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- - ABOUT US
    - NETPRO since 1992
      
      Netpro provides netting structures for crop protection on farms and industry protective canopies, our own proven designs based on pole & cable supports and high-quality netting and shade-cloth.
      
      Located in regional Queensland, we operate throughout Australia and New Zealand, with our structures in demand in the USA, Japan, and South Africa.
      Read more and Meet the Team...
Canopies
- - CROP CANOPY
    - CROP PROTECTION CANOPIES
      The NetPro Group design and build protective canopy structures to reduce CROP damage from climatic extremes, weather events and predation, whilst improving your crops 'ambient' growing conditions and pack out.
    - Read our CROP PROTECTION INFO page,or
      CONTACT
      our crop protection specialist.
  - LIVESTOCK CANOPY
    - LIVESTOCK CANOPIES
      With Netpro’s innovative Shade System your livestock can now be protected from the harsh sun. NetPro’s Sun Protection materials have also been used in the Aquaculture and Vermiculture industries, as well as for Beef Feedlots.
    - Read our LIVESTOCK CANOPY INFO page, or
      CONTACT
      our livestock protection specialist.
  - WATER CANOPY
    - EVAPORATION CONTROL / DAM AND CHANNEL COVERS
      Evaporation occurs through wind and heat – a protective canopy will reduce both these factors and hence dramatically reduce water lost through evaporation. The NetPro Evaporation Canopy uses specially designed, research based components.
    - save up to 90% of losses
      a stable air temperature profile
      reduce algal & plant growth
      reduce contaminants
    - Read our WATER STORAGE CANOPY INFO page, or
      CONTACT
      our water storage canopy specialist.
  - VEHICLE CANOPY
    - VEHICLE PROTECTION CANOPIES
      Every year severe thunderstorms bring extreme conditions. Protect your property with a Netpro patented PITCH system, or FLAT canopy. No more HAIL damage, and significant reductions in Dust, Wind, Heat and UV related damage.
    - NETPRO Protective Canopies developed the patented PITCH system, designed especially for extreme hail events
    - Read our VEHICLE PROTECTION CANOPY INFO page, or
      CONTACT
      our vehicle protection specialist.
  - BOW STRUCTURES
    - STORES/YARD/WORK PROTECTION
      Your outdoor storage will deteriorate in a harsh environment. Netpro's unique BOW STRUCTURE system, helps minimise damage, whilst being cost effective and quick to install over a large area. A lasting alternative to the steel warehouse.
    - fast installation time
      cost effective alternative
      reduce heat, UV, rain and wind
      better storage management
    - Read our BOW STRUCTURE INFO page, or
      CONTACT
      our storage protection specialist.
  - CUSTOM CANOPY
    - CUSTOM CANOPIES
      On request, our design team can work with a client to create the best specialised canopy for a unique application. Small public area shade canopies, refuse tip wind barriers, sports field barriers are just some examples of our custom builds.
    - designs for all sized canopies
      all colours, shapes, heights
      professional consultations
      work with the customer
    - CONTACT
      our custom protection specialist.
Nets
- - THROW-OVER NETS
  - FROST CLOTH
  - FRUIT FLY NETS
  - VEGE NET
  - BIRD NET
Wholesale
- - WHOLESALE
    - WHOLESALE SUPPLIES and STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
      Our supplies and components department caters to those installing their own netting structures, as well as supplying materials to contractors within the industry, and the supply of maintenance components for existing structures.
    - Read our WHOLESALE INFO page,or
      CONTACT
      our wholesale supplies specialist.
Retail
Shop
Solutions
- - HAIL
  - SUN
  - FROST
  - WIND
  - EVAPORATION
  - BATS BIRD INSECTS
Support
Contact
- - SALES TEAM – specialist contacts
    - Mick Thompson
      Livestock Feedlot Shade
      CONTACT
    - Claude Grayling
      Sales Manager, Crop Protection, Evaporation
      CONTACT
    - Lindsay Adams
      Horticulture, Crop Protection
      CONTACT
    - Debbie Cavanagh
      Retail, On-sellers, Row Covers
      CONTACT
    - Glenn McRae
      Wholesale Sales, Crop Protection
      CONTACT
    - Justin Murray
      Commercial Vehicle Canopies
      CONTACT
  - EMAIL ADMIN – Australian Headquarters
    - - Email Netpro Administration
  - MEET THE TEAM – Netpro team info
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Glossary2025-05-21T19:28:44+10:00

