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The large cold storage capacity in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and England, together with expertise in all commodity types and a strong transportation network, positions AGRO as a market leader providing unique value-added solutions.
AGRO Merchants Group, Alpharetta, Ga., acquired UK-based Grocontinental Ltd. This transaction reinforces AGRO's position as a leading cold storage and logistics provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland, deepens its commodity expertise and substantially enhances its value-added service offerings. David Grocott and Linda Grocott, third-generation owners of Grocontinental, will continue to lead the business as joint managing directors.
Grocontinental provides cold storage and logistics services to the food industry with a particular expertise in the dairy and meat sectors. Based in Whitchurch, Shropshire, Grocontinental operates from a purpose-built, 35-acre complex with a warehouse capacity of 197,000 pallets and owned transport solutions. The business offers a range of specialist services, including cheese cutting, blast freezing, ingredient sorting, de-boxing and re-boxing, shrink wrapping, barcoding, labeling and export packing. Multi-temperature storage is available from -28°C to 12°C. Grocontinental's quality management system and effective process control is applied throughout the business at every level. It also holds a number of industry accreditations and export approvals, including customs approved storage, BRC global standard for storage and distribution, BRC global standard for food safety and SEDEX.