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Pioneering £2.8 million import project was designed in Spalding




A pioneering £2.8 million project to help make fresh produce imports easier uses an innovation designed in Spalding.

The ‘Trusted Bytes’ project uses cutting edge digital technology to help businesses cut red tape and get their goods into the country quicker.

It uses a new invention from Contained Technologies known as BlueRing software and a bespoke ‘Octosense’ device - which were designed and developed by a team from Fesa UK in Clay Lake - MD Justin Szymborski, his brother Alex Szymborski and their colleague Steve Spikings.

New technology aims to make life easier for firms importing fresh produce. (46331112)
New technology aims to make life easier for firms importing fresh produce. (46331112)

Angie Stuart, of ukFPN Lincolnshire, said: “There is nothing quite like it on the market. We’re really excited - this is a solution to the border problems, it’s designed by importers for importers. And it’s all happening in Spalding!”

Freshlinc is currently trialling the Octosense device, while Spalding’s Davis Worldwide is using the BlueRing technology to track vehicles and paperwork.

The project can help businesses with issues such as reliable ‘proof of food provenance’, a digitised border transfer process and the safe and secure sharing of data along the supply chain. It’s designed to link with computer systems to streamline operations.

Professor Simon Pearson, director of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology at the University of Lincoln, commented: “Given the changes to UK terms of trade post Brexit, this project is extremely timely. We hope to provide technology to help the flow of the fresh produce trade but also lead innovation to establish the trusted sharing of data in complex supply chains.”

The HMRC-backed scheme is funded by the Government-backed Innovate UK body - and is the work of a consortium led by Produce Logistics.

As well as the university, Contained Technologies, Fesa, Freshlinc and Davis Worldwide the project’s consortium also includes key players such as Worldwide Fruit, Hain Daniels, the British Standards Institution and Excelerate Technologies.

Alex Szymborski said: “This is a great team, with an abundance of skills from technology and industry, bringing together the very best of Britain.”



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