New Zealand gets new 40m capacity kiwi grading line
The new 14-lane Compac grader is the first fruit sorter in the industry that is larger than 10 lanes. It packs 100,000 trays per shift and provides EastPack with capacity to pack more than 40 million trays of fruit across the business.
The cost of the investment at the Washer Rd site is nearing $25 million and the new grader has created employment for an additional 300 seasonal workers, bringing the total staff at Washer Rd to about 600.
"That growth in volume has allowed us to invest significantly in infrastructure and new technology, with EastPack spending over $40m this year following the $25m spend last year."
He described the new grader as a new chapter in leading-edge technology in packing efficiency for EastPack.
source: nzherald.co.nz
