EcoCover Developments Limited has two new R&D initiatives underway. Firstly, Massey University, a long term research partner of EcoCover, is evaluating how best to use living ground covers in urban weed control and how best to get ground cover species established. The trial plantings are: a spreading woody species and two herbaceous stoloniferous species. Two traditional urban ground covers plus…
The Prime Minister’s speech to the nation on the 13th February 2007, signaled a very clear message to the entire Public Sector procurement administration. Businesses that provide sustainable goods and services under the Government’s own Environmental Choice NZ ecolabel will get purchasing preference. Spending $6b annually makes the value of having this prestigious ecolabel accreditation a powerful tool for all…
EcoCover’s Chairman Murray Cruickshank is pleased to announce the appointment of Dean Hawkins to the international Board of Directors. Dean was COO and a Director of Video Networks Ltd for 4 years prior to the sale of the company to Tiscali. Prior to this he was a consultant to a significant US investor in relation to the re-structuring of the…
Massey University have completed their latest independent 6 month research project into the comparison between black plastic, our patented coloured [red] EcoCover and the patented standard EcoCover. Refer updated news article 15.03.2012 “EcoCover Outperforms Black Plastic – It’s Official.” The two short life crops that were studied are both hugely significant global crops of high value. The research results will…
EcoCover (NZ) Limited [ENZL] has been appointed as the exclusive supplier of mulch mat for the 2006 series of one of New Zealand’s leading, long running television series, Mucking In. ENZL is very proud to be associated with Television New Zealand in transforming gardens for special people. tvnz
Massey University’s Institute of Natural Resources has begun a 6 month research programme into the product attributes of EcoCover fertilizer enriched mats and EcoCover coloured fertilizer enriched mats as they relate to two crops of global significance. This crop research compares certain other mulches to both natural and coloured EcoCover.
Following a visit to Europe by EcoCover’s Chairman, Murray Cruickshank, the UK Government agency WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) commissioned and funded a 6 month independent report on the EcoCover sustainable business opportunity. This report examined every aspect of the business. This extremely valuable 100+ page report gives an unqualified endorsement of EcoCover.
The Sky television (New Zealand) programme “Garden Ramblings”, presented by Mike Self featured the EcoCover story over two 15 minute episodes during the month of November 2005. The first 15 minute episode told the EcoCover story and the development of the manufacturing plant technology as well as the product’s unique environmental, social and economic benefits. The second 15 minute episode…
The California Occupational Safety and Health Division approved a rule in September that allows farmers to have long handled tools so they can work without bending over to pull weeds, becoming the first state to ban most hand-weeding. The new rule says farms cannot require workers to weed by hand for extended periods of time unless they can show that…
EcoCover Developments Limited has appointed BioDiscovery New Zealand Limited as their global research partner. BioDiscovery is one of the world’s leading privately owned research companies focused on the discovery of beneficial microbes; biological pesticides; and bioactive natural products for agriculture, forestry and horticulture. BioDiscovery undertake quality, leading edge research and development and consider the EcoCover mulch mat laminate to be…
