mission statement
   
 

Over the last 29 years, Cravo has developed a wide range of A Frame and Flat retractable roof houses and coverings to suit your crop, climate and budget. Cravo retractable roof houses are in operation in cold climates with heavy snowloads, in the hot, dry arid conditions of the desert, and the hot, humid and windy conditions of the tropics. In fact, Cravo houses have been hit by 7 hurricanes, without loss of any structure or roof covering. You can be assured of a long trouble free operation since drive systems are mostly made of stainless steel and aluminum, and the retractable white and clear roof coverings have proven useful lives of 8 to 12 years depending on climate, use and crops being grown. Cravo roofs also require minimal electricity since one 2hp motor can power approximately 1 hectare of flat roof and .5 hectare of A frame roofs.

   
  history
   
 

At Cravo, we are proud of our history of innovation, product excellence and exceptional customer service.

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1976 1978 1983
The founders of Cravo manufacture retractable tarpaulin systems for the trucking industry Cravo begins designing and manufacturing curtain systems for shade, heat retention and blackout conditions inside greenhouses The first motorized retractable shadehouse is designed and installed in Thunder Bay, Ontario
     
1987 1988 1991
The first retractable flat roof house for winter protection is installed in a shadehouse in Florida The first retractable shade system is installed above a gutter connected greenhouse in Florida The first prototype A-frame retractable roof greenhouse is manufactured and erected
     
1993 1997 2005
The retractable A-frame greenhouse is commercially introduced The first triple layer retractable roof greenhouse (greenhouse roof, shade/heat retention curtain, and retractable insect net) is installed in California Cravo finishes first major retail greenhouse project which wins Garden Center of the year
     
2006 2007  
Cravo Greenhouses are the first retractable roof  in the world over a water park When Petitti Garden Centers opened their newest store on the West side of Cleveland, they worked with Cravo to cover the entire outdoor shopping area  
     
   
 

 
 
       
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