..with a state-of-the-art site in Spalding and Top Fruit Hub based in Kent via our Joint Venture partners Bardsley England

- £5.5m investment in the past 3 years
- Chilled and ambient storage
- Controlled & state of the art ripening
- Efficient and appropriate automation in packing areas

- Highly skilled workforce for fruit handling operations
- Experienced & diligent handling of broad range of fresh products
- BRC AA V8
- SA Partners Lean Gold Accredited
- Authorised Economic Operator - C (HMRC Verified)

• 328 dedicated ripening pallet spaces
• Combination of “forced air” and “pressurised” chambers
• Bespoke pallet focused ripening not bulk volumes
• CO2 venting reducing the potential for CO2 injury
• Tailored ripening programmes based on respiration rates
• End to end ripening management
• Shared expertise across EU & USA

In 2016 we created a joint partnership with Kent fruit grower Bardsley Farms

Significant investment has been made in their site including a state of the art apple grading machine

Farming 420 acres of orchards; Bardsley Farms are a fifth generation premium topfruit producer based in Kent with a long history of supplying the major supermarkets in the UK including supplying Tesco for over 25 years