Melcourt buy kit to up nursery growing media supply

Melcourt Industries have ordered a Dutch built maxi-bale press, together with all associated feed hoppers, weighing equipment and conveyers from manufacturers Slootweg, in Holland to better meet the demand from nurseries for growing media in large bales. The new equipment will be installed at their Tetbury, Gloucestershire, site and be fully commissioned by January 2013, ready for the new growing season. Over the last two years, Melcourt has spent 800,000 on state-of-the-art growing media manufacturing equipment to produce its Sylvamix range of 100 per cent renewable professional growing media. Melcourt managing director Andy Chalmers said: "This ongoing investment is testament to our belief that the use of quality renewable growing media is here to stay and that Melcourt are now recognised as the brand leader in this important and fast growing sector. "Our company is unique in having substantial quantities of sustainable British-sourced raw materials and a dedicated, qualified, technical team to ensure that customers have even their bespoke mixes supplied within a few days of ordering."

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