Echodale Pear Orchard – Motueka Valley
Protecting premium fruit for local markets
At a Glance
Location:
Motueka Valley, Tasman
Crop:
Pears
Challenge:
Protect high-quality local market fruit
Solution:
Super Spindel with V System hail protection
Key components:
Plant support structure, integrated hail protection
The challenge
Echodale approached Hortivate to provide a sustainable orchard structure solution for their new development in the Motueka Valley. Through three generations of growing, they’ve built a strong reputation for premium-quality fruit in local markets. Protecting this quality was critical to their continued success.
Looking to maximise efficiency while maintaining its high standards, Echodale chose to install the structure themselves. This approach required a technically superior and practical system to implement.
The solution
Working closely with Echodale’s team, we delivered a solution that balanced protection needs with installation practicality:
- Smooth installation with complete documentation and support
- Sustainable structure materials
- Integrated protection system
- Future expansion capability
The structure incorporates:
- Premium concrete post system
- Simple and easy long-term maintenance
- Efficient installation design
- Complete protection integration
The results
- Quality fruit protection achieved
- Successful self-installation completed
- Workforce skills enhanced
- Cost-effective implementation
- Long-term sustainability secured
- Enhanced operational efficiency
“The concrete structure that Hortivate supplied us is not only easy to install, the quality of the product was perfect, and it came all at the right time, on time. What was really important about using Hortivate’s structure was that it was sustainable, environmentally friendly, and has proven engineering backing behind it. Bottom line – It’s easy to install, it’s easy to use, and it’s actually really efficient.”
- Justin Wehner, Orchard Manager, Echodale
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