News

Waving the Flag

For Camstar and the UK

25 October 2018

Here's CEO Ed Starke at a World Convention for Essential Oils. Camstar are able to supply an ever increasing range of both UK home grown product and international imports. Having mislaid his now familar label Ed holds the...
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Bore Hole for Pe-Hill School

Water Aid for Kenyan School

20 September 2018

Pupils at Pe-Hill School celebrate that water will soon be abundant. This rousing dance was performed to celebrate the fact that in November work will start on a borehole. CEO Ed Starke is delighted that Camstar Herbs have...
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2018 Parsley Season Starts

28 July 2018

At last an opportunity for all that new equipment at Chestnuts Farm to really show what it can do. After weeks of drought, causing slow growth, we're now in operation, and what's more the rains seem to have resumed...
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Camomile Production Now Under Way

The 2018 Season for Camomile Essential Oil

19 July 2018

Camomile Essential Oil production is now in full swing, courtesy of our newly acquired steam generator which is visible in the background. Here we see the mixture of oil and condensed steam as it flows into the separation...
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All We Need Now is Parsley

New Equipment in Place, but Harvest Delayed by Lack of Rain

12 July 2018

The last few weeks have seen the arrival of plent of new equipment as we gear up for the 2018 season. This year we're going to make every day a perfect day for harvesting, regardless of weather. Prior...
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Camomile Looking Good

The 2018 Crop Approaches Harvest Time

12 July 2018

Once again it's that time of year when the sweet smell of Camomile starts to drift around the Suffolk countryside. This year's crop, under the ever watchful eye of estate manager Tim Stammers, is looking good despite the...
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Ben and Martin in Spain

28 June 2018

Here we see the Square of Flowers in Murcia, Spain. Visited by Camstar Ingredients Operations and Sales Director Ben Land and Group Sales Director Martin Hoxworth. In Ben's dreams this would be the ideal site for the proposed...
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Ed in Poland

07 June 2018

Having attended Rafal's wedding (see other news item) CEO Ed Starke was keen to see the sites in Gdansk, and maybe find a Polish bride of his own.

Seems he found a lady who was at least prepared to give him...
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Congratulations to Rafal and Basia

Their Wedding in Poland

07 June 2018

Congratulations to our talented Engineer and Shift Supervisor Rafal Kolibski and his new wife Basia. The ceremony in Trabki Wielkie, Poland, was attended by CEO Ed Starke and Sales Director Tracey Clark.

According to Camstar rumour part...
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Ed at the E.S.A.

2018 General Assembly of the European Spice Association in Florence

31 May 2018

C.E.O. Ed Starke's contribution to the 2018 General General Assembly of the E.S.A seems to have taken the form of an attempt to join the band. If only they'd lend him one of those hats. As...
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Excitement At Camstar Herbs

New Equipment for the 2018 Season

24 May 2018

The world wants parsley, and as the 2018 season approaches Camstar is preparing to supply an ever increasing demand. Seen here is part of the new trace system being lifted into place.

From this year on the...
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Beware on your Next Transatlantic Flight

Ed Starke, Master of Disguise

03 May 2018

Those long transatlantic flights can obviously get a bit dull. CEO Ed Starke livens things up by pretending to be a member of the cabin staff. All you need, it seems, is the right hat and a supreme...
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A 3rd Water Tank Now in Place

Philanthropy is Ongoing

03 May 2018

A third water tank from Camstar. This one was installed at Pe-Hill School in Kenya.

CEO Ed Starke is delighted that Camstar are able to bring the gift of water to the school. Their only good source...
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Ed & Tracey in USA

2018 Asta Convention in Florida

26 April 2018

Here's CEO Ed Starke on the promotional trail at the Annual General Meeting of the American Spice Trade Association, 2018. His cap says "Upgrade to English Parsley", and his sweatshirt declares "Camstar Herb's Ltd. England's green and pleasant...
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Investment for Camomile in 2018

A new steam boiler, and more

19 April 2018

Here at Camstar we're looking forward to the 2018 Camomile harvest. and we've just invested £70,000 in a new boiler for the Steam Distillation process. We've also installed new condensers and will be obtaining some additional stills.

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Ed & Martin in Albania

In search of Botanical Herbs

12 April 2018

As part of our continued drive to reduce our supply chain, the team is actively looking to work with primary manufacturers for our botanical range of products. Visiting Albania helps us to achieve our goal of 100% direct...
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Water Tank Installed at Obanga

29 March 2018

We're very pleased to see the new water tanks installed at Obanga School. Camstar have already funded a similar tank at Pe-Hill school and CEO Ed Starke is keen to continue on the philanthropic course that we're currently...
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Bulk Index Measurement with Precision

Customer Satisfaction is our Priority

22 March 2018

Bulk index tells us the amount of volume taken up by a given amount of parsley. While finding it may seem a simple matter of weighing a certain volume this turns out to not be the case. Parsley...
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Parsley Production Flow Chart

From Seed, to Field, to Factory, to You

08 March 2018

At Camstar we always want to provide the best possible products to our customers, and so we make sure we're in control at every stage. Parsley seeds are selected by Camstar for our Red Tractor Assured growers to...
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Sustainability Report 2018

now available for download

08 March 2018

Forward into the future Camstar are developing a strategy for sustainability, ethical responsibility and increased efficiency . Good for the environment, and good for business too. This report outlines what we do already, and what plans we have...
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Our New Roaster

and a novel approach to heat treatment

07 March 2018

As part of our continuing program of investment in the latest technology we're very excited to announce the arrival of our new Torbed processor from Torftech Ltd. This  uses a bed of hot air to rapidly heat the product...
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Ed & Tracey in India

International Spice Conference 2018

08 February 2018

Here's Camstar CEO Ed Starke at the 2018 International Spice Conference in Jaipur, India, organised by the All India Spices Exporters Forum. We assume they've put that large label on him so they can be sure to send...
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