Business is Blooming Thanks to Calor LPG

A family run bulb farm in Norfolk has turned to Calor to provide the ideal conditions for its bulb drying requirements.

Over the last decade the Bond family, which has farmed on the edge of the Norfolk Broads for more than 80 years, has moved into the blossoming flower trade with the production of daffodil bulbs.

To ensure the superiority and reliability of the product, the bulbs need to be dried. Crucial to this process is a controllable and reliable fuel source which is why owner David Bond turned to Calor Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). He said: “The British climate is perfect for growing daffodils: it keeps them well watered and it's not too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. However that excellent outdoor environment has to be matched by perfect conditions in the drying shed if we are to maintain our quality.

“I decided that LPG was a far better bet than oil if I was to maintain accurate temperature control - it has to be exactly right as there is a risk of infection if the air gets too warm, or if it is too cool to dry the bulbs properly.”

Producing blooms from perfect miniatures to magnificent double headed daffodils, the bulbs are now sold across the UK, the US and Europe. Their quality is so high that the family even exports its bulbs to The Netherlands, centre of the world flower trade.

Calor Commercial Specialist, Jeff Penfold, says; “David Bond's successful business is yet another example of the versatility and performance of Calor LPG, which is widely used in a range of agricultural and horticultural applications including heating systems, crop drying and weed burning.” For more information on LPG for agricultural applications, log on to www.lpg-farming.co.uk/weed-burning.htm or call 0800 216659.

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Written on behalf of Calor for Anglia Farmer.

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