Landscape Management, May 2018

sponsored content In all things simplicity Communication easy to understand programs are keys to business success F rom my first job in 1991 at the age of 11 mowing a local law firms lawn in Frankfort Ind to my experience working at Blackhawk Country Club in Wisconsin John Deere Landscapes and Barenbrug Seed to where I am today with Quali Pro there is one thing that has always been important to me the customer The Quali Pro brand started in the early 2000s with one post patent active ingredient Chlorothalonil and now has grown to lead the industry with access to more than 120 active ingredients Our motto Simply Grow Together is born out of our experience as a small company that grew into the Control Solutions Inc family and is backed internationally by Adama and ChemChina As the business director for Quali Pro one of my goals is to continue to develop new innovative proprietary chemistries like our nematicide Nimitz and to work with existing active ingredients in the industry by developing products like Enclave our fungicide that combines chlorothalonil iprodione tebuconazole and thiophanate methyl to offer four modes of action all in one easy to use jug Were also working with existing single active ingredients to simply make them better like one of our newest herbicides dithiopyr which comes in water soluble bags and a liquid formulation So let me ask you What do you need to make your day to day interactions with Quali Pro and our products simple and convenient One thing Ive seen is the need to expand our outreach We are going to be doubling our sales force in the field from the current staff of four area managers that cover the U S with eight area managers and one key account manager This will allow us to support lawn care operators like you providing education out in the field and being more actively involved in local associations We will maintain our focus on making our industry programs and the new products were developing simple to understand Our current Quali Pro area managers have more than 100 years of combined experience in the industry We also have an in house research and development department led by Marie Knox who has a masters in nematology and turf Our technical services manager Gary Custis with his 40 years of experience works closely with universities to develop new combinations Weve got something big coming out this year that will forever change the LCO market but Ill let Gary tell you about that himself on page 6 With mergers over the years the Quali Pro brand is still based in the U S in Pasadena Texas and operated by the founder of Control Solutions Mark Boyd He and Control Solutions Executive Vice President Curtis Clark play a major role in our day to day operations and maintain the focus of the company on making all things simple Quali Pro programs are simple Thats echoed throughout the corporate culture here as youll hear from Mark and Curtis on the coming pages Simplicity to us is about understanding your needs and having straightforward programs and products to meet those demands Let us help you simplify your business with Quali Pro products By Nicholas straiN Business Director for Quali Pro Products Nicholas Strain was previously Midwest Area Sales Manager Hes based out of McFarland Wis where he lives with his wife Lära and their two children Ellie and Breck He can be reached at nstrain@ controlsolutionsinc com 3