70’s - Early Years
At this time, Fred Coelho already had a few years of experience with top colour sorting equipment manufacturer and also in processing plants for agriculture industry.
1984 - Bringing worlds together
Fred Coelho travels through Africa and works to bring together foreign investments and African development stakeholders in coffee and other grains.
1998 - Bagtech
Bagtech is founded by Fred Coelho in Durban, South Africa.
2000 - Fertina management system
Development of the warehouse management system consolidating stock and all operation offered to customers.
2002 - Growing Strong
Bagtech expands its management of operations around South Africa.
2005 - Festo Partnership
The partnership fosters new innovation and pushes the bounds of what traditional equipment can do.
2008 - Servo
In the never-ending quest for better equipment Bagtech International develops a servo radial gate as a more reliable and effective alternative for regulating the flow rates of free flowing solids.
2011 - Export
Starting to export equipment to Mozambique to supply automated & container equipment to port operations in Beira.
2013 - ISO 9001 & OHSAS 18001 certified
2014 - Bagtech Rebooted
A brand new Bagtech brand focused on offering products & services for the fertilizer industry.
2016 - Kenya
Toyota Tsusho the first modern fertilizer blending plant in Kenya is supplied and commissioned by Bagtech to boost the production of farmers in the area.
2016 - Workshop
A production workshop is set up to fabricate equipment.
2017 - Partnership with Sackett Waconia
Bagtech partners with the longest established fertilizer processing equipment manufacturer in the world to extend the reach of both companies.
2018 - Nigeria
Bagtech’s first bagging and blending plant.
2019/20 - Landing in a new Continent: Asia.
2020 - Expansion of horizons
First blending plant in South America, Brazil
2021 - Bagtech Virtual Commissioning
A new way of working at a distance commissioning machines
2021 - Bagtech win the "Tech Innovation in Agriculture
Award which recognizes its technology adds value to the fertilizer industry
