Horticentre - An era spanning 30 years of Service to Horticulture

This year, Horticentre, formerly Veg-Gro Supplies Limited, turns 30.

The history of the Horticentre Group begins with formation of Veg -Gro Supplies Limited being founded by the Auckland Vegetable Growers Society in 1981. It was set up for growers, run by growers to ensure growers obtained a fair deal when purchasing their horticultural supply requirements.

In 2006 the company was rebranded Horticentre Limited, and to accommodate growth and expansion into the South Island, Tasman Crop Protection was acquired.

30 years on the Horticentre Group (being Horticentre and TasmanCrop) continue to bring together world-class products provided by a team with specialist technical knowledge. The product and service input offerings cover a wide range of horticultural crops, including; Vegetables (broad acre and greenhouse), Top Fruit (pip fruit, stone fruit, subtropicals), Vines and Berries (grapes, kiwifruit, strawberries and other berry crops), Ornamentals (outdoor, greenhouse and nursery) and Turf  sports and recreational).

The Horticentre Group has been a long time supporter of the horticultural industry when it comes to training, education, research and advancement of people within the industry. This comes about from the support growers give to the Horticentre Group for the work that the two Companies do for and within the horticultural industry.

Today the Horticentre Group has stores in key horticultural locations within New Zealand - six Horticentre stores in the North Island (Whangarei, Massey, Drury, Pukekohe, Tauranga and Hawke's Bay) and three TasmanCrop stores in the South Island (Nelson, Blenheim and Motueka).