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August 11, 2003
Germain's Technology Group's
Californian production facility in Gilroy has received official
certification from the
California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA) as an Organic
Production facility. Additionally, the company's 'Filcoat' seed
pellet received organic certification status, with more coating
types being currently evaluated for future introduction under
the organic certification label.
The California
facility is the third Germain's Technology Group location to
achieve Organic status for pelleting and coatings, following the
UK and Dutch sites’ national certifications under the
Soil Association
and SKAL, received in 2001
and 2002 respectively.
Germain's
Technology Group is committed to providing the widest range of
seed enhancement products and services, which are tailored to
address all aspects of agriculture and horticulture crop
management systems.
Véronique Heyes,
Marketing Director says ‘This newly received certification for
organic production is proof of our dedicated approach to provide
a seamless range and quality of services from all our
locations’.
Bobby Garcia,
Operations Manager at the Gilroy facility comments: ‘I am both
pleased and excited about our achievement of the standard, which
will help us provide our proven and trusted seed technology
products to our customers for the organic sector.’
Germain's
Technology Group, a member of
Associated British Foods plc, provides seed enhancement and
coating services from 9 world locations. |
