Crop Management

We operate ‘Integrated Crop Management’ systems utilising the latest growing technology and environmentally friendly growing disciplines.
Essentially, Place UK:

• Manage a stringent, quality-driven, soft fruits growing programme.
  Fertilise and structure the soil with cover crops.
• Use beetle banks to maintain and encourage beneficial insects.
• Use friendly predators to control pests.
• Are currently undertaking groundbreaking research using Pheromone traps for strawberry weevil and raspberry beetle.
• Operate worldwide traceability, provenance and quality assurance procedures throughout our fruit procurement programmes.
• Continually strive to improve our organic growing disciplines whilst minimising our environmental impact on our regions valuable natural resources.

At all stages our crop growing is audited by various leading bodies such as LEAF, Assured Produce and CMi. You can be assured the management and staff at Place UK are totally focused on meeting our customers and their consumers’ aspirations