*New Weekend Store Hours* We have adjusted our store hours slightly and we are now open on regular business days Monday to Friday from 11.00am to 6.30pm, and we are now open weekends from 11.00am to 6.30pm but are closed on Statutory Holidays. To enhance you're shopping experience, we've included product comparison features along with a wishlist so that you can save the items you're viewing or interested in purchasing for a later date or time. Re-ordering just became easier. You can find your previous orders saved in shopping cart system and with a click of a button, you can re-submit the same order as before.When you just can't stop our lights are ready to go.From fuses, circuit breakers, fuse panels, fuse holders and blocks, Grote has everything you need to properly maintain and repair your vehicles electrical power delivery systems.Fuse & Circuit ProtectionFrom fuses, circuit breakers, fuse panels, fuse holders and blocks, Grote has everything you need to properly maintain and repair your vehicles electrical power delivery systems.

Long after the sun goes down, you’re still out there doing your thing—and you need a light that’s as tough and tireless as you are. Grote’s BriteZone™ range has the LED lamp to shed light on any use—even tow trucks, garbage trucks and forklifts— without breaking the bank.Icelandic Sheepdog Puppies For Sale In MichiganFuse & Circuit ProtectionFrom fuses, circuit breakers, fuse panels, fuse holders and blocks, Grote has everything you need to properly maintain and repair your vehicles electrical power delivery systems.4 functions, 1 lightIntroducing Grote's New 4-in-1LED Stop Tail Turn with Integrated Back-upTrilliant ®When you just can't stopHouse For Sale Poplar St Halifax NsLet us enlighten youIntroducing Grote's new LED Radius LightVisibility MattersInnovative, Long-lasting Stop Tail Turn LightsNext-gen lighting meansToilet Tank Lever Hits Lid

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Learn how you can Grow with GroteNext-gen lighting means next-level safetyGrote Industries has a focus on creating the next generation of LED lighting and safety solutions. Beginning with the ULTRA-BLUE-SEAL® trailer wiring system in the ‘80’s and the first LED Marker Light in the ‘90’s, Grote strives to improve upon every innovation to keep you safe on the road, in the field, in the quarry, or wherever you need to light your way. It is our commitment to put our lighting solutions through the most rigorous testing to surpass the industry required safety standards. Four generations of Grote’s have made it their passion to make the next generation of technology exceed the next level of safety for our customers and partners. LED Fairing LightWhile similar to the Radius Light, Grote’s new LED Fairing Light mounts vertically and features a trapezoidal beam pattern, providing increased perimeter visibility for your trailer during low lighting backup situations. The light’s durable, yet lightweight construction, and low contour ..

New LED Work LightsFour new LED work lights are joining the Trilliant® family this month, featuring single voltage as well as near flood lighting options. The four new work lights are a part of the Trilliant® 1200 Cube line and are built with .. New & Improved Ultra Nose BoxGrote’s Power Delivery Team continually works to better it’s product line.  An example would be the new and improved design of the Ultra Nosebox.  The Nosebox is still offered in both solid (87141) & split pin (87151) options but now .. View More Grote News & ViewsTrade Shows & Events September 10, 2016 - CVSN Aftermarket Distribution Summit October 17, 2016 - VIPAR Annual Business Conference October 29, 2016 - Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association November 1, 2016 - AAPEX GWorld-class support for our distributors. 17.3% lower than national averageEstimated salary from 34 jobsStory by Glenda Luymes, The Province Photos and video by Jenelle Schneider and Ric Ernst, PNG

B.C.’S GREENHOUSE vegetable industry is heating up as more people seek food grown close to home. The industry, which contributes about $700 million each year to the provincial economy, is steadily growing — from 276 acres under glass in 1997 to 765 acres this year. While farmers’ fields remain bare, greenhouse-grown tomatoes and cucumbers can already be found in grocery stores after flourishing through the winter. “We’re growing local food that is available most of the year,” said Linda Delli Santi, executive director of the B.C. Greenhouse Growers’ Association. The industry’s growth shows no sign of slowing down. According to a Farm Credit Canada report from late 2012, several Canadian greenhouse companies have expanded into the United States, gaining a reputation for vegetables with superior colour and flavour, and the industry also leads the way with integrated pest management, water and energy conservation and food-safety systems. The report says that as climate change becomes a challenge for field agriculture, greenhouses are poised to thrive.

Houweling’s Tomatoes, on the edge of Boundary Bay in Delta, is already thriving. The company is North America’s largest tomato plant propagator. Seeds are planted on a consistent basis, raised to seedlings and then shipped to greenhouses across B.C. and throughout North America. Founded by Dutch immigrant Cornelius Houweling in the 1950s and led by his son Casey Houweling, Houweling’s also grows tomato seedlings to maturity, supplying B.C. grocery stores with fresh local tomatoes throughout the year. In the days and weeks to come, the seeds planted in Delta before Christmas will reach maturity in many B.C. greenhouses, and shoppers will begin to see more local tomatoes and other greenhouse vegetables on grocery store shelves. B.C. greenhouses produce tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers and eggplant (as well as limited quantities of strawberries), said Delli Santi. Most growers use the winter months to clean up last year’s crop, receiving new seedlings in December and beginning to harvest between the end of January and the end of March.

