We are innovators not imitators
Complete systems for broilers, breeders and layers
- Decades of experience have led us to design broiler house climate control technology that specifically suits the conditions that prevail in the UK.
- Our systems are fine-tuned to provide the crop environment that encourages the full genetic potential from your birds. We collect data from each crop to point the way to future improvement.
- We offer training and continuous mentoring for our growers, working with them to attain the very best crop results.
- We understand the working day of our growers and have used this knowledge to create user-friendly practical systems that offer rugged durability. Highly automated but easy to pilot. Still retaining the stockman’s ability to influence & with support available 24/7.
- Our customers join a community of success where all share in knowledge gained.
- We listen.
draperVENTÂ - the choice for success!
Computerised climate control & flock management systems for both new poultry housing and refurbishment projects incorporating either complete equipment packages or as a managed turnkey project and often with bespoke hot water district heating etc. All supported with extensive training and support to ensure our customers attain the maximum benefit.
Condensation and humidity control for a range of agricultural buildings, industrial process plants and warehouses.
draperVENT Broilers
AVICARE HW is our state of the art climate control system for broilers. Designed specifically for the often cool and damp weather of the UK. (...)
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draperHEAT Hot Water Engineering
The last 12 months has seen a swing away from small biomass systems (sub 200 kW), to centralised 995 kW systems using a variety of (...)
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Condensation control for steel stock warehouses
We specialise in controlling condensation within materials warehousing. By maintaining humidity levels we can eliminate condensation and its damaging corrosive effects on valuable stock such (...)
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draperLANDMECO Systems
Probably The Best Feeders In The World! We are delighted to announce our appointment as sole UK agency for Landmeco; Scandinavia’s largest producers of poultry equipment. (...)
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Jonathan Sullivan
Technical Director - draperBIOTECH
01202 039605
07387 269203
jonathan@draperbiotech.com
John Smith Swarbrick Hall Farm - draperHEAT
Early 2016, plans were set in motion to extend the existing 2 house broiler farm with an additional 2 new 50,000 bird houses. The existing two houses are heated by a single 600 kW pellet boiler with centralised 600 KW LPG, both houses within a single boiler room. Whilst the existing pellet boiler meets demand (...)
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Devonshire Poultry - Chaffcombe
Based near Honiton, award winning Devonshire Poultry has been producing high quality broiler chickens for meat, since 1991. Founder, Robert Lanning started his poultry profession aged just 18 and now, via six farms based in the West Country, his company currently produces more than 3.5 million chickens per year, housed in 24,250 m² of indoor (...)
Learn MoreISJ Farming Ltd, Ashbourne, Derbyshire - Feeder and Drinker System Upgrade
To increase bird performance, improve biosecurity and reduce setup time and costs.
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Peak Performance For New Lancashire Grower
When Preston livestock farmer, Robert Towers, diversified into a new area (Roaster production for H2S ), he needed to work with a company that could support, encourage and train him to succeed in his new venture. He also wanted to future proof his investment, seeking high quality, innovative design combined with practicality and an intuitive (...)
Learn MoreJohn Smith In Lancashire
New broiler farmer John Smith, knew he needed to work with a company who could provide the support and advice he needed for his new venture. John built 2 sheds, and his first delivery of 90k chicks arrived in May 2015. Having sought advice from his neighbouring farmer and visited a number of installations, he was (...)
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A V Dawson Middlesbrough Steel Storage
A V Dawson in Middlesbrough, are a logistics and storage Company, who amongst their portfolio store mild steel coils made in South Wales, for use in the automotive industry. If steel is stored in humid conditions above 85% it rusts and with over 20,000 tonnes in stock, that’s a lot of steel to protect. Their existing (...)
Learn MoreBroiler Breeders - Higher Thorne Farm, Devon
The Smaldon family have been in broiler breeding since the early 60ies, latterly supplying the Cargill Group with around 36k pullets per crop. They have met the ongoing demand to increase production at Higher Thorne Farm, in North Devon, by building 4 new houses, 380 x 45ft each to house a flock of 9,000 hens (...)
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Foxholes Farm
Foxholes Farm Bespoke Integration Delivered Ultimate Control The sheds at Foxholes Farm in Shropshire, utilised 3 Fancom designed tunnel/sidewall ventilated houses with F38 controllers. The challenge was to integrate draperMINVENT HW system for early ventilation and heating. Guy Davis knew how well chicks start with this system, hence wanted to preheat incoming air in the ceiling (...)
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- draperVENT founded – agent for Danish firm, Turbovent – selling and installing package ventilation systems in poultry broiler and free-range layer houses throughout the UK.
2004
- draperVENT started developing own equipment, including the very successful AVICARE AHU ventilation unit, solving issues with poor ventilation and energy efficiency.
2008
- draperVENT installed the first biomass fuelled, indirect heating system in the UK at Frogmary Green Farm. The heating system was incorporated into the AVICARE AHU system.
2009
- draperVENT installing LPG boiler systems to heat the AVICARE HW system.
2011
- Justin Emery joined draperVENT.
- Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) was launched by DECC and implemented by OFGEM to provide a payment tariff for renewable heating systems. draperVENT well placed to provide their unique heating system into poultry houses.
2013
- draperVENT became OEM customer of Hotraco Agri – Dutch controls specialist – working with draperVENT to help develop their new Fortica touchscreen poultry computer, launched 2015.
2014
- draperVENT designed, developed and installed unique de-humidification, heating and ventilation systems for large steel stock-holding warehouses, using AHUs and GSHPs.
2015
- draperHEAT formed to provide turnkey heating systems using various renewable sources.
2016
- draperVENT became UK technical agent for Danish company Landmeco who manufacture pan feeding system for broilers and nest box and aviary systems for layers.
- draperBIOTECH formed to develop air, feed and water sanitisation system using ozone.
2017
- draperGROUP involved in several R&D projects relating to poultry production systems.
2018
- draperLAYERS is formed to provide turnkey solutions into the poultry layers industry.
Quarterly Campylobacter Results Announced
The results are in! Last week marked the UK’s leading retailers, publishing their Campylobacter test results for UK produced fresh shop-bought chickens, from October 2017 to December (...)
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British Lion Eggs Celebrate British Egg Week
Today is the final day of British Egg Week 2017 (9th – 15th October) and to celebrate it 'British Lion Eggs' have created recipes for (...)
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we are hiring! Assistant Boiler Engineer
Assistant Boiler Engineer Overview and Job description draperHEAT, (part of the draperGROUP) is a well-established specialist company offering turnkey climate control, heating and ventilation systems into the (...)
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How To Protect Your Poultry
After witnessing the disruption caused by this year's avian influenza outbreak, every farmer should ask themselves if their biosecurity plan is strong enough to protect (...)
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RHI news update from DraperHEAT
The Government has laid new RHI legislation before Parliament yesterday. The regulations were made on the 29th August, laid before Parliament on the 30th August, (...)
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New Bird Flu Outbreak in Thornton, Wyre, Lancashire
Yesterday came the news that no poultry farmer wanted to hear. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed that another H5N8 avian flu (...)
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