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Grape Alliance, Namibia December 2016

Grape Alliance use the hi tech system from Marco in the the packhouse.
Grape Alliance use the hi tech system from Marco in the the packhouse.
There 360 sets of scales in the packhouse.
There 360 sets of scales in the packhouse.
Screen displays information to the workers.
Screen displays information to the workers.
Each worker logs in at the scales.
Each worker logs in at the scales.
Each packing team wears a different colour.
Each packing team wears a different colour.
The line does 300 punnets per minute.
The line does 300 punnets per minute.
Arjan de Cock with Peter Dutoit, shareholder in the company.
Arjan de Cock with Peter Dutoit, shareholder in the company.
All of the packhouse information can be accessed real-time on a tablet.
All of the packhouse information can be accessed real-time on a tablet.
Arjan in the 'control' room.
Arjan in the 'control' room.
The rpre cooling room.
The rpre cooling room.
All trucks are loaded by hand.
All trucks are loaded by hand.
The coldrooms.
The coldrooms.
Pre cooling
Pre cooling
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The pallets are placed in pre cooling
The pallets are placed in pre cooling
The grapes fresh from the field waiting to go to in the packhouse.
The grapes fresh from the field waiting to go to in the packhouse.
The last of the Flame variety from Aussenkehr.
The last of the Flame variety from Aussenkehr.
Boxes are removed from the trailers and taken to the pre cooling room.
Boxes are removed from the trailers and taken to the pre cooling room.
The tray are cleaned ready for re-use.
The tray are cleaned ready for re-use.
The Grape Alliance offices in Aussenkehr.
The Grape Alliance offices in Aussenkehr.