AGROPET® berry support wire for Worcestershire growers

Across Worcestershire and the wider Vale of Evesham, blackcurrants and cane fruit are grown on training systems that depend on a taut, straight line year after year. A dependable berry support wire has to cope with a damp West Midlands climate, repeated spray passes and the constant re-tensioning that comes with the season. AGROPET® high-tenacity PET polyester monofilament is built precisely for that job, replacing galvanised steel wire without the corrosion that shortens a trellis line's working life.

Why AGROPET® is the right berry support wire for Worcestershire

Blackcurrant hedgerows and raspberry cordons are worked hard here. Humidity sits high through much of the growing season, morning dews are persistent, and every plant-protection or foliar-feed application leaves moisture and residue on the line. Galvanised steel responds by rusting from the cut ends and any nicked point, so the wire weakens, stains the fruiting wood and eventually fails under load. AGROPET® is a polyester monofilament that does not rust and is chemically inert against the plant-protection products used in a modern berry programme, so the same line stays sound whatever the weather throws at it.

It is also dielectric and non-conductive, a genuine advantage on exposed Worcestershire plots where an all-steel trellis can carry a charge during electrical storms. At around a fifth of the weight of steel (density 1.36 g/cm³, roughly five times lighter), long runs are quicker to pull out and easier for one person to handle across a field.

Measured properties that suit a berry trellis

AGROPET® is UV-resistant and dimensionally stable from −40 °C to +90 °C, with a melting point of 250 °C, so it holds its line through a cold Midlands winter and a warm summer alike. Elongation at break is around 16 %, and the wire is tensioned at just 1 % using turnbuckles or Gripple® fittings; it can also be knotted by hand at the post, which makes end-of-row work straightforward. The gauge is chosen to match your row spacing and crop load:

• 2.6 mm — breaking load 300 kgf
• 3 mm — breaking load 365 kgf
• 4 mm — breaking load 405 kgf
• 5 mm — breaking load 616 kgf

The monofilament is supplied in white and crystal and is recyclable at end of life, which fits well with the sustainability commitments many UK berry growers now report to their buyers.

Made in Europe, built for the long line

AGROPET® is manufactured in Europe by Textil Villa de Pego (Pego, Alicante) and is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 by Bureau Veritas, so each spool is consistent in diameter and tensile behaviour across a batch. For Worcestershire berry and blackcurrant growers weighing up a re-wire, it is a corrosion-free, lightweight alternative to galvanised steel that is designed to be worked, tensioned and re-tensioned season after season. See the full specification on our product page.

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