Get the most out of your orchard with our monitoring and testing services

What we do

Verified Lab Services (VLS) is an independent laboratory that is based in the largest kiwifruit-producing areas of New Zealand; Te Puke and Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty and Kerikeri in Northland.

VLS provides independent laboratory services including maturity clearance testing, ethylene testing and pest monitoring services to the kiwifruit, kiwiberry, avocado, citrus and berry industries.

VLS operates on behalf of Zespri during the kiwifruit season to collect and sample kiwifruit to provide 'clearance to pick' the fruit.

Services

Pest Monitoring

Achieve local and export market conditions with timely and accurate results, that enable you to make precise decisions in the management of your orchard.

Maturity Testing

Plan for the future with a line up maturity test. VLS provides accurate, fast and cost-efficient testing across a range of market fruit including kiwifruit, KiwiBerry, citrus, and avocado.

Ethylene Testing

Our ethylene testing service monitors your coolstore and allows you to best manage ethylene accumulation so you can prioritise loadouts to minimise fruit loss.

Work with us

We are currently recruiting for seasonal positions from Northland, throughout the Coromandel, right across the Bay of Plenty, to Opotiki and down the East Coast.

Work will begin in January and onsite training will be provided.

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A day in the life of a Field Technician

Our Field Technicians spend their days outside in beautiful orchards collecting samples that they then bring back to our testing laboratories to be processed.

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A day in the life of a Laboratory Supervisor

Our Lab Supervisors train our Lab Techs on all testing protocols, ensuring procedures and testing work are being completed correctly, efficiently and most importantly safely.

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