Pomona Surveying

An independent survey when a container is claimed.

I attend at the port or cold store, inspect the fruit and send you my own written report within 48 hours.

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48 hoursfrom attendance to written report

Fixed feeper container, agreed in writing first

One surveyorthe same person on every job

Across the UKports, cold stores and distribution centres

What you get

Samples drawn from each pallet, with defects counted by category and pulp temperature taken for every box.
A photographic record of the load as I found it.
A written finding on the likely cause and which party it points to.
Answers to your questions. Tell me what the receiver is claiming and what you want checked, from box brand to lot codes, and I build the report around it.

When fruit lands in the UK, the receiver's intake report is often the only record. A second report, taken at the same time to the same standard, puts evidence behind a price negotiation or a claim.

How an instruction works

Tell me what is arrivingContainer number, port or cold store, receiver, and what you need checked.
Agree scope and feeA fixed fee per container, confirmed in writing before I attend.
I attend and surveySampling, defect counts, temperatures and photographs.
You receive the reportWithin 48 hours, with a summary on the day if a decision cannot wait.

Who does the survey

I carry out every survey myself. You get the same surveyor each time, not whoever a larger firm sends.

The report says what I found, whether or not it helps the party paying the fee.

I am Giorgio Mannina, based in Cheltenham, and I attend at ports, cold stores and distribution centres across the UK. I survey all fresh fruit and produce.

If a container is claimed, send me the details.

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