Summary
- Profile Type
- Business Offer
- POD Reference
- BOGB20240912016
- Term of Validity
- 12 September 2024 - 12 September 2025
- Company's Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A well-established British company, recognised for its brand and strong customer base in the UK, specialises in producing worm castings (vermicompost). Their products serve both retail and commercial horticulture markets, offering an eco-friendly alternative for fertilisation and soil enhancement. The company also collaborates with others on R&D initiatives to integrate waste streams into their production methods.
- Full Description
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As Europe approaches critical deadlines for transitioning to peat-free horticulture and intensifies its focus on waste recycling, the company is now seeking to expand its brand distribution across the continent. Additionally, they are looking for partners who can adopt and produce using their innovative methods.
The company, established three years ago, has developed extensive expertise in vermicomposting, leveraging the unique advantage of incorporating problematic commercial waste streams into their process. Their product is in high demand, supported by scientific trials and the growing preference for natural, peat-free solutions in both retail and commercial horticulture.
The company is initially seeking distributor agreements across Europe, with the long-term goal of establishing a network of local producers who can utilize waste streams under commercial agreements or licensing. The same waste streams currently used in the UK will be available throughout Europe, with some of the same waste management companies involved.
In the early stages, they anticipate that retailers will engage both online and in-store within their respective countries and the horticultural industry. As the brand expands, the company plans to either establish their own production facilities or partner with third parties, ensuring that the waste streams used are sourced from the same country where the product is produced.
Their vermicomposting method can be replicated anywhere, and with changing regulations around food waste disposal, awareness of vermicomposting is on the rise. The upcoming Europe-wide ban on peat is also expected to drive the success and growth of their product. - Advantages and Innovations
- The company specialises in breeding and rearing worms exclusively for the production of worm castings. Their process is entirely peat and chemical-free. What sets them apart is their innovative approach to transforming commercial waste streams into a sustainable, peat-free, and chemical-free fertiliser and soil amendment—an achievement that is truly unique to them.
- Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The business would benefit from a partner who has experience in Horticulture retailing (both online and in-store). Ideally with specific knowledge of fertiliser, soil amendments and compost, and if possible, vermicomposting.
Expected role of the partner would be through distribution of the retail range of the product, so sourcing the correct channels using their contacts in this field of operation. With a view to the third party producing their own product in their respective markets.
Be required to build a network of waste producers within their geographical area and work with the company to gain the appropriate permits and licences in their country / countries to facilitate those waste streams to be utilised in the wormer and to also seek assistance through funding opportunities whilst using their own marketing channels to promote the product widely. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- Big company
- R&D Institution
- SME 50 - 249
- SME <=10
- University
- Other
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Market keywords
- 08004002 - Chemical and solid material recycling
- 07004006 - Garden and horticultural products
- 09005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
- Targeted countries
- All countries