FLR-CropDrying
We have been supplying top quality drive-on and box store drying and storage installations to the farming industry for over 31 years and our business is continuing to grow. Since our formation in 1993 we have delivered highly successful drying and storage installations for grain, rape, grass seeds, potatoes, onions, sprouts, broccoli, peas, beans and woodchip for biomass boilers.
We owe our success to the care that we take in our manufacturing processes and by ensuring that our customers are totally happy with our products and services. We design, manufacture and install our products with quality as our priority and we always give our best price for what we consider to be the highest specification drive-on floor and box store systems on the market.
Premium quality design, materials and workmanship
Flach & Le-Roy has built its client base through careful application of simple yet effective design of its drying, conditioning and storage systems and use of premium quality materials and workmanship. Providing existing and new clients with sound, practical advice is key to building trust and long-term relationships and we work hard to ensure that our systems enhance our clients’ businesses.
Our aim is to make the store operation as trouble free and as energy efficient as possible – in some cases this involves coaching until clients are confident that their drying strategy is optimised.
We expect our stores to perform at their maximum efficiency for many years – after more than 30 years in the business our early stores are going strong with little evidence of excessive wear. Our philosophy is to “do it right first time” and this means implementing the right design, with first class materials and workmanship. Often this strategy incurs an initial price premium but our view is that it is cheaper in the long run to install a robust, reliable system that remains effective and efficient through its long life.
Flach & Le-Roy Ltd – Crop Drying Systems
Founded in 1993 by Richard Flach and Owen Le-Roy, together the partners have over 75 years experience in the crop drying and storage business. Their speciality is high quality drive-on flooring and box-store ventilation and conditioning systems.
Based on the near-ambient drying method Flach & Le-Roy’s drive-on floor drying system is fully automated, having fans and burners controlled via temperature & humidity sensors in the main air duct, crop and outside. The drying rate for cereals is up to half a percent every 24 hours. Loading the crop into the store is efficient and labour saving.
Letterbox style box store ducts enable the efficient drying and cooling of a variety of specialist crops. The system can be fully automated having fans, burners, fridge and air control louvres controlled via temperature & humidity sensors in the crop, airflow and outside.
In 2010 the trade name “FLR-CropDrying” was introduced to reflect the increasing importance of search engines such as Google to better enable potential clients to locate us on the web
Key Personnel
Richard Flach
Richard Flach is a director and co-founder of Flach & Le-Roy Ltd. Having studied agricultural engineering at Writtle, in 1984 he joined Myson Fans where he designed airflow and ventilation systems for the agricultural industry. In 1988 he joined Lingward, and in 1993 he joined forces with Owen Le-Roy to set up Flach & Le-Roy Ltd. Today Richard is highly respected in the industry around the world for his expertise in designing crop drying systems. He maintains a hands-on approach in the business, working from his home in Cambridgeshire.
Owen Le-Roy
Owen Le-Roy grew up on a farm in Hertfordshire. He went to both Oaklands and Lackham College to study Farm Mechanisation. He then worked as Production Manager at Lingward, and went on the Board as Production Director. In 1993 he co-founded Flach & Le-Roy with Richard Flach. Today, Owen manages the finance, production and supply chain functions of the company and his commitment to quality, productivity and attention to detail has contributed significantly to FLR’s reputation for quality and value. He lives and works at his farm in Suffolk.
Ken McLean
Ken McLean is the author of Drying and Storing Combinable Crops. First published in 1980, the book is recognised by the farming industry as an authoritative reference guide. Its value to the arable farmer and to the industry in general has not diminished over the years and it remains as fresh and relevant today as in the time that it was first released. Ken McLean’s association with Flach & Le-Roy dates back to his days working with the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) in the early 1980’s. Ken provides consultancy advice to Flach & Le-Roy.
Rob Millward
Rob Millward has been in the industry installing floors since 1984. He has previously worked for Challow and Lingward but has worked for Flach & Le-Roy for the last 25 years. He and his team install the ducts & floors and his eye for detail makes him the best in the industry. Farmers are always happy with Rob’s workmanship, manner and tidiness.
