Handling fresh produce with care

FPG’s Services Centre at Sydney Markets is one of Australia's largest climate controlled warehousing facilities, purpose built for the receipt, handling and dispatch of fresh produce. The 10,000 square metres of space house state-of-the-art receiving docks, cool rooms, rapid cool rooms, ripening rooms and product packaging facilities – all orchestrated by our experienced logistics team and our sophisticated warehouse management system.

Keeping watch 24 hours a day

Whether it’s knowing never to store avocadoes with lychees, or the secret to keeping asparagus crisp and fresh, our expert Services staff are never in the dark. They ensure light, temperature, ethylene and humidity levels in all of our storage rooms are individually set and monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. And should these levels deviate from their pre-established range, the system automatically notifies the mobile phones of FPG staff on call. Settings in each individual room can then be changed remotely online or checked in person by technicians standing by. So our customers know their produce rests in safe hands, and that we never rest while it does.

Pre-pack facility (Brisbane)

At our Brisbane pre-pack facility, we pack potatoes, pumpkins, onions and other bulk items on request into bags, crates or cartons. Our operation isn’t weighed down by its popularity, and easily produces consistent, quality-assured units from 1 to 20 kg, at a rate of up to 20 tons an hour. We also offer wholesale customers a wide choice of bags, including hessian, poly, net and freshnet (combination of poly and net). We can even provide a recipe for retail success, with heat sealed net packages up to 3 kg, complete with a carry handle and product recipe or customer advertising attached.

Service Offering

Our Infrastructure

• Offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Mildura, Singapore
• Head office and major Distribution/Service Centre is based at Sydney Markets
• Distribution Centre is a 10,000 m2 climate controlled warehousing facility, purpose built for the receipt, handling and dispatch of fresh produce.
• DC undertakes work on behalf of both FPG and a variety of other clients, depending on their individual requirements.
• DC services FPG’s NSW based customers. In other states, FPG uses the services of number of independently operated warehouse facilities.
• Temperature, ethylene and humidity levels within the Distribution Centre are monitored 7 days a week 24 hrs a day, 365 days/year.
• In the event that any of the cool room settings deviate from their pre-established range, the system will automatically send SMS text messages to the mobile phones of nominated FPG staff.
• Settings within individual cool rooms can be adjusted remotely via the internet as required.
• All data monitored by the system can be downloaded for Quality Control purposes.

Services provided include:

• Receipt, unloading, and dispatch
• Cold Storage
• Market deliveries
• Rapid Cooling (e.g. Asparagus)
• Product Ripening (e.g. Avocados. Kiwifruit, Mangos)