Companies
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04 / COMPANIES
Portfolio Companies
While each company in the Tapex Group is a specialist in its own sector, all are held to the same standard of product quality and long-term customer relationships.
OUR JOURNEY
Portfolio Companies
01
Packaging & Underground Protection
Tapex Industrial
The original Tapex business, founded in Sydney in 1957. Tapex Industrial supplies underground asset protection and packaging containment products to infrastructure owners, civil contractors and industrial operators across Australasia, through two of the most recognised brands in their categories: DigSafe and Kinnears.
02
Commercial Greenhouses
Redpath
Australia's specialist in commercial greenhouse design, manufacture and installation. Based in Bagshot, Victoria, Redpath has been building glass and polycarbonate structures for professional growers for more than 40 years, across vegetables, herbs, flowers and nursery crops.
03
Compostable Growing Products
Earthtwine
Compostable growing twines manufactured in New Zealand. Established in 2025, Earthtwine replaces conventional plastic crop support products in commercial horticulture with a product built to match the tensile strength and handling of standard polypropylene twine.
04
Protected Cropping
Empak
New Zealand's specialist in protected cropping supply. Founded in 2002 and operating from offices in Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch, Empak supplies commercial growers and viticulturists across both islands with structures, films, netting and crop support systems.
05
Commercial Polytunnels
Elite Tunnels
Premium polytunnel systems designed and manufactured in Scotland. Elite Tunnels supplies professional fruit, vegetable and flower growers across the United Kingdom and internationally, with a range of five polytunnel styles from walk-in structures through to large multi-span commercial systems.