Exhibitor Listing
Agralan Ltd
Birchmeier AS1200
Arboto
Smart Tree Inventory Labels
Speed up your measurements, Improve your inventory management
Biobest UK
Trap-Eye
As a pioneer in the production of bumblebees since 1987, Biobest has become one of the world’s leading companies in natural pollination and biological control of pests and diseases. Known since many years for its bumblebees and wide range of beneficial insects, mites and nematodes, the company now offers a complete range of natural solutions including biopesticides, monitoring and scouting tools, pheromones
With 28 group companies in 6 continents, distributors in more than 65 countries and over 2.000 employees worldwide, we stand prepared to provide growers with tailor-made advice. We focus on vegetables, ornamentals, soft-fruits and orchards. With the power of our natural solutions, a successful crop goes hand in hand with a healthy product and a clean environment.
Boss Off Road Vehicles
Paxter
Earth Rover Ltd.
Concentrated Light Autonomous Weeding System (CLAWS)
About EARTH ROVER
Earth Rover is a pioneering agritech company dedicated to transforming agricultural practices by providing sustainable and innovative robotic solutions. Earth Rover’s flagship product, the CLAWS robot, powered by batteries and photovoltaic energy, utilises concentrated light technology to perform precision weed control, offering an efficient and eco-friendly approach to weed management, preserving crop health and reducing the reliance on manual labour. With advanced features like 3D cameras, sensors, and artificial intelligence, CLAWS scouts the field and provides comprehensive crop analysis and early detection of pests and diseases. Earth Rover is committed to supporting farmers worldwide in their pursuit of sustainable, high-quality produce and practices.
Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University
Biochar and Pyrolysis Technology
The Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University, and its industrial partners have developed an innovative technology able to transform organic material such as sawdust, tree prunings, dried chicken manure and agricultural straw, into commercially valuable bioproducts - biochar (a sustainable form of charcoal), gas, liquids, heat and power.
Pop along to the EBRI stand to discover how, through its Biochar CleanTech Accelerator programme, we can help you develop new opportunities in the growing waste-to-energy and waste-to-products marketplaces such as:
- Soil conditioners and products for improved plant and tree health
- Biochar for:
- carbon capture and credits
- water treatment and odour control
- composites and landscaping materials
- Bioliquids for low carbon weedkiller, fungicide and plant growth enhancer
Fargro
Aranet Sensors
Aranet are the global leaders in the wireless sensor market. They design, manufacture and develop a complete solution for horticulture – with a wide range of sensors, including air temperature, leaf temperature, humidity, light and CO2, which all link up to a bespoke base station that captures this data and makes it available to be viewed live.
Benefits
- Robust design ensures products are suitable for rigours of commercial horticultural environment
- Multiple sensor types available to satisfy all monitoring requirements
- Long lasting battery life
- Great value for money
Forestart limited
Tidystart Seedmat
Forestry Commission
Nurseries Grants
The Forestry Commission is the government department responsible for protecting, expanding and promoting the sustainable management of woodlands
Garford Farm Machinery
Camera Guided Weeding Equipment
Considered the market leaders, Garford Farm Machinery Ltd is a development & manufacturing company supplying high quality products to the UK and worldwide agricultural market.
Garford manufacture a range of robotic mechanical weed control products, including Robocrop Precision Camera Guided Hoes, InRow Weeders and Baby Leaf Hoes.
Garford also supply Hooded, Band and Spot sprayers, & now new Electric Weeding equipment. Machines can be, bespoke built to customer’s needs.
GeJo Grading Services
Smart Tree Grader
GeJo Grading Services is the technical and creative brain behind Smart Grader. Specialist and pioneer when it comes to optical grading.
From a lack in the sector, the development of an optical grading machine for rootstocks and fruit trees was started on its own initiative. Investigations and test phases go back to 2000. In 2018, GeJo Grading Services took over the development and production of the Smart Grader for potatoes. An in-house innovation that emerged from this is the compact Smart Grader Reader, which analyzes 10-kg samples in just 20 seconds.
Harper Adams University
Vine Weevil Smart Trap
The Entomology Group at Harper Adams University is a team of academic staff and researchers studying the biology, ecology, and management of insects and allied invertebrates. Our group is sub-divided into Applied Entomology and Ecological Entomology. The Applied Entomology sub-group focuses on the sustainable management of invertebrate pests in global crop production systems using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles and practices. This work includes development of a smart trap for improved early detection of vine weevil to enable successful application of IPM tools.
Jones Engineering Manufacturing Ltd
Tree Harvester
Jones Engineering was established in 1987 manufacturing specialised vegetable machinery for growing through to harvesting. Using this expertise we have been approached by nursery growers to aid and speed up there harvesting machinery and the ground preparation. On show is a self-propelled 5 row top lifter for the harvesting of young trees
View the tree harvester in action here
Mechanical Botanical Ltd
Vision Camera System
Established in 2000, Mechanical Botanical provides practical, ergonomic solutions to professional growers and nurseries.
Mechanical Botanical was established in 2000 by Mike Berry. The aim, to serve the professional grower with labour saving systems and quality equipment. Mechanical Botanical was appointed as the sole UK importer for the Mayer Group, with an extensive product range manufactured by one of the industry leaders, the Mayer range includes potting machines, growing media mixing machines, automatic pot placers and tray fillers.
