A.M.A. Horticulture has achieved a major milestone producing and selling more than one billion Ellepots , stabilized media that generate tight , good for you rooting and help grower thin credit card use . A.M.A. was the first company in North America to produce and trade Ellepots to growers and has since become a leading supplier of the sustainable multiplication solution .
“ After twenty eld of plugging by at Ellepot yield – pun stand for – it ’s been incredible to see the deviation this solution has made for our customers , who have fare to count on Ellepots for high - quality liners and more effective multiplication drill ” says Rick Bradt , who co - make do A.M.A. in partnership with his married woman , Connie Bradt - Monsma . “ We are grateful for their trust and ongoing stage business , as well as the staunch livelihood of our partners at Ellepot and Blackmore Company , to reach this watershed of one billion Ellepots sold . ”
Picture courtesy of Orchard Park Growers
A.M.A. first entered the Ellepot business in the late ninety , when Skip Blackmore , President and CEO of Blackmore Company , pose an Ellepot motorcar on the A.M.A. motortruck during a even cartridge .
“ Ellepots were fresh to the market at that metre , with no more than a small handful of machine across North America , all operated by grower for their own production , ” says Blackmore , whose company was and still is the distributor for Ellepot machines in North America . “ A.M.A. was a rude partner to produce the plug commercially . They had been our Canadian plug tray distributor for years and were trusty , venturesome and easy to work with . This new venture opened up a whole new market and together we ’ve help fetch Ellepots across North America . ”
Today , Ellepots are a household name in Canada and the US . They are widely used in the industriousness by growers for multiplication , according to Lars Steen Pedersen , CEO of Ellepot in Denmark , and have had meaning shock on advancing horticultural exercise .
“ Ellepots are uniquely designed to hold a lot of strain in the substrate and they have helped to increase education and knowledge around the benefits of air pruning in propagation , ” says Pedersen . “ Today , as we increase our mixed bag of degradable and organic paper options , Ellepots are also helping to promote sustainable extension . It was a great move for Blackmore - EllepotUSA to partner with A.M.A. because they were not only committed to producing gamy - lineament Ellepots for their customers , but they also believe in the production and its ability to avail surmount challenges face by the horticulture manufacture . We thank everyone at A.M.A. for the expectant chore that they have done for us and Ellepot . It is groovy to work with such a dedicated team . ”
Quality , timeliness and customization are central ingredients to A.M.A. ’s success , explains Craig Willett , A.M.A. ’s Manager of Ellepots and Pre - fill Containers , who conducts hebdomadary test to ascertain appropriate porosity and step pH and EC equaliser in the substratum .
“ Over the year , our production team has become nimble and extremely knowledgeable about Ellepot production , and we can meet most grower request to customize media for specific crops , ” says Willett . “ We also turn hard to turn in on time and as needed so that agriculturist do n’t have to carry large amount of inventory , and that ’s priceless during peak season . ”
A.M.A. hold a tailored feeler , working with customers to pick out the good Ellepot size of it , tray , theme eccentric and mixture combining for their grow end . Ellepots are produced on - site and ship quick - to - exercise across North America . Starting with just one machine twenty years ago , A.M.A. now has ten machine in service , run by a dedicated , hard - work squad .
“ Our Ellepot story is one of teamwork and willingness to innovate – both of which are in our fellowship DNA , ” says Connie Bradt - Monsma , co - managing director of A.M.A. “ When that first machine arrived at our storage warehouse from Blackmore , I remember thinking , ‘ what the heck is this ? ’ By trusting our partners and learning about the technology , we chop-chop saw that Ellepots would be a game - changer for our industry . Now a cornerstone of our business , we are so happy that we take that jump . ”
Reflecting on this milepost , Bradt - Monsma close , “ Sometimes in this manufacture , opportunities are literally delivered to your door . To be an innovator is to recognize them as chances to develop and domesticate modification . ”
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