I wanted to personally thank you and the entire Grotech team for going above and beyond during your annual shutdown to deliver our order with incredible speed and quality.
A Note From Our Chairman –
The Value of Confidentiality
At Grotech, we take client confidentiality seriously.
We mix and pack our customers’ formulations — but we don’t make anything of our own. That means we’re not competing with our clients, and we stay fully focused on protecting their intellectual property.
Our approach is straightforward: your brand becomes our mission. We work in support of your values and your reputation, because our job is to help you succeed. That means your customers matter to us just as much as they matter to you. But confidentiality brings its own challenges.
Most of our clients don’t want it known that they use a contract manufacturer — so we can’t show off logos, shout about the work we’ve done, or even name the people we do it for. Testimonials have to stay anonymous. Case studies too.
To give new clients a feel for how we work, we share carefully written examples of the kinds of challenges we’ve tackled — always anonymously, and always with our clients’ privacy in mind.
What we can say is that we work with some major international brands. We’ve helped them bring new products to market, fix supply chain problems, navigate regulatory headaches, and pack and ship around the world — all while keeping their brand values intact.
Don’t believe us? Come and see for yourself!
We won’t show you someone else’s business, but we’ll talk through the kind of problems we’ve solved, and how we’d approach yours.
Let’s have that conversation — about your challenges, your values, and what we can do to help.
Martin Usher
Chairman
What We Do
Grotech Production Ltd are contract manufacturers and packers of liquid, powder and granular chemical products to the agrochemical, horticultural and general chemical sectors. We work with major multi-nationals plus smaller independent firms, providing facilities, expertise, focused support plus project management as required.
With some 40+ years’ experience to our name, we provide a bespoke confidential service to meet your manufacturing, packing & filling and product development needs. This can include –
Manufacturing & Processing
capability for liquids, powders and granules.
Filling & Packing
into a wide range of packaging variants ranging from 50g/50ml to 1,000kg/1,000L and bulk containers.
Repack Service
for liquid, powder or granular chemicals including recovering damaged stock.
Product Formulation & Development
technical expertise and facilities to develop and trial new products from scratch or improve existing formulations.
Delivery
to where you want, when you want it, via a range of options from courier to next day pallet delivery in the UK or export shipping containers.
How We Work
Quality management accredited to ISO9001:2015, we provide a bespoke, flexible, confidential service and work in close partnership with you, becoming a crucial and trusted part of your supply chain. If you want a manufacturing partner that can –
- Take on a product development project to an agreed and budgeted brief.
- Advise upon and source materials and packaging to meet specific performance.
- Use its experience and expertise to solve product performance issues.
- Carry out exploratory blending and packing trials.
We can help!
Company History
Founded in 1977 as Protech Formulations Ltd, Grotech Production Ltd was established in 2002 to further develop Protech’s business as a specialist formulator and packer to the agrochemical industry.
In 1980 Protech Formulations moved to Goole, East Yorkshire, where it operated from a 10,000 sq. ft. factory, with additional warehousing space nearby. In 2005 Grotech Production constructed a purpose-built 12,000 sq ft factory at Britannia Road, Goole whilst retaining the original Larsen Road premises as a warehouse.
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Jun 2024
Grotech Production boosts packing line efficiency with addition of new labeller
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Jun 2024
ISO tank recirculation and discharge facilities added
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Mar 2024
Grotech Production invests in capacity expansion with addition of new bulk liquid storage facilities
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2023
Additional bespoke powder mixing and packing line commissioned
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2022
Grotech Production expands production capabilities with addition of aqueous paint blending facility
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2020
Grotech Production efficiency investment with addition of new palletiser
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2019
Grotech Production invests in health and safety with addition of palamatic sack lifter
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2016
Grotech Production becomes the first contract manufacturer in its sector to gain Soil Association accreditation
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2015
Grotech Production expands to 30 employees with dedicated sales team, production and lab staff
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2014
Grotech Production expands with new dedicated warehouse
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2013
Grotech Production brings analysis in house with NIR spectrometer
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2005
New dedicated factory built
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2003
Protech Formulations becomes Grotech Production Ltd
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2002
Protech Formulations purchased by Martin Usher
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2000
Protech Formulations becomes exclusive manufacturer for established brand Maxicrop
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1980
Protech Formulations occupies 1,000 square metres for its operations
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1977
Founding of Protech Formulations Ltd