The horticultural market has become increasingly sophisticated over recent years. Consumers expect consistent quality and variety, and the machinery we supply must meet the high production standards of the grower. We have designed and built several machines here in the UK.
Please tell us what your plans are for your business, we'd be delighted to listen.
Nigel Quinn (AMS)
Fedele 2 row planter and CM Regero Plastic/Fleece Layer
Benefiting from more than 45 years of combined industry expertise, Nigel Quinn (AMS) focuses primarily on the British market while extending its services globally. Their meticulously selected range of specialized machinery sourced from esteemed European and British manufacturers underscores a commitment to providing exceptional quality, reliability, and support for end-users.
Find out more about the products below:
OPICO Ltd
FarmDroid
Founded by Danish brothers Jens and Kristian Warming in 2012, FarmDroid is the world’s first fully automatic robot that both seeds and mechanically weeds. OPICO began distributing the FarmDroid FD20 throughout the UK in 2022.
Pixelfarming Robotics
Robot One
In 2017 we started a new type of farm where crops were grown without artificial chemicals using technology that resembles a robot. This resulted in a team that built several robots, leading to the development of the Robot One.
Pixelfarming offers an alternative approach for implementing a digital technology and robotics in agriculture. In the optimal situation, all crops are in the right place to achieve a maximum yield. This optimum can be calculated and predicted using computer models. After using a model, the crops can be planted, nursed and harvested using robot technology.
We believe in robotic technologies in agriculture. Pixelfarming Robotics was founded in 2019 to support the robotics transition in agriculture. We design and manufacture advanced agricultural robots to support biodiverse farming.
Pixelfarming Robotics is stated in the Netherlands at Campus Almkerk and currently, we are working on the market validation of Robot One.
View more here
Portech Systems
Barcode scanners and printer solutions
Portech Systems have been providing logistics solutions based on barcode technology for many years. Getting the right plants from nursery to garden centre retailers with the right product to the right place at the right time is possible with barcoded products on individual items, trays, or larger containers. Portech solutions can provide barcode label printers to the nurseries and with the rugged bar code scanners, track product during transport to the retail locations. Garden centre retailers will also need barcode scanning technology at goods in, inventory, stock control and at the Point of Sale. Please visit our stand to find out more about barcode technology and mobile computing solutions can help your business and integrate to your current computer system.
RootWave
RootWave eWeeder
RootWave kills weeds using electricity to give better weed control at a lower cost than chemical herbicides whilst protecting health and helping nature restore its soils, water and biodiversity.
SMO bv
Tree Grading Machine
Machinery, technology or special structures for your business: SMO aligns its production completely to your specific requirements. The result: customized machines, automation and construction. Whatever your needs of your company are: we can certainly help you. No matter the sector you’re active in.
We create and manufacture all our technology in-house. We are well-versed in every step of the process, from the concept, the 3D design, strength calculations, welding, cutting right up to the assembly stage.
TAPE4TREES LTD
Automated Tree Planting System
At TAPE4TREES, we are dedicated to transforming the forestry industry through the use of cutting-edge technology. We can provide a turn key system to give an end to end system from seed supply to the lifted product.
View the system in action here
University of Edinburgh
SEAWARM
Developed at the University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences, the SeaWarm concept aims to increase access to water sources for low-carbon heating and cooling through an innovative heat collector for water-source heat pumps. The concept was initially developed to harness the limitless thermal resource of the sea but is equally applicable to a range of water types, including rivers, lochs/lakes, mine water, boreholes, and even grey and wastewater. The SeaWarm concept reaches water sources where other technologies cannot.
SeaWarm has received funding from InnovateUK, Scottish Enterprise, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to conduct market research, develop early prototypes, and conduct field tests of the heat collector in a range of settings. We currently have 4 demonstrator sites, including heating a glass house for Growforth Ltd plant nursery using water from an on-site river. The unique installation of the SeaWarm heat collector delivers enhanced plant growth and productivity with a coefficient of performance of 4.29 – cheaper than mains gas and with 70% less CO2.
Our vision is to provide sustainable methods to increase domestic horticulture and food production by making use of on-site water sources to extend growing seasons for protected crop.
SeaWarm plans to spin out from the University of Edinburgh and bring the heat collector to market in early 2025.
University of Lincoln
Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT)
With a clear focus on improving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability through innovation, LIAT’s researchers are engaged in international impactful research designed to make a difference across the food chain. Encapsulating an interdisciplinary approach, our research brings together crop science, computer science, engineering, robotics, AI, and data management application.
The application of technological innovation is crucial to help solve some of the big challenges facing agriculture and food production. LIAT works closely with industry partners to apply research in a real-life setting, supporting industry needs.
University of Warwick
Warwick Agri-Tech
Warwick Agri-tech combines the facilities, capabilities and expertise of two internationally recognised departments of the University of Warwick: WMG and the School of Life Sciences. With the backing of the University’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult Centre, this entity brings together advanced engineering and plant science to de-risk innovation for industry, developing solutions to tackle the growing challenges in agriculture. Talk to us about how we can support the development of your agri-technologies, or how automation and robotics can be used to augment your agricultural business.
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