Compac and Sienz announce partnership for the supply of produce grading solutions in Australia and New Zealand

Under the agreement, Compac, part of TOMRA FOOD, will provide integrated postharvest solutions, complementing its core sorting and world leading inspection systems with Sienz infeed systems, materials handling, and selected packing equipment. The agreement formalizes an existing relationship in Australia for citrus, avocado and tropical fruit solutions, and extends those same products to New Zealand, where it also includes kiwifruit solutions. Sienz will be the preferred partner in the supply of peripheral solutions equipment, which Compac will offer as part of an integrated solution. Compac will continue to deliver full sales, project management and service support. The horticultural sector is experiencing continued growth. This growth is driven by increased export demand, improved varieties, favorable market access, and the demand for safe, quality produce. As a result, packers need innovative packing solutions that meet these requirements while embracing automation in their operation in order to mitigate the risk of labor shortages in production cycles. This partnership provides a unified go-to-market strategy across Australia and New Zealand in order to meet the evolving market requirements and develop the market’s opportunities. To support this, Sienz will establish project management and solutions teams based in the region - led by industry veteran Craig Hart, who joined the Sienz team in October. These teams will work with Compac to support current and new business opportunities. Ken Moynihan, CEO for Compac stated: “This agreement is part of our strategy to establish ‘Best-of-Breed’ partnerships in order to offer our customers clearly defined, integrated packing solutions that leverage the very best of what is available globally for each part of the packing process. With this strategy we aim to lead innovation in all packhouse functions by relying on focused product development from the best specialists within our team and our global partners.” Sienz Director, David Buys stated: “We see great potential in this market, and believe that this partnership provides customers with the best solutions and service in the region through integrating products based on world-leading technologies and offering the best expertise in the industry.” About Compac & TOMRA & SienzCompac provides integrated postharvest solutions and services to the global fresh produce industry using the world’s most advanced grading technology. Combining industry leading solutions with award-winning grading platforms like Spectrim, the company’s mission is to enable its customers to improve returns, gain operational efficiencies, and ensure a safe food supply via smart, usable technologies. To achieve this, Compac operates centers of excellence, regional offices and manufacturing locations within the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia. For further information about Compac, please see www.compacsort.com. Compac is member of the TOMRA Group that was founded on innovation in 1972 that began with design, manufacture and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. Today TOMRA provides technology-led solutions that enable the circular economy with advanced collection and sorting systems that optimize resource recovery and minimize waste in the food, recycling and mining industries. TOMRA has ~100,000 installations in over 80 markets worldwide and had total revenues of ~8.6 billion NOK in 2018. The Group employs ~4,000 globally and is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: TOM). For further information about TOMRA, please see www.tomra.com SIENZ was established by the founders of Compac and evolved from the former companies Compac Latin America and Compac Europe Solutions. Sienz is the exclusive distributor and integrator of Compac sorters in produce packing facilities in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, France, Middle East and North Africa. Peripheral equipment designed and manufactured in Spain and Latin America is supplied to a range of global markets including Australia and New Zealand now in collaboration with Compac. For further information about Sienz please see www.sienz.com/en/home/