Valcent’s Smaller Vertical Growing System “alphacrop”tm Received Strong Sales Approval

March 8, 2010 - PRLog -- (Marketwire –March 8, 2010) - Valcent Products (EU) Limited today announced that the first prototype of the Company’s new AlphaCropTM vertical plant growing system is in the final stages of pre-delivery acceptance trials at the manufacturers. AlphaCropTM complements the well established VertiCropTM system and is specially designed for smaller commercial growers and amateur growers looking for smaller but still highly cost effective compact units which demonstrate their commitment to growing fresh produce and
reducing food miles.

Equally pleased with the progress made with the AlphaCropTM technology, is Brian Lloyd, Sales Manager for Ikon International, whose company has been appointed as main distributor of AlphaCropTM in the United Kingdom and Ireland. “We will be presenting two models (one for the commercial growers and one even smaller for home or neighbourhood use) of the system at the GROW 2010 International Hydroponics
Exhibition in Manchester at the end of March and expect immediate response from the market” said Bryan Lloyd. “We distribute many of the world’s leading hydroponic and horticultural products through over 300 retailers and anticipate confirming initial orders for approximately 150 units.

“We are delighted with the performance of the prototype so far,” stated Grahame Dunling, Horticultural Manager for Valcent Products (EU) Limited. “We have had the unit running continuously for up to eight hours at a time, with loads well in excess of a ton and at varying speeds and the performance is exceeding our expectations. We will be shipping the unit to our facilities in Launceston next week and will immediately commence an intensive programme of trials with a wide range of crops.”

“The design of the AlphaCropTM is so flexible it will enable us to grow roots crops, such as baby carrots and salad potatoes, as well as strawberries, and every kind of leaf crop,” adds Dunling. “We have designed it so that conventional growing media such as compost can be used, or it can be easily converted to a state of the art hydroponics system. We believe that this will appeal both to hobby growers and keen amateur gardeners and AlphaCropTM will also be employed by commercial growers as a ‘stand alone’ system or to complement our larger VertiCropTM vertical growing units.”

To view the AlphaCropTM prototype undergoing acceptance trails, please visit the website at www.valcent.eu and click on to the video link.About Valcent Products Inc:
Valcent Products Inc.  specializes in growing solutions and plant based consumer products and is a leader in the development of innovative and practical eco-technologies. For more information, visit: www.valcent.net and www.valcent.eu and contribute at http://blog.valcent.net/

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