Elsoms Seeds, the UK’s leading independent seed business, now operating across a world-wide market, has announced a significant investment into a new Innovation Centre that will expand their research and development capabilities. Plant science, breeding better varieties, and advanced seed technologies are vital to Elsoms and to global food security. This latest investment affirms Elsoms’ commitment to R&D and strengthens their ability to deliver high-performing, resilient crop varieties.
The new Innovation Centre will substantially increase Elsoms’ R&D capacity, enhancing capabilities, accelerating future variety development, strengthening delivery and providing greater support to customers and partners. The enlarged capacity will also bring R&D teams from Elsoms Seeds, Elsoms Wheat, and Elsoms Ackermann Barley together under one roof.
The new Elsoms Innovation Centre will be located next to the Elsoms Trial Grounds, just minutes from the Spalding head office. That location is important, as visitors will have the opportunity to see how Elsoms’ scientists unlock the power of plants using the latest scientific techniques, equipment and facilities, and to view demonstration plots in the field. It will also mean future customer open days can be held on-site.
A one-year build programme, expected to start in June 2026, will create a wide range of climate-controlled growing rooms, specialised laboratories, offices and more in the new facility on Elsoms Way. There will also be further upgrades to facilities at the head office site.
David Coop, Managing Director at Elsoms Seeds said,
“Elsoms’ work in plant science is customer focused. This investment in innovation means we’ll do even more to develop, demonstrate and deliver great varieties, support food security and help our customers to grow more from less.”
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