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Tong showcases latest equipment at Cereals 2016
Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering, is once again looking forward to exhibiting at the UK’s largest arable event, Cereals, to present its latest equipment range for 2016. Exhibiting at this year’s event on stand 258, Tong will have the latest model of its Storemaker hopper cleaner machine on stand, alongside the company’s marquee…
Read full storyOnion Sizing Line from Tong
This onion sizing and handling video shows Tong Engineering’s recent onion sizing line installation at Elveden Farms in Thetford, UK. The new equipment at Elveden Farms features a heavy duty Tong Caretaker-style in-feed hopper to transport the onions to a pre-inspection table. Onion topping equipment was also incorporated into the Tong line, manufactured by Dutch…
Read full storyPotato Sizing | 8 Ways to Reduce Damage & Maximize Value
Advancements in potato sizing equipment are allowing potato growers and packers to improve the efficiency and productivity of their potato handling facilities, as well as enjoy even gentler handling. Tong has worked with AHDB Potatoes for some time to help raise awareness on the importance of gentle potato sizing and handling, ensuring potato sizing processes bring maximum yield…
Read full storyTong presents new Storemaker at Lamma
Tong Engineering, is once again exhibiting at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, to present its latest equipment range for 2016, on stand R39. Following on from the success of the new model of its market-leading Caretaker mobile vegetable grader in 2015, Tong has added the latest technologies and features to new models of…
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Vegetable Star Dirt Eliminator
A key part of any Tong mobile or fixed vegetable grading line is a reliable dirt eliminating unit, which effectively removes soil, clod and roots…
View ProductElveden Farms
Elveden Farms needed to upgrade their onion processing line in order to increase throughput, so they looked to the UK’s most established vegetable handling equipment manufacturers, Tong, for help. Working from the Elveden Estate in Thetford, on the Norfolk/Suffolk Border, the farm extends to over 10,000 acres, making it one of the largest single farm…
Read Case StudyProducing a quality product is the key to successful potato business
Whilst potato growers have faced some of their most challenging times over the past 12 months, with potato prices under constant pressure, the packing sector has experienced a firmer hold on prices, and according to latest figures released by Farmers Weekly, in recent weeks, growers have seen an increase in potato prices overall, with the…
Read full storyTong launches new data technology at BP2015
Tong Engineering will be promoting its latest range of new potato grading and handling technologies at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate on 12th and 13th November. We are always investing in the latest new data technology. As official sponsors of the event, Tong will be present in Hall M, stand M6. Alongside a…
Read full storyAdvanced Equipment Control from Tong
As part of a continuous commitment to provide the most efficient and technically advanced handling equipment to growers and packers in the UK and worldwide, Tong Engineering has announced a host of new control features on its latest grading equipment. Tong Engineering has launched the new Auto-Touch HMI Pro-Series controls as options on all its…
Read full storyEdward Tong becomes new Managing Director for Tong
Tong Engineering has announced that Edward Tong will take over as the company’s new Managing Director. Current Managing Director Charles Tong is handing over the reigns to his son after 27 years at the helm as he takes his new role as Chairman of the company. He says; “I’m extremely proud of all we have…
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