Expanding business in south east England has resulted in the crop protection company Agrovista UK moving from its existing premises, at Aylesford, Kent to a larger depot several miles away in Maidstone.
Charles Coslett, Agrovista’s southern regional director, said at the opening of the new premises that the company’s recent move into the top and soft fruit sector, adding onto its general agricultural business, had tremendous potential for the future.
The firm announced the formation of a national fruit advisory and supply division, with Mike Stoker as the team sales manager.
He has recently joined the company from Yara Phosyn but would continue to be based in Kent.
The new depot on the Haslemere Trading Estate, Parkwood, just north of Maidstone, has three times the stock capacity, totalling 317,000 litres, compared with Agrovista’s old depot at Aylesford.
Their claim is that that there will be no more than two hours from any of the firm’s customers in the south east, and it would be possible to undertake two journeys a day from the Maidstone depot to the farthest customer.
The new depot has created three new jobs, and will have four full time and two part time staff. Agrovista now has 13 depots around the country.
Agrovista UK’s managing director, James Robertson, said the formation of this new service was part of a five year strategic plan for the business.
“It will run alongside our rapidly expanding field vegetable supply and advice division and complement the other parts of Agrovista, which besides agriculture are amenity and professional business services.
Charles Coslett said that the company will be making further appointments and expanding both in the UK, with other divisions, but also with its worldwide links through its Japanese owned parent company, Manubeni.
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