“We are a company based on tradition and technology”

Founded in 1916 by Federico Lis. Tomates Lis is since 1953 specialized in the cultivation of tomatoes. As of 2022, the Spanish grower is focusing on selected varieties of gourmet cherry tomatoes. Recently, they expanded their facility with a second phase. For the project, greenhouse manufacturer Rufepa delivered high-tech glass greenhouses that were equipped with Phormium climate screen PhormiTex 55.

"We are a company based on tradition and technology," states José Ignacio Cuerva González, production and operation director of Tomate Lis. "Our tomatoes grow under natural light, not artificial, and we produce the whole year."

Phormium's sales manager Marta Gentile, who recently spent a very interesting day together with José, and Juan Miguel Morales Sandoval, export director of Rufepa Tecnoagro, says the company's decision to step into the highest quality of the range, urged their need to achieve optimal climate conditions. "This is why Tomates Lis chose to build glass greenhouses with high-tech automation and, of course, Phormium climate screens."

José says that their aim was to have a screen that could deliver not only the perfect shading degree but also the right light reflection as well as energy saving, both during the day and at night over the four seasons. "We agreed with Rufepa that PhormiTex 55 was the right match."

The aluminum tapes of PhormiTex 55 allow higher light reflection during the hottest summer days and achieve significantly higher energy savings compared to the standard white closed shading screens during the coldest winter nights.

"Last winter, we saved up to 30% in energy cost," José Ignacio continues. According to Marta, the woven structure of Phormium's closed screens is an additional, important, and unique feature that further helps to achieve a higher energy-saving capacity during the full lifetime of the screen. "Besides those very important factors, Tomates Lis was also looking for a screen that was 100% European quality, strong and durable. Once again PhormiTex 55 nailed it: it consists of a strong woven structure, is fully manufactured in Europe, and comes with an 8-years warranty. "

"The first phase of the TOMATES LIS-project already showed excellent production performances, and there is strong confidence that the second one will confirm it, and so will the next ones to come."