David Bishop, Technical Director of ICA Ltd, has announced to BEST Fruit Discussion Group members a successful consortium bid to the Technology Strategy Board under its Innovate UK banner.
The consortium is made up of storage technology company ICA Ltd, the University of Greenwich, with the Produce Quality Centre at East Malling Research, AC Goatham & Son, Norman Collett Ltd and Sainsbury’s. “This award will enable us to further develop Safepod technology within dynamic controlled atmosphere (DCA) storage and its application for the optimum storage of UK fruit,” said David.