For 25 years now, Dirk Mühlenweg has been the responsible sales manager for the horticulture business unit at Knauf, producer of substrates made from perlite. Being a learned gardener and stately approved landscaping specialist, he witnessed an enormous development in horticulture during these 25 years. Thus he is especially and personally happy about the growing importance of sustainability in the business. It is the top goal of his consistent engagement in the national and international business.
Mühlenweg is a nature lover and conductor of trekking tours, that led him among others to the summit of Kilimanjaro twice. Himself deeply rooted in gardening, he could apply his expertise and passion also in his professional life. In the year 2003 he was responsible for the market launch of the RHP certified gardening perlite Perligran, which has earned renown for its quality and durability. Perligran is used around the globe as a substrate additive as well as a pure medium: “Whoever wants to combine healthy plant growth, efficiency and sustainability, will end up with a natural mineral product just as Perligran“, says Dirk Mühlenweg. “It is featuring a high capillarity and very good drainage and at the same time an especially low weight. And in its pure form Perligran can be re-used up to five times.”
In Germany and Switzerland Perligran was now added to the FibL list, which qualifies it for usage in organic gardening and agriculture. Hearing this made for an especially happy day for Dirk Mühlenweg.
For more information:
Knauf
www.knauf-aquapanel.com
Announcements
Job Offers
- Packing Supervisor
- Head Grower Greenhouse Canada
- Post Entry Quarantine Facility Manager
- Economic Policy Officer Agri-Tech Kentucky
- Licensing Manager North America
- Junior Sales Executive
- Fruit Breeder/Trait Discovery Scientist
- General Manager
- Regional Sales Manager – DACH Region
- Country Manager – Italy
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 -yesterday
Top 5 -last week
Top 5 -last month
Receive the daily newsletter in your email for free | Click here
Other news in this sector:
- 2023-01-05 Navigating through substrate shortages
- 2022-12-13 "The roses were ready to harvest after 6 months and produced an average of 10 stems per plant"
- 2022-12-07 Towards peat-free potting soil and substrate
- 2022-12-05 The DCM aktiv-erden potting soil assortment in Bio-quality
- 2022-11-28 Growing with a wire: Karma Plants
- 2022-11-24 Agriculture resource dive: peat
- 2022-11-23 Coco substrate: a sustainable choice
- 2022-11-17 3-in-1 sensor to simultaneously monitor soil-based production
- 2022-11-11 Ireland: Addressing the challenges related to peat supply in horticulture
- 2022-11-08 Ireland: Kitty and Colm explore the world of horticulture
- 2022-11-07 Posidonia-based compost growing media improve tolerance and nutrient uptake in ornamental plants
- 2022-11-01 Why should I shelter my substrate stock from wind and rain?
- 2022-10-31 Calcitic vs dolomitic limestone: similarities and differences
- 2022-10-31 Webinar: root zone management for the best results
- 2022-10-21 New £1million RHS research project to accelerate horticulture’s transition to peat-free
- 2022-10-14 HTA puts forward industry views and briefs members on peat ban
- 2022-10-13 Ireland: Shiploads of peat being imported for growers
- 2022-10-13 HTA's OMC discuss peat-free growing media and the cost of energy
- 2022-10-06 Peat-free Jiffy Substrates trialed by tree nursery
- 2022-10-04 How lightweight expanded clay comes in beneficial
