OUR HISTORY

‘‘The deal was signed over a six penny stamp’’

Thank you for visiting Hammond Produce, a 4th Generation Family Farming business, specialising in the vegetable production and sales across the whole of the UK.

25th March 1900 Thomas Hammond started his farming business after borrowing £400 to buy the operation in Arnold from his retiring employer. The deal was signed over a six penny stamp.

1940 Thomas, with his two sons Tom and Jack, moved to New Farm in Redhill. The farm, built in 1863, was one of 13 farms on the Bestwood Estate belonging to the Duke of St Albans.

1962 Bill and David Hammond, the 3rd generation of the family, took the business forward dramatically with a significant increase in mechanisation and land base. A range of vegetable and salad crops were developed to meet the requirements of the family stand in the Nottingham Wholesale Market. The demise of this system in the late 1980s led to a complete change in direction and customer base.

1999 Hammond Produce Ltd was incorporated to focus on developing a wider supply base for our crops, innovating new ideas and products, and delivering great quality fresh produce to our customers.  15 years on, we have grown our business supplying fresh food to multiple retailers, meal manufacturers, food service providers and bespoke local outlets. 

Today The Hammond farming business is now run by the 4th generation of the family, Jon and Andy Hammond. Our BRC AA grade accredited, 35,000 sq ft packing facility incorporates carrot & parsnip washing, trimming and polishing alongside rhubarb and cabbage packing; complimenting this, we have a bespoke peel and prep operation specialising in premium cuts and grades of our core vegetable products.  Our cabbage harvesting operation is centred around field-based, mobile packing machinery allowing us to pack from the field.

The Hammond business offers a vertically integrated supply model from field to peeled across a range of produce which is unrivalled in the UK.