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Some background information on our main sponsor - HL Hall & Sons.
The sceptics said you could not successfully run a commercial farming operation in the hostile low lands (Lowveld) back in 1890. But Mr Hall had other ideas, and his mixed agriculture business went from strength to strength.
During the 1940s Halls became well known for offering the first mail order delivery service of fresh produce to households across South Africa. In the 1950s Halls was recognised as the largest producer of citrus in the Commonwealth. By the early 1960s, Halls owned more than 40,000 ha of agricultural land, and diversified its products and services, adding timber, tobacco, fruit processing, honey, a feedlot, an abattoir, game farming, and irrigation engineering to its fruit and vegetable core offerings.
The 1980s saw a change in focus for the company as avocados
replaced citrus as Halls' main export crop and the foundations were laid
to make full use of the property opportunities available to the company
as a significant landowner.
Today our highly focused farming, fresh produce packing and
marketing operations remain a core component of the Halls
business, which has diversified into property development
and new investments.
Halls' pioneering and enduring spirit is evident in a family
business that has not simply survived, but has flourished
for more than 120 years.
HL Hall & Sons started out as a farming business more than 120 years ago. Farming has been - and we believe will be into the future - core to the Halls business.
Halls' farming operations have, however, become more focused and specialised in recent years. The disposal of 6 000 hectares of prime commercial farmland as part of a 2003 land reform deal and the strong demand for Halls land outside Nelspruit for commercial property development has meant that the company has had to explore new and innovative ways of growing our farm operations.
Our major products include:
Avocados
Halls is one of the world's leading producers and marketers of avocados, and the first avocado operation in the world to achieve an ISO9000 Universal Quality accreditation.
Litchis
The first litchis were planted at Halls in 1926, and today our fruit
is marketed across the globe. The most successful commercial
cultivar in South Africa was developed by Halls and bears the name
"HLH Mauritius".
Pecans
Most of the Christmas in-shell pecans sold by major UK
retailers originate from Halls.
Halls' farming operations have, however, become more focused and specialised in recent years. The disposal of 6 000 hectares of prime commercial farmland as part of a 2003 land reform deal and the strong demand for Halls land outside Nelspruit for commercial property development has meant that the company has had to explore new and innovative ways of growing our farm operations.
Our major products include:
Avocados
Halls is one of the world's leading producers and marketers of avocados, and the first avocado operation in the world to achieve an ISO9000 Universal Quality accreditation.
Litchis
The first litchis were planted at Halls in 1926, and today our fruit
is marketed across the globe. The most successful commercial
cultivar in South Africa was developed by Halls and bears the name
"HLH Mauritius".
Pecans
Most of the Christmas in-shell pecans sold by major UK
retailers originate from Halls.
Info courtesy of http://www.halls.co.za
