AgroSpeCom participated at the International conference IWCSPP of Berlin on stored product protection

AgroSpeCom participated at the International conference IWCSPP of Berlin on stored product protection

by | 21 Jan, 2019 | Uncategorized, Pest Management

AgroSpeCom and Centaur participated, investing in education and research, at the International conference IWCSPP of Berlin on Stored Product Protection. Our work was presented through an oral presentation and a poster. Both projects were supported by the University of Thessaly. Two more presentations with similar research were made by Dr. Athanassiou and Maria Sakka. Our poster and the presentation of Maria Sakka were awarded with 2nd and 3rd awards. A party followed for delegates from Detia Degesh, where both companies participated in an active role. Snapshots of the...
As the season comes to a close…

As the season comes to a close…

by | 27 Sep, 2017 | Θερμική Απεντόμωση

The AgroSpeCom team is working day and night, and even on weekends to guarantee a precision fumigation job for each client. This past weekend, for example, the fumigation team worked into the night to remove Therminate heaters from a mill after a heat treatment. As the warm season ends, we say a big BRAVO to all our fumigators for making this season a...
Second PPCA Course in Hamburg a Success

Second PPCA Course in Hamburg a Success

by | 26 Jul, 2017 | Pest Management

Continuing with the Peterson Pest Control Academy series, the IPM for Managers and Sales People course took place in Hamburg during the last week of June. The two-day course focused on specific skills to enable participants to begin IPM operations in their own offices, including creating a business plan, marketing, pricing, and competition. As with the first PPCA course, we were fortunate to have a diverse group of participants, representing the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and Greece. On the first day, speaker Vasilis Sotiroudas familiarized the participants with the vast range of IPM services provided by Control Union, from conducting a GAP analysis to heat and phosphine fumigations. They also worked through an in-depth fumigation case study, taking notes of high risk areas and insect entry points. The second day of the course switched gears to economics, focusing on the financial logistics of opening a pest control business. Speakers Johan Maris and Peter de Weert explained the trajectory of pest control within Control Union’s global operations, and Baldur Grunt from Detia Degesch gave the participants an introduction to the company’s cutting edge fumigants. The participants then investigated a case study of a Russian client, learning how to maintain excellent service and customer service from sale to project completion. The next course in the PPCA series is Heat and Controlled Atmosphere, which will be held on 11-13 September in...