Bagged pet food and animal feed stacked on a pallet

23 July 2026 | Granta Automation Ltd

Bag Palletising for Pet and Bird Food at HG Gladwell & Sons

HG Gladwell & Sons, a Suffolk-based manufacturer and distributor of wild bird food, cage bird food, poultry feed and pet foods, worked with Granta Automation to introduce bag palletising and was packing and stacking bags within days of installation.

HG Gladwell & Sons, based in Copdock, Suffolk, manufactures and distributes wild bird food, cage bird food, poultry feed and pet foods across East Anglia. Bagged products like these are physically demanding to stack by hand, particularly at volume, making the business a strong candidate for automated bag palletising.

Granta Automation installed a bag palletising system at the site, with Managing Director Simon Gladwell noting how quickly the installation progressed - with the system installed on the first day and the team packing and stacking bags on pallets by day four.

For a business handling a wide range of bagged products across different weights and pack sizes, a fast, low-disruption installation was an important factor in choosing an automation partner, alongside the system's ability to handle the physical demands of bagged goods reliably.

Bag palletising is particularly well suited to agricultural, pet food and animal feed producers handling heavy, awkward bagged products at volume. Granta Automation designs bag palletising systems for manufacturers across the UK. Visit our website and contact us today.

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