In some words…
OUR VISION
The manufacturer of hi-tech greenhouse top performer internationally
OUR MISSION
• Excellence in construction projects and secure profitable greenhouse
• Excellence in Quality Customer Service
• Excellence in research and development of greenhouse HQE
OUR VALUES
"The greatness of a business is primarily to unite people" - Terre des Hommes, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -
• The requirement in the individual commitment
• the requirement in teamwork
• the need for a strong ability to work with our customers and partners
Expert agronomy climate
Since 1963, when Filclair invented the first plastic-covered greenhouse, 5,000 hectares of greenhouses were installed in 70 countries. This success is based on a force within the society. Ability to innovate and evolve knowledge
Also, with environmental and agricultural issues today, Filclair positions itself in the market as an expert in agronomy climate.
Filclair roots reach deep into agribusiness. Most executives of the company are agricultural engineers, because to do our job well, we need to be closer to the agronomic and economic problems.
The constant evolution of our market requires constant adaptation of the whole our services.
• sustainability Policy
• environmentally
• Research and development of a more effective climate agronomy
For this, Filclair which has introduced new administrative buildings in early 2000 and a new computer system, continuing its logistics investments and production.
Filclair work in product development and technical acclimatization . crops under cover in full respect of the environment and increased productivity
chapels Multiclair architecture designed to meet these agro-economic criteria, is the very image of the profession of FILCLAIR: the climate engineering.
in addition, all facilities available on these types of greenhouses, meet at any point to climate requirements and agronomic constraints highlighted by our customers.
This is now deploy Multiclair range from the exceptional technical platform. Our remaining primarily in developing solutions for a better climate, regardless of the inherent constraints of objective terrain.Filclair also specializes in all products related to climate control:
- Movies plastic
- Serrres tunnel
- Irrigation Greenhouse
- Heating greenhouses
- Climate Control greenhouses
- Miscellaneous Equipment
50 years have passed since the creation of Filclair.
1963:Yves Dalle invented the first armed world plastic films, and created the company to Filclair Wervick (North). Infancy in the art and creation of the first small plastic tunnel vegetable.
1968: Create the first chapel plastic 5.75m.
1969: Installation Venelles, near Aix en Provence, to cope with the changing market (development of plain Berre).
1970:Patrick Thery, engineer ICAM became CEO of the company. Benoît Bonduelle, creator and executive canneries of the same name, enters the Filclair capital.
1971:Creation of the first major crops tunnel 7.00 m and 8.00 m and 9.30 m. Export success in England, Syria, Jordan, Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, Germany, Lebanon, Canada, Holland.
1976:Benoît Bonduelle becomes the majority shareholder. Departure of the founder, Yves Dalle. The agro-industrial expertise is built. Filclair strengthening its position as market leader.
1980: Creation of the first breeding tunnels.
1986 Invention of tobacco barns plastic cover.
1990:Create the range Verticlair
1996: Launch of the tunnel arch NORDICLAIR.
1997: Create the chapel range MULTICLAIR.
1999: Merger of the company Compax.
2001: Release of new products: The 250 series
The new 250 SERIES ™ expands the possibilities of MULTICLAIR ™ range. The DPS is a complete gantry comprising a reinforced vault directly tied to poles in a head-piece pole. The architecture is extremely efficient: the mechanical stress of the arch are directly supported by all pole / telescopic leg.
2004: Release of new products: The 300 DPS series
A variant of the DPS 250 expands with a mesh of 3.00 m.
2006/2007: Patent AERO - Greenhouse for growing plants.
2007/2008: Patent AIR BAR - Inflatable double wall system ..
2008/2009: Patent ALUCLAIR - Structures including greenhouses closed profiles with angles forming a slide.
Patent Polypro - Fixing device flexible roofing material emissions
2010/2011: Patent AERO TWIN - Greenhouse type chapel at optimum performance.
2011: Covenring Everest® - Structure emissions for solar operation optimized
2011/2012: ANTICONDENSE CLIP - Device condensed water discharge to the inside of the cover film of a greenhouse.
The dynamic forces
Filclair has a team of 75 staff, divided into five main services
Customer Relations. 6 employees at the headquarters
technical Support Service: A team of four employees drives our network of artisans - installers - editors
Service. business: 15 sales engineers make up the workforce of which 5 are directly affected export
Research and Development Department. 5 engineers and technicians are in charge of research and development: calculus of structures by CAD software, adaptation and climate loads
Service profiling, sheet metal, carpentry and transformation of film: 30 employees produce throughout the year, structures and shapes that make up the frames of greenhouses Filclair
Service shipping-logistics.15 employees
With the multi-skill services, Filclair can encompass the entire process of design-manufacture-installation All systems of climate control for your crops indoors.
Key figures
Operating means
FILCLAIR Company operates in an area of 23,350 m2 near AIX-EN-PROVENCE, Venelles: • Office area: 750 m2
• Area workshops : 4,600 m2
• Area stores: 2,900 m2
Production plants mainly include:
• A workshop profiling steel tubes
• A processing plant
tubes • Transformation Film plastic
• A logistics platform for
- Parts emissions
- Draft greenhouse full
Project Engineering of Agricultural Climate
- Irrigation emissions
- Micro-irrigation
- irrigation trolley
- Climate Control Computer
- Movies and greenhouse covers
- Fog system
- Cooling
