Apex Greenhouses

What Apex Greenhouses does

Apex Greenhouses is a privately held, family-owned commercial greenhouse builder founded in New Zealand in the 1970s by Dutch immigrant Leo Faber and currently led across Australia and New Zealand by his son Folco Faber. The company designs and builds custom glasshouse and hydroponic greenhouse structures for large-scale commercial food growers, research institutions, botanic gardens, and licensed medicinal cultivation operations across Australia and New Zealand. Its core product portfolio spans Commercial Greenhouses, Packing Sheds, Research Facilities, Botanic Garden structures, Solar Structures, Medicinal Facilities, and three sub-product covering systems (Roll-Air Open Roof, Polycarbonate Systems, and ETFE Systems), alongside ancillary greenhouse equipment for climate control, irrigation, and growing infrastructure.

Apex differentiates primarily through 40+ years of localized engineering expertise that adapts European greenhouse techniques to Australian and New Zealand climatic, regulatory, and labor conditions, rather than transferring them directly. It maintains direct enterprise sales offices in Virginia, South Australia and Waiuku, Auckland, with quote-based, multi-year project pricing and no public standard price tiers. The go-to-market is consultative and project-based, targeting commercial growers and institutional buyers via direct outreach, its own Demo and Training Facility, industry events, customer referrals, and a content-driven website.

In 2023, Apex sold a minority share to Dutch greenhouse aggregator Green V, integrating the company into the GreenV horticulture and greenhouse technology group alongside partner companies including Jan Voshol, Prins Group, HT Verboom, Stolze, and Green Simplicity. This transaction granted Apex access to a broader European technology and construction knowledge base while retaining majority family ownership. Headcount is stated at 11-50 employees, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Apex Greenhouses

Legal name

Apex Greenhouses

Website

https://apexgreenhouses.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Apex Greenhouses is a family-owned Australian and New Zealand commercial greenhouse builder founded in the 1970s, designing and constructing custom glasshouse and hydroponic structures for commercial food growers, research institutions, botanic gardens, and medicinal cultivators, with minority ownership held by Dutch aggregator GreenV since 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial greenhouse construction

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Greenhouse Structures & Construction (Frames, Glazing, Benches) (AFAAAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hydroponic & Aeroponic Growing Systems (NFT, DWC, Ebb/Flow, Misting) (AFAAAHAD)

Keywords

• Commercial greenhouse construction
• Controlled environment agriculture
• Glasshouse design manufacturing
• Hydroponic greenhouse systems
• Protected cropping infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Greenhouse Construction: Design and build custom commercial greenhouse structures for large-scale agricultural operations, research facilities, botanic gardens, and specialized growing environments. Revenue is project-based, involving custom engineering, manufacturing, and construction services. Long sales cycles typical of enterprise infrastructure projects with significant project values.
2. Greenhouse Equipment Sales: Sale of配套 greenhouse equipment and systems including climate control, irrigation, and specialized horticultural infrastructure components

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Apex Greenhouses designs, engineers, manufactures, and constructs commercial greenhouse and glasshouse structures for large-scale horticultural operations across Australia and New Zealand. Its offerings span core commercial greenhouse builds, supporting facilities such as packing sheds, research facilities, botanic garden glasshouses, solar-integrated structures and medicinal cultivation facilities, plus covering systems (Roll-Air Open Roof, Polycarbonate, ETFE) and ancillary greenhouse equipment. Projects are delivered on a custom, turnkey basis with locally adapted engineering rather than transferred European designs.

Product overview

Apex Greenhouses is a commercial greenhouse builder offering a portfolio of custom-designed greenhouse structures and related facilities. The core product is Commercial Greenhouses, supplemented by specialized add-on facilities (Packing Sheds, Research Facilities, Botanic Gardens, Solar Structures, Medicinal Facilities) and sub-product covering systems (Roll-Air Open Roof, Polycarbonate Systems, ETFE Systems). The company also provides Greenhouse Equipment as ancillary products. The portfolio is unified around custom glasshouse construction tailored for local Australian and New Zealand conditions, with accessibility to European greenhouse technologies through its GreenV partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Greenhouses Custom-designed and engineered commercial glasshouse structures for large-scale horticulture operations across Australia and New Zealand, with local adaptation rather than transferred European designs.
• Packing Sheds Purpose-built packing shed facilities integrated with greenhouse operations for post-harvest processing and packaging of crops.
• Research Facilities Specialized greenhouse structures designed for agricultural research, plant breeding programs, and controlled environment experimentation.
• Botanic Gardens Glasshouse structures for botanic gardens, public gardens, and ornamental plant displays with climate control for diverse plant collections.
• Solar Structures Greenhouse structures incorporating solar energy integration for sustainable growing operations.
• Medicinal Facilities Controlled-environment greenhouse facilities designed for cultivating medicinal plants and crops with regulatory compliance and security features.
• Roll-Air Open Roof Retractable open-roof ventilation system providing natural climate control for commercial greenhouses via a specialized roof mechanism.
• Polycarbonate Systems Greenhouse covering systems using polycarbonate panels selected for durability and light transmission in commercial applications.
• ETFE Systems Advanced greenhouse covering using ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) polymer film for superior light transmission and insulation.
• Greenhouse Equipment Supplementary equipment and systems for greenhouse operations including climate control, irrigation, and specialized horticultural infrastructure components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Better growing outputs for fewer resource inputs through greenhouse and hydroponics technology

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Havecon: Havecon is a Dutch commercial greenhouse construction company building high-tech glasshouses for horticulture worldwide. Closely comparable to Apex in core offering (custom commercial greenhouses) with international project delivery experience.
• Kubo Group: Kubo Group is a Dutch turnkey greenhouse builder specializing in custom high-tech greenhouse projects for vegetables, fruit, and floriculture. Direct competitor in commercial greenhouse construction with similar project-based revenue model.
• Richel Group: Richel Group is a French manufacturer and builder of commercial greenhouses and storage solutions with European and international reach. Comparable to Apex in offering custom poly and glass greenhouses for professional horticulture.
• Certhon: Certhon is a Netherlands-based commercial greenhouse builder delivering turnkey horticultural projects internationally. Directly comparable to Apex as a custom commercial glasshouse builder, but with a larger global footprint including North America and Asia.
• Stolze: Stolze provides greenhouse technology, electrical, and engineering solutions within the GreenV network. Adjacent peer in greenhouse construction with overlapping customer base and GreenV partnership with Apex.
• Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects: Van der Hoeven is a Dutch turnkey horticultural project company building high-tech greenhouses globally. Similar customer base (commercial growers, research) and comparable custom design-and-build delivery model to Apex.
• Jan Voshol: Jan Voshol is a Dutch greenhouse construction and systems company within the GreenV group. Direct peer in commercial greenhouse building; sister company within Apex's GreenV partner network.
• Prins Group: Prins Group is a Dutch greenhouse builder and technology provider within the GreenV network (Apex's parent ecosystem). Direct peer in commercial greenhouse construction; also part of Apex's broader GreenV partnership network.

Broad incumbents

• Netafim: Netafim is an Israel-based global leader in drip irrigation and CEA solutions serving commercial growers. Comparable to Apex in serving the commercial horticulture market with infrastructure solutions, though focused on irrigation rather than structures.

Others

• Priva: Priva is a Dutch provider of climate control, process automation, and labor solutions for horticulture. Serves the same commercial greenhouse customer base as Apex but as an enabling technology supplier rather than a structure builder.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apexgreenhouses
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ApexGreenhouses
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apex-greenhouses

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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