Robert Lowson

HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Eurodrip SA provides drip irrigation solutions. The offers driplines, drippers, hoses and fittings, filters, tanks, pumps, and automation systems and related products. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Maroussi, Greece.

Dairy Crest Ltd. produces and markets dairy products through its portfolio of brands. It provides cheese, butter and spreads, and functional ingredients. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Surbiton, the United Kingdom.

Advanta BV produces and markets seeds and other crop products. The firm specializes in seed breeding, production and marketing of seeds. Its core activities are plant breeding of the major agricultural field crops and amenity grasses. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Kapelle, the Netherlands.

Paine Schwartz Partners LLC (Paine Schwartz Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Dexter Paine, Kevin Michael Schwartz and Mitchell S. Presser. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Oxitec Ltd. develops solutions for controlling harmful insect pests. It provides biological and development research services in controlling insects that spread diseases and damage crops. Its products include Diamond back moth, Pink bollworm, Medfl,y Mexfly, and Olive fly. The company was founded by Luke Alphey on August 15, 2002 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Spearhead International Ltd. operates farms including wheat, barley and other grains, oil seed rape, corn, sugar beet, milk, beef, potatoes, onions and fruits. It also ferments and distills grains for producing alcohol, as well as for other food, pharmaceutical and industrial applications. The firm serves supermarkets, food processors and manufacturers in Europe. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Newmarket, the United Kingdom.

John Innes Centre Ltd. provides research services in plant science and microbiology. It carries out fundamental research to train scientists and make their findings available to society. The scientific research at the center makes use of a range of disciplines in the biological and chemical sciences, including cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, computational and mathematical biology. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.

A.H. Worth & Co. Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in the production and distribution of vegetables. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Spalding, the United Kingdom.

The National Farmers Union Trust Co. Ltd. provides trust services for the British National Farmers Union company. The private company is based in Stoneleigh, UK and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. Terry Jones has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Archimica Cooperatief UA was engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. It offered development and commercialization of pharmaceutical intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and other controlled substances. The company was headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands.

Part of John Innes Centre Ltd., John Innes Foundation is a charity founded in 1910 and based in Norwich, UK. The foundation is dedicated to advancing plant science, horticulture, and related subjects. The British company provides substantial support to the rotation PhD programme at the John Innes Centre and the Sainsbury Laboratory, which is renowned for its academic excellence and groundbreaking research attracting elite candidates from around the world. The company achieves this by supporting scientific research, education, training, and public engagement, as well as maintaining and exploiting a unique historical collection of books and other documents. The foundation's mission is to advance the acquisition and application of knowledge about plants and microbes for societal, environmental, and commercial benefit.

Part of UPL Ltd., Advanta Seeds UK Ltd. wholesales animal feeds. The company is based in Sleaford, UK.

Seaweed Solutions AS is a Norwegian company that aims to utilize seaweed as a sustainable biomass. The company is based in Norway and has subsidiaries in Denmark and Norway. The company focuses on radical thinking and new technologies to produce, process, and use seaweed. The company has made extensive innovations and demonstrated that seaweed cultivation is commercially feasible in European waters. The company is one of Europe's largest seaweed farmers with experience in seaweed farming dating back to 1978. The company was founded in 2009 by Pal Bakken, and Ole Christian Norvik has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

P.D. Hook (Group) Ltd. is a British poultry company founded in 2004. The private company is based in Bampton, UK and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. P.D. Hook specializes in poultry production, including Organic, Free Range, Freedom Foods, Oakham, and Red Tractor. The company has a wealth of experience and industry knowledge, with its origins dating back to the 1950s through its subsidiary, Hook (Hatcheries) Limited.

Scanbio Marine Group AS engages in the production of animal feed ingredients from fish by-products. It offers fish oil and fishmeal from preserved by-products (silage) and fresh raw materials. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

Founded in 1997, Scanbio Scotland Ltd. is a part of Scanbio Marine Group AS and engages in the recovery of sorted materials. The company is based in Midlothian, UK.

Smith & Williamson LLP provides accounting and auditing services. The company was founded on November 9, 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

P & P Spearhead UK Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding private company founded in 2015. The company is based in London, UK and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom.

Farm Africa Ltd. is a charity organization that helps African farmers increase their income in an environmentally sustainable way. The British company was founded in 1985 by Martin Wood, David Campbell. Mike Saxton has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2016.

Lawes Agricultural Trust was founded in 2014 and is based in Harpenden, UK. The British company provides agricultural science for farmers.

David Buckeridge Investigations Ltd. is a management consultancy firm founded in 2006. The British company provides consultancy services to its clients.

Part of The National Institute of Agricultural Botany, NIAB Trading Ltd. is a British company that engages in growing cereals and crops, as well as crop trial activities. The company is based in Cambridge, UK and was founded in 2010.