SPID TRAYS

French manufacturer of professional seed trays, SPID has been equipping plant industry professionals for over 20 years. Its rigid plastic range is designed for nurseries, horticultural and market gardening operations, orchards, and plant breeding companies looking to mechanize, secure, and optimize the profitability of their sowing and transplanting systems.

Each SPID tray is built to withstand the realities of professional operations: use on automated sowing and transplanting lines, high-pressure washing, disinfection, stacking, and intensive handling. The smooth surfaces ensure efficient cleaning and maintain perfect hygiene from one season to the next; the rigid structure allows reuse over several years (15 on average). In cultivation, the cell geometry promotes consistent root development and uniform young plants, directly resulting in improved survival rates after transplanting.

For SPID, sustainability is not just a claim—it is the main driver of economic performance for any operation. Replacing single-use trays with reusable ones reduces the cost per production cycle, limits plastic waste, and ensures consistent quality across batches.

SPID is part of the Groupe Gilac, a French industrial group that brings together several expert brands in their respective markets and pools resources across engineering, production, data, sales, communication, and finance. This backing gives SPID the autonomy of a specialized brand along with the industrial strength of a group that supports the transformation of the sectors it serves.

SPID’s promise: trays that secure your sowing processes, integrate seamlessly with your mechanization, and deliver high-performing crops season after season.

We are part of Groupe Gilac, a group dedicated to bringing together expertise in order to support the transformation of businesses, industries, and market practices toward sustainable and profitable growth. Four core values shape this ambition and define the standards our clients can expect from us on a daily basis and over the long term.

Excellence

A standard of quality proven over time.

Since 1941, excellence has been at the heart of our approach: carefully selected materials, precision engineering, and durability designed for intensive professional use. This level of rigor enables the transformations we support, because no solution can truly drive progress unless it consistently delivers on its promises. Reliability remains our primary commitment.

Sustainable Commitment

Creating long-term value through durability.

Our products are designed to last, to perform over time, and to be reused across multiple cycles. Through eco-design, recyclable materials, and circular-use solutions, we focus on transforming practices rather than increasing consumption. This approach delivers both environmental and economic value by reducing total cost of ownership for our clients while accelerating the transition toward more sustainable and circular business models.

Collective Strength

Specialized expertise powered by collaboration.

Our industry expertise is reinforced by a strong network of industrial, technical, commercial, and data-driven capabilities that amplify our impact and efficiency. Being part of this collective structure provides us with the resources and long-term vision necessary to build lasting client relationships while preserving the agility, responsiveness, and specificity of our field expertise. Each entity contributes its strengths, and together we create value beyond individual capabilities.

Operational Proximity

Understanding operational realities to transform practices.

Our solutions are developed from real operational needs and continuously refined through field experience. By understanding our clients’ day-to-day activities, constraints, and workflows, we are able to design tailored solutions and support them effectively in the evolution of their practices at a pace aligned with their operational requirements. This is not a standardized catalog approach, but a practical, demanding, and sustainably valuable partnership.