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BC Greenhouse Builders Ltd. was incorporated in 1951. Henry Heinen, employed with the company since 1959, purchased the company in 1972 with his wife Greta. With Henry’s expertise in design and manufacturing, he endeavoured to create the highest quality greenhouses called Cross Country Greenhouses. Henry and Greta’s son Rick now leads the company into new markets with innovative designs while continuing the legacy of a quality made product.

Rendering of the greenhouse for The Edible Schoolyard in New York

Building a Custom Greenhouse for The Edible Schoolyard Project

One of our favourite BC Greenhouse Builders projects! This Greenhouse that we built and went on sight to install is a 17x46 custom greenhouse for a public school in Brooklyn (PS216) as part of The Edible Schoolyard Project. The greenhouse is the heart of the classroom whereby the students will be gardening in a kitchen classroom setting that provides a hands-on environment for students in which to apply skills learned in traditional math, science and humanities classes.

BC Greenhouse Team back in the day

A Turning Point for BC Greenhouse Builders Growing Our Online Presence

A History of a Family Business and the Changes It's Faced

There are certain points in a company's history that change the course of a business. There have been many over the years and one of them sticks out in my mind today. BC Greenhouse Builders secured our IP address in 1995 to sell greenhouses online. For a small family business, this was progressive and ahead of the curve.

65 Years of Greenhouse Manufacturing: What's Changed & What Hasn't

The Evolution of Custom Greenhouse Manufacturing: From Handcrafted to Online

As a custom greenhouse manufacturer, there are some things that have changed in 65 years but many things that haven't. Certainly, the scope of the business and going online in 1995 shook things up. Shipping internationally and growing our distribution have changed but the ethos of the company stays the same.

Customized Greenhouses: Our Manufacturing Process is Still Hands-On

The manufacturing process continues to be very "hand's on". Our productions team has a hand in every greenhouse that is made and almost all greenhouses are customized in some way and manufactured in our facility.

Quality Materials: Why Polycarbonate comes from Italy

All of our parts, pieces and components like capping, screws and fasteners are sourced in North America except for our polycarbonate. The poly comes from Italy because it's the best and weather so much better than other products we've seen.

Old School Customer Service: Over-Delivering with Every Purchase

Our approach to customer service is still very old school. We like to talk to people on the phone and try to over-deliver with every purchase.

Slowing Down Life: The Joy of Getting Back to Nature in Your Custom Greenhouse

The speed of daily life changes things and the one thing that we hear time and again is how much joy our customers experience getting back to nature and slowing life down.