• APPMA members made a strong showing at Hort Connections. [Images courtesy of A & D Weighing, Proseal, Rhima, Matthews Australasia]
    APPMA members made a strong showing at Hort Connections. [Images courtesy of A & D Weighing, Proseal, Rhima, Matthews Australasia]
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The recent Hort Connections Conference & Exhibition in Brisbane saw the Australian Processing & Packaging Machinery Association in attendance to support its participating members.

In addition to providing direct member services and events, APPMA is committed to developing relationships with other industry associations and service providers with the aim of further promoting and enhancing members’ business interests and the wider industry.

So says APPMA CEO Michael Moran, citing the recent Hort Connections Conference and Exhibition run by AUSVEG in Brisbane as a case in point.

“HORT Connections showcased the latest research, technologies, and innovations in horticulture, with a number of APPMA member companies exhibiting. It was great to meet up again with the AUSVEG team while also supporting our members,” he said.

APPMA members exhibiting included Case Packaging Systems, A&D Australasia, Multivac, Matthews Australasia, Omni, Opal, Propak Industries, Proseal, Result Group, Rhima, Summit Machinery, Tomra, Ulma, and Visy.

“Key themes through the conference and on display included the changing retail landscape, food safety, supply chain improvements and innovation and sustainability within horticulture,” Moran said, adding his congratulations to the AUSVEG the organisers for “putting on a great show which was very well attended”.

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