for municipal review, including snow and wind loads.

  3. 03

    Steel and glazing erection

    Our crews work in phases so you can plant propagation while finishing gutters.

  4. 04

    Commissioning weekend

    Sensors calibrated, alarms tested and growers trained on screen recipes before sign-off.

Service menu after handover

  • Annual curtain inspection

    Tension, motor and fabric checks with photos.

    $2,400
  • Boiler and CO₂ tune-up

    Combustion analysis before winter production.

    $1,800

Grower feedback

“Commissioning report made our lender comfortable. Gas use matched the model within three percent the first winter.”
P. NkosiTomato grower, Norfolk County
“Crews finished propagation zone two weeks early. Training on the climate computer was the best we have had.”
K. LeblancResearch greenhouse manager
“Service team answers at 4 a.m. when a screen motor fails. That is worth the maintenance contract.”
R. SantosPepper operation, Michigan

Send plans for a budget

Send acreage, crop and utility targets. A project manager replies with a budget range.

Greenhouse FAQ

Do you finance builds?

We connect growers with ag lenders and provide stamped drawings they require.

Can you retrofit old houses?

Yes. We survey existing structures and design screen, heat and bench upgrades.

Which climate computers do you support?

Priva, Argus, Hoogendoorn and custom MQTT integrations.

How long is design-build?

Typical 4.5-acre range is 14 months from signed contract to commissioning.