LANDPOWER Vegetable Centre has added the ASA-LIFT range of vegetable harvesters to its Australian and New Zealand stable following the completion of GRIMME’s acquisition of ASA-LIFT.

The acquisition consolidates GRIMME’s position as the world’s leading manufacturer of cultivation, planting, harvesting and handling equipment used in the potato, beet and vegetable industries.

ASA-LIFT was established outside Copenhagen in 1936, and now offers more than 150 machines across 30 different crops, including beans, beet, cabbage, carrots, celery, chives, fennel, onions, parsnip, potatoes, leeks and lettuce.

“ASA-LIFT has always enjoyed a reputation for innovation, quality, performance and after-sales service,” Landpower Vegetable Centre Product Specialist, Haydon Martin, says. “Its integration with GRIMME over the past eight years has opened up significant improvements in terms of electronic and manufacturing technologies.

“The addition of the ASA-LIFT range furthers our expertise in vegetable production and means we can now offer a complete range of cultivation, planting, harvesting and handling technology across all of the major vegetable crops grown in Australia,” Haydon says

Haydon paid tribute to Vin Rowe Farm Machinery in Warragul, which has represented the ASA-LIFT brand in Australia for the past 40 years.

“Landpower has represented GRIMME in Australia and New Zealand for the same length of time and we respect the level of commitment that Vin Rowe has made to growing the ASA-LIFT brand over the years,” he says.

All new sales inquiries will be directed to Landpower, effective immediately, although Vin Rowe will continue to provide service and parts to its existing customers until 31 March 2022.