GLOSSARY PROTECTIVE CANOPY

DEFINITIONS (textile)

Description
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
Decitex (dtex) Unit of Linear density equal to the mass in grams per 10,000 meters of yarn.
Denier Unit of Linear density equal to the mass in grams per 9,000 meters of yarn.
Grab Tensile Strength ASTMD D 5034 grab method (Force required to break the warp and weft yarns).
HDPE High Density PolyEthylene, has superior abrasion resistance compared to HDPP and is the preferred choice for horticultural / agricultural textiles.
HDPP High Density PolyPropylene
Monofilament A single strand is used in the weaving process; the strand is flattened to a ribbon-like shape, rather than a thread-shape.
Mullen Burst Strength ASTM D 3786 diaphram method (Force required to break the yarns and burst a hole through the fabric).
Raschel Warp Knitted Raschel is a type of knitting machine named after the inventor. Cloth / net knitted on this machine is described as such.
Selvedge The edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
Tensile Strength Ultimate strength of the material subjected to tensile loading
UV Block vs Shade Shade is the blocking of all light; UV Block only refers to the ultraviolet spectrum of light.
UV Inhibitors / Stabilizers Chemical additives added at the time of yarn manufacture to prevent the yarns from biodegrading due to the effects of UltraViolet light.
Warp Yarns running along the length of the fabric.
Weft Yarns running across the fabric.

Success Stories

Gary and Ursula, Lychees

I’m writing to thank you for your excellent product. We covered our ten year old lychee patch with the Fruit Fly net using steel post/poly pipe tunnels. The result has been extraordinary – the first time we have ever been able to harvest clean, mature fruit from these trees! The feeling under the nets is one of complete peace – protected from all predatory insects and birds. Until now we ate lychees as half-green, tart fruit in order to rescue read more

Gary and Ursula Salisbury OGA Certified Producer 872A February 6, 2012

Patrick Autocare

For over 50 years, Patrick Autocare has continued to set the pace in Australia with its integrated service offering of processing, storage and distribution of motor vehicles. Responsible for the transportation of more than one million vehicle movements each year, Patrick Autocare has a storage capacity of 65,000 motor vehicles through on-wharf and off-wharf facilities. Our operational and market environment dictates that majority of these vehicle storage facilities be protected by hail mesh structures, and in this regard, our very read more

Marc Geyer National Processing Manager June 14, 2015

AutoNexus Pty Ltd

I hereby confirm that Netpro Commercial Constructions have been our exclusive supplier of hail mesh structures for over 5 years. During this time, Netpro have installed approximately 10 hectares of mesh across 5 sites, and 4 states. They have also undertaken several insurance repairs, and maintenance programs. I have found Justin and his team to be experts in their field, as well as being very easy to deal with. They have offered advice in various scenarios which has lead to read more

T Erickson National Vehicle Operations Manager April 23, 2015

JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding

Discovering Net-Pro has been valuable for JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding!! As we were considering options to rebuild pens and shade structures this past year, finding a comprehensive solution that fulfilled a wide range of needs for the feed yard seemed almost impossible. Those needs included increased height for airflow & drying, eliminating poles in the middle of the pens to improve pen surface conditions and facilitate cleaning with heavy equipment, and better shade coverage with less material – and read more

John Foley - VP Operations & COO JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding. USA January 13, 2016

Mazda Australia Pty Ltd

Mazda Australia has been the leading full line importer of motor vehicles into Australia for nearly a decade. Selling over 100,000 vehicles annually, our business requires multiple vehicle storage and logistic solutions nationally. To this end Mazda Australia has a requirement that all of our vehicles stored at any of our Vehicle Distribution facilities need to be under a hail net. Mazda has a long term relationship with Netpro and a strong relationship with the local Netpro team headed by read more

