BASF Agricultural Solutions UK offers renowned and innovative fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and growth regulators for agriculture. Our products and services help farmers increase their yields and optimize the quality of their products.
“Founded in 1938, Hutchinsons is a leading crop production specialist and remains a family business providing advice, inputs and services to over one million hectares in the UK. Our specialist horticultural team advises on all types of top and soft fruit, hops, vines, ornamentals and other horticultural crops, both protected and outdoor. Providing expert agronomic knowledge helps our customers realise their full business potential - we offer full agronomy to specialist storage, production, precision technology and strategic planning advice. Also, guidance on nutrition, precision soil mapping and soil health, as well as our dedicated Produce Packaging division. The Hutchinsons Enhanced Light Interception Orchard System (HELIOS) is unique research within the industry and explores how orchards can be improved to capture more sunlight to increase yield.”
We are a small family business that was set up in 1974 by Nick and Barbara Seymour. Over the years the business has slowly but steadily evolved from a ‘man with a van’ to a key part of the fruit and vine industry.>>
As our name implies we are an international fruit marketing and distribution Company. We source products globally, from over 1000 growers worldwide ensuring continuity of supply 365 days of the year Established in January 2000, we are an award winning business supplying top Quality fruit to the UK's leading supermarkets. Specialiing in apples, pears and avocados and with offices in Spalding, Lincolnshire and Whitstable, Kent, we employ in the region of 250 staff and turnover £114 million per annum. Product is sourced from top quality suppliers in the UK, New Zealand, South America, South Africa, USA and Europe. Our Packhouse at Spalding handles 4.4 million cases per annum which equates to 52.8 million packs. Many organisations claim people are their greatest asset, but our Investor In People silver award in March 2014, and the FPC Fresh Awards Best Place to Work award in June 2014 confirms staff really are at the top of our agenda.>>
Not ever standing still for long the team are busy planning a packed programme for 2023 with our next event our AGM which we will be pairing with a technical conference in conjunction with a range of partners in April. We will be bringing together a programme addressing the rapidly changing landscape of technical support for the whole fruit sector, examining a number of initiatives and how they are addressing labour, quality and environmental concerns.
Booking now open for a seat at this crucial event.
Do you have any feedback for us about the 89th show? Please let the team know on info@nationalfruitshow.org.uk if you think that there is something that we are missing out or something that could be improved.