Last checked at 10 Feb 2010 07:00
10 February, 2010
Plant Health Care plc ("Plant Health Care" or "the Company")
PLANT HEALTH CARE ANNOUNCES SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES
Plant Health Care (AIM: PHC), a leading provider of naturally derived products to the agriculture and landscape industries, announces that it has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with John Deere Landscapes Inc. ("JDL"), the largest supplier of wholesale nursery and landscape supplies for green industry contractors in the United States. JDL operates over 300 landscape supply branches throughout the country.
Under the terms of the agreement, Plant Health Care will supply JDL with naturally based products for nationwide distribution. JDL will also exclusively offer Plant Health Care Tree Saver as their preferred tree and shrub mycorrhizal inoculant. PHC Tree Saver delivers beneficial microbes that help increase plant survival after planting.
In addition to this agreement, the two companies will continue working together to develop naturally-based products that meet the growing needs of JDL's commercial landscape customer base.
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For further information, please contact:
| Plant Health Care plc |
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| John Brady, Chief Executive Officer |
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| Tel: +1-603-525-3702 |
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| jabrady@planthealthcare.com |
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| Evolution Securities | Tavistock Communications |
| Tim Worlledge / Tim Redfern | Jeremy Carey/Matt Ridsdale |
| Tel: +44-20-7071-4300 | Tel: +44-20-7920-3150 |
| tim.worlledge@evosecuties.com tim.redfern@evosecuties.com | jcarey@tavistock.co.uk mridsdale@tavistock.co.uk |
Notes to editors:
About Plant Health Care plc: Plant Health Care plc ("PHC") is a leading provider of naturally derived products for plants and soil. Established in 1995 in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) in the United States, PHC currently has approximately 90 employees and has operations in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The Company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in July 2004. Ticker symbol is PHC.
PHC's products are aimed at the agriculture and landscape industries and are environmentally beneficial. Through the commercialisation of these products, PHC is capitalising on current long-term trends toward natural systems and biological products for plant care and soil and water management. Further information is available at: www.planthealthcare.com.