Our Partners

Major Partners

edp

edp has evolved into a leading Australian supplier of fresh fruit and vegetable grading & packaging solutions including machinery and consumables. With over sixty-five years of experience in the business, edp has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience which is on offer to its customers.

An original equipment manufacturer, edp has exported packaging machinery for more than thirty years. In more recent times the company has developed very strong associations with European, manufacturers to offer the best technology in the world of fresh produce packaging equipment.

edp supplies an extensive range of packaging consumables including, net, labels, flow wrap material and clipping wire.

In addition to the manufacturing and distribution packaging and handling equipment, edp has an extensive service department for customer needs. edp is based in Mooroopna in Central Victoria, right in the heart of one of Australia’s largest fruit, vegetable and agricultural production areas.

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Tanuki

Tanuki imports, manufacturers and distributes quality inputs for crop nutrition and disease control. Key products include Nordox 750WG red copper fungicide and BASF’s range of chelated trace elements including three iron products.

Based near Toowoomba in South East Queensland, Tanuki distributes Australia-wide through their reseller network. Tanuki’s team works hard to provide customers with products efficiently, responsibly and cost-effectively.

With a deep understanding of Australian agriculture and farming operations, Tanuki’s team members are able to assist customers to get the best outcome from whatever the season throws at them.

Always with an eye to the future, Tanuki has founded two joint venture companies - Fertec: a packaging, logistics and application business focused on micronised gypsum; and Pyrocal: a manufacturer of lage-scale Continuous Carbonisation Technology systems that process biomass and biosolids into biochar.

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TOMRA Foods

TOMRA Food designs and manufactures sensor-based sorting machines and integrated post-harvest solutions transforming global food production to maximize food safety and minimize food loss, by making sure Every Resource Counts^TM.

The company has more than 13,800 units installed at food growers, packers and processors around the world for both the fresh produce sector (such as fruits and berries), and processed food (such as nuts, potatoes and vegetables).

These solutions include advanced grading, sorting, peeling and analytical technology to help businesses improve returns, gain operational efficiencies, and ensure a safe food supply.

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Industry Partners

Horticulture Innovation

Horticulture Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $9 billion horticulture industry. HIA invests more than $100 million in research, development and marketing plans annually.

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