Nursery growers

Vertical farming solutions for plant nurseries

Create the perfect environment for seedlings

Integrating an IGS Growth Tower into your nursery operations ensures a consistent, year-round, supply of healthy, vigorous plants. By controlling every aspect of the growing environment, our technology reduces waste, enhances quality, and gives you full control over your supply chain.

The challenges

Common issues facing nursery growers

Unpredictable growth cycles

Seasonal variations and weather conditions disrupt production schedules

Importing propagules

Importing plants increases risk of damage, disease, and waste

Cold storage demands

Keeping seedlings in cold storage uses space and energy, and may reduce plant vigour

Weather

Unseasonal or extreme weather events reduce yields and can impact production timelines

Reliance on chemicals

Protective chemicals increase costs, contribute to pollution, and generate CO₂ emissions

Market volatility  

Seasonal demand fluctuations and global uncertainty create supply chain challenges

Why partner with IGS

Future-proof your nursery

Controlled environment

Our technology uses Total Controlled Environment Agriculture (TCEA), enabling a year-round consistent growing environment

Faster growth cycles

Achieve growth cycles up to six times faster than traditional field or greenhouse methods, delivering high-quality seedlings more efficiently

Reliable supply chains

Consistent production of seedlings helps you meet customer demand securely through accurately forecasted growth cycles

Flexibile production

Easily scale production to meet shifting market demands and maximise profit

Compatibility

Standardised formats integrate seamlessly with existing sowing, transplanting, and other nursery horticultural equipment

Optimised fertigation

Our ebb and flow hydroponic system gives plants the best start following germination, ensuring excellent root growth

Localised production

Move production closer to your market to reduce transport costs, shorten timelines and enhance profitability

Complete traceability

Achieve full traceability throughout the growth cycle for optimal quality control and compliance

Proven crop success

The team of plant scientists at our Crop Research Centre in Dundee, Scotland, has successfully grown more than 250 varieties of crop.

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Close up of norwegian spruce tree seedling grown in IGS vertical farm

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Who we help

Forestry

Grow in a precision-controlled environment for the highest quality, locally produced tree seedlings with significantly quicker growth cycles.

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Energy producers

Redirect your energy to a vertical farm for a more efficient, stable commercial agreement.
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Pharmaceutical  

IGS vertical farms can produce high quality, consistent raw materials as inputs for products.

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How an IGS vertical farm can help you create a hybrid growing solution


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