Kirkland UK to Exhibit Autonomous BURROs at FutureGrow Expo 2026

Kirkland UK is heading to FutureGrow Expo 2026 with a range of autonomous BURRO robots, showcasing how smart automation can help garden nurseries reduce manual handling, improve efficiency and tackle ongoing labour challenges.

Taking place on 6 October 2026 at NAEC Stoneleigh, FutureGrow Expo brings together the latest innovations in automation, robotics, mechanisation and technology for the ornamental horticulture sector.

As a specialist supplier of machinery and automation solutions, Kirkland UK will be demonstrating the BURRO autonomous cart, designed to take on repetitive transport and material-handling tasks across nurseries, garden centres and growing operations.

Autonomous transport for nurseries

For many nurseries, a significant amount of time is spent moving plants, pots, trays, tools, materials and other equipment around the site. These repetitive journeys can take valuable staff time and involve considerable amounts of walking, pushing and manual handling.

BURRO is designed to help automate these everyday tasks.

Using autonomous navigation technology, BURRO can transport materials around a nursery while staff focus on more productive work. It can be used to carry tools, supplies, plants, trays and other loads, helping reduce the amount of manual transport required throughout the working day.

Its compact footprint and low-impact design make it particularly suited to environments where space is limited and protecting growing areas and soil structure is important.

Supporting nursery businesses with labour-saving technology

With labour availability and efficiency continuing to be important considerations for UK horticultural businesses, automation offers an opportunity to make better use of existing staff.

Rather than replacing the people who make a nursery work, BURRO is designed to support them by taking care of repetitive transportation tasks.

Depending on the operation, BURRO can be used for applications such as:

Moving plants and trays around the nursery

Transporting tools and equipment

Carrying supplies between growing areas

Moving materials around glasshouses and polytunnels

Reducing repetitive walking and manual handling

Supporting harvesting and picking operations

Transporting bins and other loads

BURRO's autonomous capabilities allow it to work alongside staff, helping create a more efficient workflow across the nursery.

See BURRO in action at FutureGrow Expo

Kirkland UK will be bringing autonomous BURROs to FutureGrow Expo to give visitors the opportunity to see the technology up close and discuss how it could be applied to their own nursery or horticultural operation.

The BURRO range includes different configurations designed to suit a variety of applications, from general material transport through to larger-capacity operations.

Visitors will be able to speak directly with the Kirkland UK team about the technology, potential applications and how autonomous transport could fit into their existing workflow.

If you're looking at ways to reduce manual handling, save staff time or introduce more automation into your nursery, come and talk to Kirkland UK at FutureGrow Expo 2026.

Visit Kirkland UK at FutureGrow Expo 2026

Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026
Venue: NAEC Stoneleigh
Event: FutureGrow Expo 2026

Come and discover how BURRO autonomous carts could help your nursery move more, walk less and work more efficiently.

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