Traditionally growers around the world have been pursuing the full growth process of their crops from seed to plant

Highsun Express Plugs

About Highsun Express Plugs

Traditionally growers around the world have been pursuing the full growth process of their crops from seed to plant, but when specialized plug (seedling) nurseries appeared on the scene in the United States more than 20 years ago, nurseries started to realize the considerable benefits if they could leave the risky seed-to-seedling process to the plug specialists. The same evolution is now taking place in Australia with Highsun Express Plugs as its forerunner, Australia’s largest single plug producer with a proven track record of almost ten years of plug growing experience.

A thoroughbred Australian company, family owned for well over half a century, Highsun Express Plugs or Highsun for short, is located in the Redlands District, about 15 km from Brisbane’s International Airport. Conditions in this sub-tropical area, the Moreton Bay coastline in South East Queensland, where the sun shines 300 days a year, are ideal for plug production all year round. It allows the Highsun plugs to grow in natural light, giving them real, sun-hardened strength to perform when transplanted. More than 1500 cutflower, hydroponic, potted and bedding plant varieties and colours are being grown by us, making it a one stop shop for all your plug needs. Contract growing of high volume crops, such as medicinal herbs and forestry is also undertaken, with the production of foliage and landscape lines being developed. Highsun is not merely a horticultural company selling products however, as more importantly, we are also a service company aiming at playing an integral part in the operations and growth of your company; it is a subtle type of ‘partnership’. For us to deliver on our promised service we need to become integral to your supply chain and become transparent in our contribution to your business i.e. you know we’re there but we don’t disrupt your daily activities.

That’s our Goal and in order to achieve that, we will aim at a line of communications second to none. Whether your plugs are grown in your nursery, just down the road or thousands of kilometres away, communications need to be excellent so that any scheduling and logistical hic-cups are minimized. Highsun’s management understands this and this philosophy permeates down through the ranks to all our employees. Our desire to improve communications with you in order to attain optimum transparency is our prime commitment and an ongoing process for us to attain that special "partnership" with you. When outsourcing your requirements, specifically those long growing-time, high-failure and difficult-to-grow crops, you will virtually open a floodgate of opportunities. Removing that more difficult (and risky) seed-to-seedling production process allows you more time to focus on the marketing & sales operations of your business. Buying plugs from a specialist like Highsun equates to more finished products because growing space is freed up. It is a Highsun commitment to continuously help customers to have more efficient and profitable operations.