As spring goes on, with longer days and more sunshine, production ramps up. A few, like Houweling’s, grow year-round, using lights in the darkest months. The Province set out to follow a B.C.-grown tomato on its journey from seed to store. Imagine the perfect B.C. day, balmy and bright. Greenhouse tomatoes get their start in an environment that mimics a sweet, early summer day. At Houweling’s propagation greenhouse, seeds grow in trays until they are 14 days old, propagation manager Ruben Houweling said. The tiny plants receive nutrients through an “ebb and flood” system, which wets their roots but keeps their foliage dry, preventing disease. At timed intervals, the concrete floor where the plants are sitting floods. When the plants have had enough to drink, the water is drained and reused. At 14 days, the plants are grafted. Two plants — one from a variety valued for its strong, disease-resistant root system, and another from a variety valued for its fruit — are cut and clipped together.

They are placed in a humidity chamber for six days, forming one plant, before being acclimatized to the greenhouse once again. At Houweling’s, where millions of plants are grafted each year, the process is done by hand, with most of the work happening in early winter. When the plants are six to eight weeks old and often on the verge of flowering, they are shipped to greenhouses across B.C. and throughout North America, as far as Texas. Between Dec. 1 and the end of January, about 400 semi-truckloads of seedlings leave Delta, en route to begin growing tomatoes. 2. LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE Growing tomatoes in the dead of winter demands the most sophisticated technology. At Houweling’s, natural gas powers generators to make the electricity needed for lighting and other systems. The byproducts of the process, carbon dioxide, heat and water, are also used. The CO2 is delivered to the plants to help them grow, while hot water helps to heat the glass buildings in winter.

While Houweling’s grows some tomatoes under lights when the days are the shortest, the majority of their crops are dependent on sunlight. Yields fluctuate with the natural light that filters through the glass roofs and walls of the greenhouses. Fuzzy bumblebees that live in bee boxes buzz around doing pollination, while pests are controlled using biological methods. One of the worst tomato pests, whitefly, is killed by its natural predator, a microscopic wasp. “We spray as little as possible,” said general manager John Skeete. Tomato seedlings typically arrive in B.C. greenhouses in December or January. They come in a block of basalt rock, Skeete explained, and are “planted” on a bed of crushed coconut. The materials provide no nutrients, but have the perfect properties for water retention and root oxygenation. All nutrients, in the form of fertilized water, are delivered to the plants by dripper. After flowering and pollination, the tomato seedlings take off, stretching several metres to a wire near the roof of the greenhouse.

They also begin to grow fruit. Tomatoes on the vine grow in clusters, which are trimmed down to five tomatoes to allow for uniform ripening. While production depends on the sun and time of year, the plant will grow an average of one new cluster — or truss — each week, in addition to three leaves, said Skeete. From March to November, one ripe cluster is harvested each week, and three leaves are pruned from the bottom of the plant. 4. A TOMATO ‘WAITETH FOR NO MAN’ At harvest time, it’s “pick and pack and out the door” for B.C. tomatoes. Perishable food “waiteth for no man,” said Skeete. Houweling’s grows several tomato varieties, including heirloom, beefsteak, Roma, strawberry and grape, and their harvest, packaging and shipping happen rapidly. While greenhouse growing requires high-tech equipment, it is also very labour-intensive, especially in the actual handling of plants and vegetables. In peak season, Houweling’s Delta greenhouses employ about 250 people, mostly workers from Mexico and Guatemala.

The company must advertise locally and then prove to Service Canada that they are unable to find employees in B.C., Skeete said. They have housing for up to 128 migrant workers on site. Some employees, such as Filiberto Serrano-Navarrete (pictured), return each year. The Mexican man has been working at Houweling’s for several months each winter for about 10 years. On their way out of the greenhouse, Houweling’s tomato packages get a “B.C.-grown” sticker. As more shoppers seek locally grown food, correct labelling on packages and in stores has become key. “People are asking for local tomatoes,” Skeete said. In grocery stores, the availability of local greenhouse tomatoes increases with the sunshine. While it is possible to find Houweling’s Delta-grown tomatoes at any time of year because they grow 10 acres under lights, most B.C. greenhouses finish producing in November and begin again in the new year. Some may bring in produce from the United States and sell it under their brand name (sans the B.C.-grown label) to hold their place in store until their locally grown produce is once again available, said Delli Santi.