Replace or reduce peat
Develop candidates around the intended application and supply requirements.
COIROLOGY · FORMULATION & PROTOTYPES
Substrate Development
Develop the formulation before committing to scale.
Develop growing media around your crop and irrigation. Agree candidate blends, prepare samples and evaluate them before committing to commercial scale.
- Candidate blends
- Prototype samples
- Proposed specification
What needs to change?
Review water and air balance
Consider the material within its container and irrigation system.
Integrate suitable amendments
Assess compatibility, application rate and the need for evaluation.
Improve formulation consistency
Define component proportions and relevant characteristics for repeatable evaluation.
Build the blend around the growing system.
Coir pith, fibre, chips, mineral components and selected amendments can be considered within an application-specific brief.
Crop and growth stage
Define the plant, production duration and establishment requirements.
Container and irrigation
Consider geometry, depth, irrigation frequency and water quality.
Physical and chemical requirements
Agree relevant characteristics and evaluation methods.
Practical constraints
Account for component availability, target cost and the intended product format.
From brief to candidate specification.
Agree the development brief and the work needed to answer it.
- 01
Define
Agree the application and requirements.
- 02
Formulate
Select candidate components.
- 03
Prototype
Prepare the agreed number and type of prototype samples.
- 04
Evaluate
Check agreed material properties and refine candidate blends.
- 05
Refine
Develop a proposed specification.
Development evaluation checks agreed material characteristics. Growing-performance trials through TrialWorks are a separate scope, with their own protocol and quotation.
What you receive.
Deliverables, sample quantities and evaluation methods are confirmed in your project scope.
01
Development brief
The application, constraints and agreed development objectives.
02
Candidate blends & samples
Formulations and prototype samples for the agreed evaluation.
03
Findings & limitations
Document material evaluation, limitations and any growing-performance evidence still needed.
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Proposed specification
Proposed component, processing and quality requirements, with outstanding checks identified.
A candidate formulation or proposed specification is not production approval. Further validation and manufacturing acceptance checks may be required.
Connect development with the next stage.
Choose a specialist application route or discuss supply once the formulation is ready for review.
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Ready for a manufacturing review?
Review feasibility, quality requirements, volumes and supply terms. Commercial production is separately agreed and quoted.
Manufacturing & SupplySTART A CONVERSATION
Turn your requirements into a workable formulation.
Tell us about your crop, growing system, current substrate and the change you want to investigate.
We agree deliverables, sample quantities, evaluation, responsibilities, timing and costs before work begins. Trials and commercial manufacture are not automatically included.