Biofresh Safestore Offers Discount as It Celebrates 21 Years in Potato Storage Sector
Biofresh Safestore, the UK’s leading provider of ethylene-based potato sprout control systems, will mark its 21st anniversary at the upcoming Strategic Potato Storage Day on 21 May at Fleet Lodge Farm, Holbeach.
In celebration of over two decades supporting growers and store managers, the company will offer a 10% installation discount to event attendees who commit to a site survey on the day.
Organised by Potato Storage Insight, the Strategic Potato Storage Day will gather industry experts to discuss developments in storage efficiency, energy management, and sustainable sprout control methods. A key feature of the day will be the presentation of a field trial conducted in collaboration between SDF Agriculture, Potato Storage Insight (PSI), and the University of Greenwich.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about Biofresh Safestore’s latest system enhancements, including its Pulsed Start functionality, designed to further optimise ethylene distribution for sprout suppression.
“We are really looking forward to the Strategic Potato Storage Day. Potato Storage Insight has put together a very interesting series of talks and presentations, and it will be a great chance for us to celebrate our 21 years of helping store managers extend the life of their potatoes,” said Jeremy Barraclough, Operations Director at Biofresh Safestore. “Since we completed our first Safestore system installation in 2004, we have gone on to install systems treating more than half a million tonnes of potatoes at farms and potato stores across the UK, Europe and further afield.”
The company previously marked its 20th anniversary at the inaugural Potato Days UK event in 2023, where it launched a similar discount campaign that was “so well received” it is now being repeated.
Biofresh Safestore’s ethylene-based system provides a residue-free solution for controlling potato sprouting, making it especially suitable in the wake of the European phase-out of chlorpropham (CIPC). While initially designed for pre-pack crop applications, the system is now widely adopted for processing varieties as well.
The system is managed by a central control unit equipped with a user-friendly HMI panel and intelligent sensors that monitor and regulate ethylene gas levels. It can be deployed across single storage facilities or multi-chambered operations, offering scalable and cost-effective sprout control.
Since 2003, ethylene has been commercially applied in the UK as a safer and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional chemical sprout suppressants, with Biofresh Safestore leading its implementation in the sector.
