News on Sorters (Mechanical) and Cleaners from United Kingdom

Wellhill Farm, a fourth-generation family business on Scotland’s Moray Coast, has partnered with Dutch company Flikweert Vision to modernize its seed potato sorting process.

Scotts Precision Manufacturing has announced that it has formed a new partnership with Agropack Solutions to strengthen its presence in Scotland. Agropack Solutions will serve as the official dealer for Scotts' industry-leading Evolution Separator.

The UK's leading designer and manufacturer of vegetable handling equipment is celebrating the diamond anniversary of its mobile grader.

Tong Engineering, UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has announced the completed acquisition of Terry Johnson Ltd based in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, owner of the Swift Lift range of elevators and conveyors

Tong Engineering is set to demonstrate its latest handling equipment advances that focus on overcoming
post-harvest labour challenges, at the UK’s largest agricultural machinery show, LAMMA in January.

The UK's leading manufacturer of vegetable handling solutions will present its revolutionary new grading machine – the ProSort - to European farmers at Potato Europe 2022.

Tong Engineering, manufacturer of handling equipment for potatoes - officially opened the brand-new doors of a purpose-built manufacturing facility on the edge of the company’s hometown of Spilsby in the United Kingdom.

TOMRA Food, the leading manufacturer of sensor-based sorting machines for the food industry, has announced that it will run machine demonstrations at BP2021, the UK-based potato industry event, later this month.

Leading potato and vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, and sponsor of the BP2021 British Potato exhibition, Tong Engineering, will be showcasing equipment advances from field to pack, as well as the latest technologies in automation and optical sorting, at the UK’s largest biannual potato event in November.

The UK's leading manufacturer Haith's, has announced that it has appointed a new Managing Director. Duane Hill takes over the role as Haith's Managing Director as Nigel Haith moves to the position of Chairman as he prepares for semi-retirement.

Haith has this month marked 21 years of working with R S Cockerill. The anniversary coincides with the completion of £3m investment into R S Cockerill’s site in Dunnington, near York.

In 2020, with demand for homegrown produce soaring, E W Button & Son decided to invest in a brand new, purpose-built grading facility for its early season and ware potatoes.

A new mobile washing facility, featuring Tong’s next generation barrel washer, is bringing increased throughput and a highly flexible washing solution for UK potato supplier Wolds Produce this season.

Puffin Produce, a potato supplier in the United Kingdom, has reduced its water use to wash and polish its potatoes by 90% and electricity use by 40% as a result of a major equipment update provided by Haith.

Leading UK potato and vegetable handling equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering has announced the appointment of a new Quality Manager: Denzil Phillips

A PERTHSHIRE farming business which supplies table and seed potatoes to the UK, Europe, North Africa and Middle East will increase throughput by up to 100 percent by modernizing operating processes after securing £1 million in support from banking giant

Haith Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of potato handling equipment, used the Fruit Logistica (5-7 February) to ramp-up its post-Brexit preparations as the company looks to continue its excellent European export levels.

Haith has strengthened a key area of its business with the appointment of Jim Bird. Mr Bird joins the leading designer and manufacturer of vegetable handling equipment as a Project Manager.