Sun Gro Horticulture has nail down a deal to acquire Pelemix Mexico and Pelemix USA .
The company also annunciate that it has tapped Sun Gro ’s Export Sales Vice President , Kirk Johanson , to lead the Pelemix Mexico , Central and South America , and Caribbean businesses . The Mexican operations , including their statistical distribution facilities , will continue to be managed from their be office in Guadalajara , Mexico . The Pelemix US and Canadian operations will be integrated into Sun Gro ’s survive organizational structure in both countries .
Sun Gro will continue to figure out collaboratively with Pelemix to leverage their global operation and source in high spirits - quality coir and finished products from the Pelemix quickness in Sri Lanka , India , and Thailand .
“ Sun Gro Horticulture is an industry loss leader in growing medium and growing sensitive production creation , ” explained Phil Jones , CEO of Sun Gro . “ Similarly , Pelemix is a global leader in the coconut coir substratum markets . This acquisition will allow Sun Gro to expand its growing media offerings , add coconut coir substratum , and expand its geographic footmark further into Mexico , Central and South America , and the Caribbean to gather the maturate needs of all our customers . ”
Pelemix coir is used worldwide as a growing medium for hydroponic crop , plant propagation , fruit and vegetable output , potted industrial plant , and bedding plant yield . The merger of Pelemix USA and Mexican clientele with Sun Gro fortify both product portfolio and enable client to have a single informant for all their Coir and Peat motive .
“ Customers in the Americas will have the ease of doing business with one company from start to terminate for all their Cocos nucifera coir and peat - base professional get media motive . Our Grower Specialists can provide growers with expert expertise to help optimize craw yield with peat and coir - based admixture , ” said Sun Gro Marketing Director Bruce Adams .
“ We infer our customers ’ requirements and the need to provide all growers with a variety of product to enable them to rise the perfect harvest , ” noted Jones . “ This include vouch the highest quality growing textile and having a stable supply chain . The addition of Pelemix strengthens Sun Gro ’s allegiance to growers to be the growing media supplying collaborator of choice . And we will cover to look for opportunities and partnership that will support our farsighted - terminus growth flight . ”
