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Final call for Rubens Ipad2 competition entries

15/Dec/2011
Final call for Rubens Ipad2 competition entries

This is the final call for entries in the Rubens competition to win an ipad2.

Rubens at the National Fruit Show - BBC coverage

20/Oct/2011
Rubens at the National Fruit Show - BBC coverage

Twice winner of Britain's tastiest apple, Rubens featured on the South East News today

Rubens Tuesday... watch out London here we come!

07/Sep/2011
Rubens Tuesday... watch out London here we come!

Rubens apples, accompanied by their growers will again be hitting the streets on London this October

English Worcesters help set a world record!

27/Aug/2011
English Worcesters help set a world record!

Norman Collett and Mid Kent Growers assisted the Chelmsford Relay for Life (Cancer Research UK) to set a new world record for apple bobbing!

 
Welcome to Norman Collett website - English Fruit Marketing

Norman Collett Limited, formed in 1977 specialises in marketing English top and stone fruit to most of the UK's major supermarkets and wholesale markets. This produce is largely grown in Kent by the Producer Organisations, Mid-Kent Growers Ltd and Farm Fresh PO, together with several independent growers. This business relationship has been built on trust and good service over many years. We offer a unique advantage to growers, assisting with all the technical requirements of supplying the major multiples - agronomy, assurance schemes, ethical trading, quality management, staff training and development all as part of our service to growers

Latest news

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  • Rubens: Make friends with Rubens on Facebook!
  • A Rubens Winner!  Michelle Sandys of Hawkhurst has won a years supply of Rubens from the Kent Life competition.  Michelle has sold some of her apples to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation
  • Rubens is a winner!   Best in show  and Tastiest apple accolades for Rubens at the 2010 National Fruit show. Congratulations to Ken Jenner whose apples won the Rubens class plus 4 other prizes and also to AR Neaves and Sons whose apple won the Tastiest award!
  • Pollination trials reap quality rewards:  The little red beehive company and Norman Collett Ltd have joined forces to investigate the role of alternative bee species in orchard pollination.  2010 trials have revealed fantastic results including increases in calcium levels, % grade one and fruit shape..
  • Win big with Rubens this year - Country Living January edition ( a weekend in 'Rubens Country'), Great British Food Magazine & Kent Life October editions (a year of Rubens apples)
   

 

 

   

  ::.  snap-shot events
 
Kent team bake one tonne apple and blackberry crumble Plums set for bumper crop What are we going to do about bee decline? What are our thoughts on the year ahead? Communication at all levels is key to success English apples and pears - changes ahead for UK growers
 
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