Brandt acquires Grigg Bros.

By |  January 2, 2014
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Some breaking news in the turf industry here… this was just announced via Brandt’s website:

Brandt, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced today that it has a definitive letter of intent to acquire Grigg Brothers, a leader in the golf and sports turf industry since 1995.

“As a family company, we welcome the Grigg Brothers’ employees to the Brandt family,” said Rick Brandt, CEO & President of Brandt. “I’m excited about teaming up with Grigg. With the caliber of people who are joining us, and our combined resources, we will be a key player in the growing turf category.”

The acquisition of Grigg Brothers fits Brandt’s aggressive corporate strategy of providing superior products throughout the world. The combined company has sales in 48 US states and 45 countries and will be a national and international leader in turf nutrient products. Brandt offers a broad range of specialty products for the agriculture, sustainable and ornamental markets, including plant nutrients, adjuvants, lawn & garden products, sustainable controls and soil amendments.

For the full statement from Brandt, click here.

We’re on the story, in the meantime, check out our 2012 feature on the Grigg Bros., “The Tale of Gary Grow-In and Grigg Bros.,” here.

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About the Author: Seth Jones

Seth Jones, a 25-year veteran of the golf industry media, is Editor-in-Chief of Golfdom magazine and Athletic Turf. A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Jones began working for Golf Course Management in 1999 as an intern. In his professional career he has won numerous awards, including a Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) first place general feature writing award for his profile of World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman and a TOCA first place photography award for his work covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In his career, Jones has accumulated an impressive list of interviews, including such names as George H.W. Bush, Samuel L. Jackson, Lance Armstrong and Charles Barkley. Jones has also done in-depth interviews with such golfing luminaries as Norman, Gary Player, Nick Price and Lorena Ochoa, to name only a few. Jones is a member of both the Golf Writers Association of America and the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association. Jones can be reached at sjones@northcoastmedia.net.


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