In the two large cold stores, 400 tons of phase 3 compost blocks can be stored at 0 degrees Celsius.
The six Eslamizadeh brothers.
In the modern compost plant, built/equipped by DMP, Christiaens Group, and Hoving Holland. Cool l compost from Iran
Dezful Mushrooms has been producing full-grown compost and mushrooms in the southwestern part of Iran for several years now. Dezful (or Dizfūl) is a city in a region known for its warm climate. In winter it can be compared to the summers of Wes- tern Europe, but in summer, the mercury can easily reach 50 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, with peaks of 58! Dezful Mushrooms is a real family business run by the very hos- pitable Eslamizadeh family. They produce 40.000 tons of phase 3 compost and 4.600 tons of mushrooms on an annual basis, making them one of the largest mushroom producers and the largest phase 3 producer in Iran. The compost destined for the company’s own mushroom production and for various customers within and outside Iran is produced in a modern Hoving / DMP facility, equipped with a DMP computer system. The quality of phase 3 compost is not inferior to compost produced in The Netherlands. They use a Christiaens headfilling machine to fill the growing rooms. The also use a DTS mushroom blanching line. The distances in Iran are enormous. From north west to south east is about 2300 km as the crow flies! The road network is not very good, so how do you do that with full-
grown compost sales that sometimes takes 7 days on the road to Armenia, Oman or Qatar. Moreover, it is difficult in Iran to predict how much compost will be sold, as many companies do not always follow the tight schedule that we are used to in The Netherlands. It is not uncommon to quickly order compost weeks in advance. This makes it necessary for flexibility to be captured, because you cannot sell a half or quarter tunnel if the rest is not emptied. After all, the rest of the tunnel would be quickly overheated.
The solution was actually obvious. The compost had to be cooled anyway and the customers for phase 3 compost in Iran and neighbouring countries are for the most part customers who grow on the well-known blocks. So they built 2 large cold stores with enough capacity of 4.400 cubic meters and 400 tons phase 3 compost in blocks, to cool down to 0 degrees! Last year they sold over 20.000 tons phase 3 compost successfully in this way and brought it to customers in refrigerated trucks. Moreover, compost that cannot be delivered immediately, can easily be stored responsibly temporarily. If that’s not a cool idea? By Thei Staaks
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