FLEET HORTICULTURE LAUNCH EVENT
16–17 September 2025 | Bouncefruit Cherry Orchard, Meeanee, Napier
Fleet Horticulture is proud to invite you to an exclusive, hands-on launch event showcasing two of our most innovative new products: Fleet Reflect+ and ECO:Repel. This is your chance to see these solutions in action, speak directly with our team, and connect with other horticulture professionals—all in a beautiful orchard setting.
What Are We Launching?
Fleet Reflect+
A reflective orchard paint designed to enhance colour development in fruit. Easy to apply using a spray boom, Reflect+ allows one person to cover large areas quickly and efficiently—helping you achieve more consistent colouring, reduce picking cycles, and improve overall fruit quality.
ECO:Repel
A sustainable alternative to traditional plastic tree guards, ECO:Repel is a biodegradable paint-based pest deterrent applied by hand to the base of young trees. Designed for use in both orchard and native planting environments, ECO:Repel helps protect young plants from damage without harming the environment.
Event Format
To make it easy for you to attend, we’re running morning and afternoon sessions daily from 16–17 September. These sessions are free to attend but require registration.
Each session includes:
Live demonstrations of both products
Q&A with the Fleet Horticulture team
Showcases from invited industry exhibitors
Opportunities to network with growers, suppliers, and key decision-makers
Sessions will be kept small to ensure meaningful conversations and hands-on experiences.
Location
Bouncefruit Cherry Orchard
Meeanee, Napier, Hawke’s Bay
Hosted outdoors in a working orchard setting—please bring suitable footwear.
Why Attend
See cutting-edge sustainable products in action
Learn how to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and get better results in your orchard or planting operation
Network with leading suppliers and decision-makers in the horticulture industry
Enjoy an engaging, informative experience in a beautiful setting
Bounce Fruit Limited is a proudly family-owned orchard and fruit-packing business based in the heart of Hawke’s Bay, just outside Waipukurau. With rows of fruit trees soaking up the sunshine and a deep-rooted commitment to sustainability, Bounce Fruit is all about growing premium-quality produce and packing it with care. Whether it’s apples, pears, or other fresh delights, everything that comes from Bounce is nurtured with pride and a whole lot of love for the land.
At the helm is Graeme Hodges, a seasoned horticulturalist and the driving force behind the business. With years of hands-on experience and a deep knowledge of the fruit industry, Graeme brings practical know-how, a forward-thinking mindset, and a strong sense of integrity to everything he does. He’s passionate about doing things right—from orchard to packhouse—and about building long-lasting relationships with growers, iwi partners, customers, and the wider horticultural community.
Graeme’s vision goes beyond just growing great fruit. He’s a proud supporter of future growers, regularly championing youth-focused horticulture initiatives and helping to guide the next generation into meaningful careers in the industry. Through strong partnerships with local Māori organisations, including the Hineuru Iwi Trust, Graeme is also dedicated to creating opportunities that respect cultural values while delivering real, sustainable business outcomes.
Supporting that vision is Simone Bruwer, whose strengths lie in plant physiology, technical data analysis, administration, and business analysis. Where Graeme brings the on-the-ground experience and industry leadership, Simone brings the brains behind the scenes—digging into the data, making sense of the numbers, and keeping the operation running smoothly and smartly. Together, they form a powerhouse team that balances hands-in-the-soil practicality with sharp-eyed strategy and innovation.
Fleet Horticulture are excited to be partnering with Bouncefruit to bring this launch day to life on their Cherry Orchard in Meeanee, Napier. Together, they are looking forward to showcasing innovation and sustainable practices that benefit growers and communities alike.
Whether you’re after top-grade fruit or looking to partner with a grower who genuinely cares about people, place, and progress, Bounce Fruit is a name you can trust. Rooted in Hawke’s Bay soil and backed by genuine passion and purpose, this is fruit growing done right—with quality, community, and a bit of fun along the way.
MEET THE EXHIBITORS
Metalform is a New Zealand-based engineering and manufacturing company known for its innovative design and precision fabrication. With a strong focus on quality and performance, Metalform specializes in producing advanced machinery and components across sectors such as agriculture, defense, and automation. Their in-house capabilities include everything from concept design to full-scale production, making them a trusted partner for custom-built solutions both locally and internationally.
Croptide is a New Zealand agritech startup revolutionising precision farming.
Built to work where growers do, whether in the field, from a vehicle, or on the move, Croptide’s streamlined solution delivers real-time plant health and block-specific data directly to the grower. At the core are Rosetta sensors: embedded in the plant trunk, they continuously measure stress and translate live plant signals. This data is delivered hands-free via Alora, the world’s first true voice interface for plants and a trusted co-pilot for modern growing.
Backed by nine seasons of field data, Croptide gives plants a voice and growers the visibility they need to make timely, informed decisions.
Vertical Spraying Solutions is a Hawke’s Bay–based company in Hastings, New Zealand, specializing in orchard and vineyard spraying solutions. With over 40 years of experience, the team offers sales, servicing, calibration, and repairs for high-performance sprayer machinery—especially vertical tower nozzle systems tailored for modern 2‑D and V‑trellis layouts. As official dealers for leading brands like Netherlands-built HSS sprayers, Freilauber vineyard equipment, and Fischer mowers, they focus on delivering efficient, low-drift spraying with minimal downtime and expert support
Landquip is a family-owned, Hawke’s Bay based manufacturer (established 1995) that designs and builds high-quality rural equipment for sheep handling, horticulture, viticulture, and dairy farming. Their product range includes portable and permanent Portayards and Permayards for sheep, aluminium orchard ladders, pruning sweeps, grape gondolas, tractor‑mounted forklifts, mowers, and the innovative LaneRotr R1 laneway maintenance machine. Engineered locally and exported globally, Landquip combines practical farming insight with smart engineering to improve efficiency and safety for growers and farmers worldwide
Agri Automation is a forward-thinking New Zealand-based company dedicated to streamlining and modernising the agricultural sector through innovative automation solutions. Specialising in cutting-edge technology tailored for farms, orchards, and agribusiness operations, Agri Automation helps growers increase efficiency, reduce labour costs, and make smarter, data-driven decisions. With a strong focus on reliability, performance, and customer support, Agri Automation is proud to partner with producers across the country to bring the future of farming to life—today.
Galaxy Group is a family-owned business with roots in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. From beginnings in sheep, beef, and process cropping in the 1970s, they’ve always been driven by a passion for innovation—introducing New Zealand’s first grape harvester and developing the country’s first conveyor belt system for squash harvesting.
Today, their focus is on horticulture, where they specialise in orchard platforms. Since bringing in the first Tecnofruit system in 2017, they’ve expanded their range to deliver the best platform solutions for growers across New Zealand and Australia. Our mission is simple: provide the right technology to make orchard operations more efficient and profitable, backed by exceptional service and support.