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When you have been growing as a family business for over 85 years, four generations, and in your ‘home’ Lincolnshire market-town of Spilsby, I guess it’s only natural that you have employees that have been a member of the company for many years? But 50 years of service with that same company, I’m sure you’ll…

Leading New Zealand grower, Bostock New Zealand, is now processing a whopping 100 tonnes of onions per hour. With new automated onion processing equipment from Tong Engineering, they have refined their processing. Bostock New Zealand Bostock are based in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. In what is claimed to be one of the cleanest and purest…

Almost four months after the UK voted to leave the European Union, it is no secret that the agricultural and food manufacturing industries have questions about how the Brexit vote will effect vegetable growers and packers long-term, not just in terms of availability of migrant labour, but also in terms of EU subsidies and regulations. As…

Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering, is once again looking forward to exhibiting at the UK’s largest arable event, Cereals, to present its latest equipment range for 2016. Exhibiting at this year’s event on stand 258, Tong will have the latest model of its Storemaker hopper cleaner machine on stand, alongside the company’s marquee…

Advancements in potato grading equipment are allowing potato growers and packers to improve the efficiency and productivity of their potato handling facilities, as well as enjoy even gentler handling. Tong has worked with AHDB Potatoes for some time to help raise awareness on the importance of gentle potato grading and handling, ensuring potato grading processes bring maximum yield…

Tong Engineering, is once again exhibiting at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, to present its latest equipment range for 2016, on stand R39. Following on from the success of the new model of its market-leading Caretaker mobile vegetable grader in 2015, Tong has added the latest technologies and features to new models of…

Whilst potato growers have faced some of their most challenging times over the past 12 months, with potato prices under constant pressure, the packing sector has experienced a firmer hold on prices, and according to latest figures released by Farmers Weekly, in recent weeks, growers have seen an increase in potato prices overall, with the…

Tong Engineering will be promoting its latest range of new potato grading and handling technologies at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate on 12th and 13th November. We are always investing in the latest new data technology. As official sponsors of the event, Tong will be present in Hall M, stand M6. Alongside a…