About Us

Horticentre Limited, formerly Veg Gro Supplies Limited, was set up by the Auckland Vegetable Growers Society in 1981. Growers in the region at that time, initially began bulk buying chloropicrin, which was soon followed by technical fertilisers, in order to maintain profitability for themselves as growers. From this very basic enterprise grew Veg-Gro Supplies Limited, set up for growers, run by growers and formed to ensure growers obtained a fair deal when purchasing their horticultural supply requirements.

In March 2007 the company was rebranded Horticentre Limited.  Horticentre Limited:

• is committed to procurement from reputable suppliers.
• supplies products approved for use by NZFSA.
• conducts technical product training for all team members.
• stringently adheres to the New Zealand Standards for the Management and Handling of Agrichemicals.
• has an ongoing commitment to training ensuring team members complete Growsafe® Advanced and Agrichemical Distribution courses.
• managers and technical team complete Approved Handler's courses.
• has a unique culture that is hard to beat!

30 years on, the company still operates from its founding principles and now boasts a team of fifty two, who run nine stores in key horticultural locations, with six locations in the North Island (Horticentre) and three locations in the South Island (TasmanCrop), to position the company as the second largest horticultural merchant in New Zealand with the best service.