Contract success with high street retailer sees jobs bloom at Grotech

GROTECH Production, which specialises in mixing and packing products for the agrochemical and general chemical sectors, is set to create a number of jobs on the back of the success of an affordable range of garden fertilisers it has produced for a high street discounter.

Following bumper crops for consumers and the retailer this summer, the Goole-based manufacturer has been contracted to produce next summer’s gardening range and develop a number of household products in a move that will create 10 jobs.

The firm placed horticultural success at everyone’s fingertips when the high street retailer asked it to develop a value for money range of fertilisers including everything from lawn feed to tomato fertiliser.

Stephen Moore, customer relationship manager at Grotech Production, said: “Our customer wanted to be able to offer good quality liquid fertilisers to their growing band of keen horticulturalists.  

“They came to us with a list of products and asked us to come up with formulations that we would manufacture and they could pack in their distinctive branding to retail within their existing competitive pricepoint policy.

“As a contract manufacturer we are able to be a bit adventurous when approached with projects such as this.  The brief was very strict because the price point was very keen but the customer realised that we could add expertise and experience of the horticultural market to produce a winning product that was popular with consumers.”

Having demonstrated its capacity to manufacture high quality garden products Grotech Production convinced the retailer it could be confident of the firm’s capacity to formulate, manufacture and pack other key lines including household cleaners.

“Contract manufacturing demands quality, consistency and capacity to deliver which we demonstrated with this horticultural range.  We are after all handling the customer’s reputation as well as their products.  Being asked to manufacture diverse ranges demonstrates the confidence our customer has in our comprehensive products and services,” added Mr Moore.

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