Elsoms is the UK’s leading supplier of quality vegetable seed. We offer an impressive range of varieties from our own and our partners’ breeding programmes.
We work closely with partners Bejo Zaden and Holland Select to provide an extensive portfolio of conventional and organic vegetable varieties to the UK market. We are also Bejo’s sole distributor in the UK. All varieties have been trialled and tested in the UK, ensuring we offer the most successful seed to our customers. Our plant breeding team focus on our own portfolio of traditional British crops, such as parsnips and swede, and we have a joint breeding programme with Bejo in sprouting broccoli and Brussels sprouts.
Elsoms' Open Days are incredibly important to us as they allow us to demonstrate our innovative portfolio to the vegetable industry while also giving our customers a chance to talk to our crop specialists and breeders about how we can best support them. This helps us to learn, improve, and work even more closely with growers.
Justin Solly, Head of Vegetable Sales
Emergency Approvals For UK Growers
Bejo introduces improved coating and new colour for organic seed
Need help from the specialists?
Contact our team
Justin Solly
Vegetable Sales and Marketing Director
Chris Bettinson
Crop Manager - Alliums
David Clay
Head of UK Sales (Vegetables)
Martin Strickson
Crop Manager - Carrot and Beetroot
Lisa Tokelove
Crop Manager - Diverse
Michelle Burton
Crop Manager - Sweetcorn and Niche Crops
Ian Boase
South West England and Wales Vegetable Specialist
Matt Bean
Scotland and Northern England Vegetable Specialist
Sam Tyrrell
Parsnip Crop Manager, and Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Vegetable Specialist
Andrew Vincent
Midlands and North West England Vegetable Specialist
Emma Young
Crop Coordinator - Brassica
Karen Crosby
Crop Coordinator - Diverse, Beetroot and Carrot
Sam Poppleton
Crop Coordinator - Alliums, Legumes, Amateur Market
Melanie Ebbage
Senior Customer Service Coordinator – Export / UK Parsnips
Need help from the specialists?
Contact our team
Justin Solly
Vegetable Sales and Marketing Director
Chris Bettinson
Crop Manager - Alliums
David Clay
Head of UK Sales (Vegetables)
Martin Strickson
Crop Manager - Carrot and Beetroot
Lisa Tokelove
Crop Manager - Diverse
Michelle Burton
Crop Manager - Sweetcorn and Niche Crops
Ian Boase
South West England and Wales Vegetable Specialist
Matt Bean
Scotland and Northern England Vegetable Specialist
Sam Tyrrell
Parsnip Crop Manager, and Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Vegetable Specialist
Andrew Vincent
Midlands and North West England Vegetable Specialist
Emma Young
Crop Coordinator - Brassica
Karen Crosby
Crop Coordinator - Diverse, Beetroot and Carrot
Sam Poppleton
Crop Coordinator - Alliums, Legumes, Amateur Market
Melanie Ebbage
Senior Customer Service Coordinator – Export / UK Parsnips