New UK distributor for palletising solutions company

UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering has been appointed UK distributor for Dutch palletising solutions manufacturer Verbruggen.

The announcement comes in line with Tong’s commitment to supply vegetable growers and processors with the complete handling solution, from post-harvest to pack – adding advanced end-of-line box and bag palletising systems to its high-quality range of equipment.

“Like Tong, Verbruggen is a family business who are committed to manufacturing innovative, custom-built handling solutions that save labour and maximise throughput,” says Simon Lee, Tong sales director. “Verbruggen is renowned for manufacturing rst-class palletising and stacking solutions with excellent product support. We have successfully collaborated on a number of projects with Verbruggen in the past, so we are experienced in the capabilities of their machines and are delighted that we can now o cially o er their range of palletisers to the UK agricultural industry.”

Manufactured to ensure quick, e cient and uniform stacking of bags, boxes and crates on pallets or sheets, Verbruggen palletisers o er precise product stacking capabilities at any speed, resulting in a palletiser for every throughput. With various automatic and semiautomatic options, a Verbruggen palletising system not only brings a signi cant reduction in labour costs and downtime, but also utilises loading space in the most e cient way, Tong reckons. In addition to its comprehensive palletiser range, Verbruggen solutions also include wrapping machines, strapping machines and check weighers, all of which will be part of Tong’s o ering as UK distributor.

“Verbruggen palletisers are very versatile, with options to handle both bags and boxes, as well as the ability to handle any product that needs to be stacked, from potatoes and onions to carrots, parsnips and more,” says Simon. “In synergy with our experience in handling all types of vegetables, this makes Verbruggen solutions the ideal endof-line product to add to our range, which can be supplied as a standalone system, or fully integrated within a Tong turnkey handling line.”

Of the new partnership,

Verbruggen account manager Ton van ’t Hof, commented: “We are very pleased to expand our sales and aftersales support network in the UK by establishing a new partnership with Tong; a highly respected and experienced UK manufacturer who we know will work closely with customers to understand their exact