WET to supply polytunnels in Scotland

Well Pict European Tunnels is supplying 50 acres of tunnels for the Scottish strawberry grower Well Pict Scotland

In 2006 Well Pict European will have it’s own production in Scotland. Well Pict European Scotland Ltd will be producing 50 acres of strawberries in its first season, with the view to expand production to 100 within three years.

Well Pict Scotland team intends to develop into a flagship farm just like their operation in Portugal. The site is located some 3 miles off the est coast in the heart of Angus, the Angus coastal belt is renowned for its agricultural land, the site benefits from a milder microclimate than inland and a lower chance of frost.

The farm will be managed by Andrew Cranston, a forth generation soft fruit grower returning back to his homeland after working in Southern England and abroad.  Cranston moves to WPE Scotland from Boxford, Suffolk Farms where he was farm manager; over his four-year stint he built their fruit production portfolio to 40 acres of soft fruit and 250 acres of top fruit. He implemented the very successful bi-annual raspberry cropping, which offered significant savings in labour costs.

Cranston has worked in the UK soft fruit industry for over 12 years and has also worked with tropical fruits in South Africa. As well as his hands on experience, he is BASIS qualified.  Cranston won’t just be managing the WPE farm, he will be the point of contact for all associated growers and he is tasked with building a robust Scottish supplier base, which can enhance the total WPE offer (including locals).

Cranston is looking forward to his new role, ‘WPE is a worldwide company; they are down to earth, entrepreneurial and forward thinking. I like the fact that they have experience in everything from growing to sales, I think this ‘total package’ experience is quite unique in the industry’.

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