News : bpiagri

The farming industry’s ability to dispose of its polythene waste in a greener way is set to receive a welcome boost thanks to bpi.recycled products. The business - which already ranks as Europe’s largest polythene recycler recycling some 70,000 tonnes of material per annum – has just commissioned a brand new, state-of-the-art agricultural waste wash plant at its Rhymney factory in South Wales.

Waste farm plastic...

Michael Evans, a second generation hill farmer of Newtown, Powys is celebrating after scooping the first prize in a competition staged by used farm plastic collectors, Birch Farm Plastics.

Birch ran the prize draw at a number of regional agricultural shows throughout the summer to mark the silver anniversary of the manufacture of balewrap by bpi.agri. Marilyn and Peter Birch started the family business some 22...

bpi.agri, leading manufacturer of silage stretchfilm and clamp sheeting, has revealed the winner of its Grassland & Muck Prize Draw for a free pallet of Silotite balewrap. The lucky winner is agricultural contractor Pete Thomas of RP Woodford Contracting in Rugby, Warwickshire.  Pete, who wraps as many as 5,000 silage bales per year for local farmers, was ecstatic with his prize which was delivered to him earlier...

APRIL 2011
McHale, leading manufacturer of high output balewrappers has teamed up with Mole Valley Farmers,  D&I Bridgman & Son and bpi.agri to host a series of  Demonstration Evenings across the region in April.  At each event, the recently launched McHale 991 High Speed balewrapper will be showcased followed by a balewrapping advice clinic.

In addition to giving farmers and contractors the opportunity to...

MARCH 2011

25 YEARS ON, BPI.AGRI LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
This year’s Grassland & Muck Show looks set to be an especially momentous one for bpi.agri, leading manufacturer of silage films.  2011 sees the British manufacturer celebrate 25 years of balewrap production and at this year’s event it will showcase the products taking it into the next quarter of a century including a whole new wrapping technique known as...

March 2011

BPI.AGRI ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NSA WELSH SHEEP 2011
Leading manufacturer of balewrap and clamp sheets, bpi.agri is once again attending NSA Welsh Sheep. Held on 18th May at Maesllwyni & Maesterran, Powys and organised by the National Sheep Association, this annual, one day technical event aims to showcase the latest developments from within the sheep farming industry.

For its part, bpi.agri –...

February 2011

BPI receives top award for a top sheet
bpi.agri, a division of Greenock based British Polythene Industries PLC, was announced as the winner of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Award for Manufacturing at a glittering Awards Ceremony in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London last Tuesday night (15 February).  The Award was made for the business’ campaign to promote the benefits of Visqueen Clingseal, a...

February 2011

 

Visqueen Clingseal - Top award for a top sheet
Leominster based bpi.agri was announced as the winner of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Award for Manufacturing at a glittering Awards Ceremony in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on Tuesday night.  The Award was made for the business’ campaign to promote the benefits of Visqueen Clingseal, a flexible, low permeability agricultural film which...

February 2011

 

Visqueen Clingseal - Top award for a top sheet
bpi.agri, manufacturer of high quality silage films, was announced as the winner of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Award for Manufacturing at a glittering Awards Ceremony in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on Tuesday night.  The Award was made for the business’ campaign to promote the benefits of Visqueen Clingseal, a flexible, low...