On the occasion of the launch of our new website, memories flooded back to me, born in Fairview Strand, Dublin where my parents had a fruit and vegetable shop and whre I gained extensive knowledge of what is successfull with the public and that is a Quality product and good back-up service. Little did I know then that I would end up growing vegetables and that was when I got involved in polytunnels ini 1973. I bought and erected 20 tunnels to grow salads, winter cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers and soft fruit. Disaster struck when 15 of the tunnels were destroyed in a vicious storm. These were the very first tunnels to be introduced to Great Britain and Ireland at that time, but it proved that the steel used was totally inadequate to withstand the Irish weather. Despite the hardship which this calamity brought on us, I learned two valuable lessons from it (1) that polythene tunnels were capable of producing a full range of quality vegetable crops and (2) the importance of using steel of correct strength and design and of proven ability to cope with the Irish weather. I spent the next few years researching the ideal tunnel best geared for use in Ireland. This brought me to many countries and I could have imported, but I remained convinced that I could build a better product to suit our growing conditions here in Ireland and with the added advantage of providing jobs in Ireland. So this was how Colm Warren Polyhouses Ltd (aka The Polytunnel Company) started.... It was a long hard road but could not have been done without my family. All grew up working in the nursery and got extensive knowledge of growing, tending and harvesting that we grew.
As our business has progressed, both family and our extended family (our employees), continue to uphold the values of creating Quality products with enduring performance, providing good service and supplying excellent before and after sales service to our customers.
I would be remiss if I did not mention all our past customers. Over the past 40 years or so, I have met thousands of customers, and there is a considerable number of whom I would now call personal friends. I would like to thank them sincerely because it is their loyalty and friendship that has helped to make CWP the company that it is. I like to think that it reflects the values of all our wonderful customers, friends and all.
We live in a great Country, Love it and Support it!
Colm Warren (Senior)
