Why Eternit FarmTec is the ideal solution for your agricultural building
100 years in the making
For over a century Eternit has worked side by side with farmers to build sheds that improve profitability and help farms perform better.
Introducing Eternit FarmTec
Quality, innovation and animal welfare are at the heart of everything we do. We know that uncomfortable and damp environments lead to animal stress, sickness and a drop in productivity. FarmTec semi-compressed sheets are designed to absorb up to 25% of their weight in moisture to reduce condensation – this is more than all imported fibre cement sheets available in the UK today.
Happier cows
Research shows that cows feel most comfortable at temperatures between 5° and 20°C, while newborn calves need an ideal minimum temperature of 7°C. In higher temperatures, a cow will accumulate heat during the day and disperse it at night creating damp and humid conditions resulting in a loss of appetite, heat stress and affecting milk production.
As well as high absorption levels, FarmTec offers high-performing thermal technology.
Absorbing heat from the sun on hot days to keep sheds cooler, while retaining heat to keep them warm on cold days.
Quieter sheds
Cows have well-developed hearing which means even the noise of a lawn mower or loud rain drumming on a roof can cause them distress. Eternit FarmTec sheets have high acoustic dampening performance, which makes them up to twice as quiet than metal roofs. Creating a calmer environment for animals and farmers alike.
More light
Dairy farmers know that more light equals more milk, with an increase in milk production in extended periods of light (16 to 18 hours per day), compared to natural periods of light (8 to 14 hours per day). Optimising light in the building can increase milk production by 5 to 15% and for that reason, our translucent roofing panels are the ideal addition to your new FarmTec corrugated roof.
Whatever nature brings
Unlike metal counterparts, FarmTec fibre cement sheets will not rust or rot, are insensitive to fungus, bacteria and vermin and are resistant to all chemical influences, including ammonia.
They are suitable for all types of weather, and as fibre cement is a fire resistant-material, have one of the best fire classifications possible for roofing. Making them safe for animals and people alike.
When it comes to building a new shed. Eternit FarmTec has got you covered.
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