Kym Mellow National Manager - Vehicle Operation May 13, 2015

Southern Downs Regional Council

Initially the idea of the net canopy over the landfill was discussed with Netpro as they are a local company and at the time Netpro was considering advancing into this area (protection of landfills). Netpro assisted Council with a very reasonable price which allowed the project to proceed. At the time the landfill site had problems with wind blown litter and a solution to fully prevent this problem was not easy until the canopy was suggested. Following construction of the read more

Scott Cobon Manager, Built Environment December 10, 2008

Golden Valley Orchards

In 2003, Golden Valley Orchards were offered the opportunity to work with the NCEA (National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture) and NetPro Pty Ltd on a research project evaluating the effectiveness of (among others) NetPro’s dam-covers. Renato says of his first impressions of the idea: “Evaporation is a pretty big problem – I thought it was definitely a good idea. The only problem was the expense: the cover cost two hundred thousand but we received a subsidy of eighty thousand.” read more

Renato Andreatta Golden Valley Orchards Pty Ltd, Granite Belt QLD January 15, 2009

TradeCoast Central

I had the pleasure of dealing with Justin, Michael and the Netpro team during construction of a new facility for Autonexus, in Eagle Farm Queensland. The requirement was for 30,000m2 of hail net installed over two stages. From the very early design and negations to contract management, installation and importantly post construction the staff and contractors were at all times professional and responsive to the specific site challenges that we faced. The project was completed on time, defect period commitments read more

Cassie Eivers Project Director April 14, 2015

Prixcar Victoria

Prixcar recently engaged Netpro Canopies to install our latest hail netting canopy in Altona Victoria. Netpro installed one of their Flat UB3 canopies which is performing very well. We found the team at Netpro to be extremely professional and obliging, they worked in well with our operations and endeavoured to make sure all our requirements were met.

Prixcar Vehicle Transport Specialist Altone, Victoria June 22, 2020

Magnificent Product

In 2017 I moved from Toowoomba to Geham north of Toowoomba. I set up a temporary shade house for my Clivia collection. During the Winter I had a negative 7°C morning and as a result I lost over 250 plants. I called NetPro in Stanthorpe and spoke to Glenn McRae about options to protect my plants. Glen recommended their Frost Cloth Spun-bonded Polypropylene (“fleece”) White, 30gsm (grams per square metre). This year I had a negative 6.5°C and under the read more

Brad Ezzy Toowoomba. QLD October 17, 2019

Port Of Brisbane

I can’t believe it’s been over 9 years since Netpro installed the first Hail canopy at our facility here at the Port of Brisbane. With this in mind, I would like to take this opportunity to thank yourself and your company for your continued support and services provided. We have been extremely please with the overall performance of the canopies and also thankful for the lack of general maintenance required on the canopies. We look forward to working with you read more

Mark Neander Senior Manager Property Development April 28, 2015

Rewards Group Ltd

As major investors in the Australian horticulture industry, Rewards Group Ltd needs to ensure maximized returns on all funds invested, particularly in orchard infrastructure. Accordingly, our choice of contractors is critical to the final success of any project. At Rewards we recognise that NetPro Pty Ltd is clearly the industry leader when it comes to protective canopies. They have the best quality product, and a reputation to match. Rewards Group is now a major client of Netpro, having recently covered read more

Bill Hatton Horticulture Projects Manager January 28, 2009

Sandalwood Feedlot Pty Ltd

We liked the product NetPro offered, quality was our main criteria. The option of wooden posts was an important feature because of the highly-corrosive conditions in the feedlot environment. We were able to work through the construction plan and the materials options during the quoting process. After construction was completed, we had a couple of small issues, which NetPro worked through with us – the backup service was very good, and we are really happy with the result. The most read more

Kevin Roberts - Manager/Director H Sandalwood Feedlot Pty Ltd, near Dalby, QLD October 23, 2017

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