Business Central December 2021

BY GROWERS, FOR GROWERS Haygrove supply field-scale polytunnels, substrate systems and associated technologies to the best growers of over 30 crops in more than 50 countries around the world. Born of the berry industry over 30 years ago Haygrove also has farms in the UK, South Africa, Portugal, and China, growing high quality berries and cherries for some of the world’s leading retailers. This unusual combination of grower and supplier keeps it well informed and enables constant testing of new ideas on its own farms in different climates, meaning Haygrove is well positioned to assist others to optimise their environment for maximum productivity. “As growers, we understand the complex challenges presented by changing climate, geography, crop sensitivities, labour resourcing, market demands and the ongoing development of technology.” says Angus Davison, founder of Haygrove ‘‘We are constantly innovating commercial solutions that are functional, sustainable and practical. We give an open invitation for people to visit us to see what we are talking about.” Responding to the challenges of unpredictable climates and a rapidly evolving industry, Haygrove products have been speci cally engineered with tomorrow in mind. Offering strength, ease of management and a superior agronomic environment, enabling growers to reduce labour requirements, extend cropping seasons and optimise both yield and quality to deliver maximum return on investment. Haygrove has measured itself against the triple bottom line of planet, people, and pro t for many years. “As a business we are working strategically to create employment, provide healthy food sources for the world’s growing population, and consistently improve environmental standards for the future of our planet.’’ says Davison. Haygrove has multiple community an environmental initiatives, from running a global award-winning charity in Gambia, to a community garden scheme in the UK, to a social upliftment programme in SouthAfrica. “We understand that every geography, and every crop, requires specialist knowledge and we are about looking for practical solutions and ideas that we can all apply to do the best job we possibly can in horticulture, across all three bottom lines.’’ From start-up enterprises to multinational agricultural specialists, Haygrove work collaboratively with each customer to cultivate their potential, for the long term. www.haygrove.com WHAT’S THE ADVANTAGE? As growers like you, we’re always asking – how can we best anticipate the challenges of unpredictable climates, complex DQG GHPDQGLQJ PDUNHWV DQG DbUDSLGO\ HYROYLQJbLQGXVWU\" 2XU YHUVDWLOH $GYDQWDJH UDQJH KDV EHHQ VSHFL̬FDOO\ engineered with tomorrow in mind. Strength, ease of management and a superior agronomic environment allow growers to reduce labour requirements, extend cropping seasons and optimise yield and quality. Superior tunnels for optimum ROI 7KH $GYDQWDJH VHULHV IHDWXUHV WKUHH SUHPLXP ̬HOG scale tunnels, designed and used by us in our farms around the world: EZvent for automated venting Double Skin for dual layer insulation Fixed Top Vent for continual air exchange ZƒƓ KDƖŲƉƃYH ŪƂſ Haygrove_Advantage Range_Press Ad_190x130_NZ.indd 1 01/10/2021 09:52:11