About Ecospray

An independent biopesticide business

Introduction

Ecospray is an independent biopesticide business based in the UK. We have researched, developed and registered an extract of garlic as a pesticide with registrations currently on a range of crops in over 20 countries globally (covering 4 continents), with a further 9 countries pending.

 

Our History

Ecospray was formed in 1996 by two farming families, The Van Cutsems and Knights, and is based in the east of England. It all started on a golf course in the USA where ‘garlic’ had been used to reduce damage caused by pests.

Founding director of Ecospray, Hugh van Cutsem, was impressed and decided to explore the idea further when back in the UK. Interestingly, during the initial product development phase, it was found that batches were not consistent and had variable success rates.

However, after many rounds of testing and development, the Ecospray products we sell today are consistent and reliable.

 

Our People

Peter McDonald

Chief Executive Officer


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Peter joined Ecospray from Agrovista UK where he had been head of commercial strategy and responsible for their export business since 2016.

Prior to that, Peter had senior roles in AF Group, the largest UK farmer owned buying group where he was responsible for crop protection purchasing.

He has also held senior roles in Monsanto in the Philippines and Certis Europe where he was country manager in the UK responsible for both the conventional crop protection business as well as the macro biologicals business BCP.

He also spent 20 years working for Syngenta in Asia during his early career.


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Edward van Cutsem

Director


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Edward van Cutsem is Co-Founder and Partner of Westerly Winds, a venture investment and corporate advisory firm with a focus on tech-enabled early growth stage opportunities across a broad range of sectors.

Prior to founding Westerly Winds, Mr van Cutsem was a Managing Director at BlackRock.

Edward has been Chairman of Ecospray since March 2021 and a shareholder since the company’s inception. Ecospray is committed to the advancement of ethical and sustainably sourced food production, via the scientific development and commercialisation of naturally based pesticides, fungicides, bio-tonics and decision support systems. In addition Mr van Cutsem’s conservation interests extend abroad through his role as Vice President of Fauna and Flora International.


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Dr Murree Groom

Technical Director


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PhD in plant pathology, expert in nematode pathology. Extensive practical experience as the Technical Agronomist for Knights of Norfolk - a large UK vegetable grower.

Led the development of Ecospray products and registrations.


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Dr Awais Anwar

Technical and Regulatory Manager


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PhD in Bio-organic Chemistry (Germany), MS in Industrial Chemistry (Pakistan), Awais leads the regulatory portfolio of Ecospray in the UK as well rest of the world, with a keen interest to develop the chemistry around present regulatory scenarios.

Actively working with R&D to develop new products and keeping our research portfolio at the top. Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.


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Ant Surrage

R & D Specialist


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Ant has a background in sustainable horticulture, specialising in pioneering novel biological crop protection systems for various pests and diseases.

Raised on an ornamental plant production business, his passion for environmentally friendly solutions is deeply rooted. Ant has a BSc Hons in plant science and is a BASIS qualified advisor.


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Nicholas van Cutsem

Commercial Manager


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Officer in UK armed forces for 13 years, finished in the rank of Major. 2 years as a consultant in the defence technology sector as well as 2 years working in a water technology company in a business development role.

Now the Ecospray sports turf and amenities manager.


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Robert Lidstone

Non Exec Director


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Over 25 years in the crop protection industry in sales and marketing roles both in the UK and Europe, including 20 years with Certis Europe BV where he successfully introduced and launched a number of novel new products.

He is experienced in the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes


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Lee Kaigai

Regional Manager East Africa


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Over 12 year practical experience in the horticulture industry. Holder of a BSc in Horticulture and PGD in Occupational safety and health. A BASIS and FACTS qualified advisor/trainer. Broad experience in the implementation IPM programs.

He has worked for the Oserian Development Company and Real IPM Kenya Ltd. and has been involved in practical training in crop protection and nutrition servicing the horticulture sector in East Africa and beyond.


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Reagan Ariw

Regional Technical Support East Africa


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Reagan holds a BSc in Horticulture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and boasts more than eight years technical expertise in delivering of sustainable agronomy services in ornamental, vegetable and herb sectors in Kenya.

Throughout his career, Reagan has been instrumental in the development of sustainable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) models and management of production chain process for ornamental producers in Kenya. Notably, he has spent the last 6 years as technical agronomist with Lathyflora, where his contributions have significantly impacted the company’s success.

Before joining Lathyflora, Reagan served as an elite and quarantine mother stock and propagation agronomist with Florensis Kenya. Earlier experience includes working with Diani Landscaping Limited, where he provided gardening and lawn care services to the United Nations grounds in Nairobi.

An avid environmentalist, he is particularly passionate about addressing agricultural pest challenges using innovative IPM tools for improved agroecosystem sustainability and farming investment returns. His enthusiasm extends to the adoption of smart technologies for achieving sustainable yield maximum, climate change mitigation and customer satisfaction.


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Will Symonds

Chief Finance Officer


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Will Symonds has a wealth of big company experience with PwC, Heinz and Energizer in the UK, US and Asia. He has been working with start-up and high growth SME businesses in Asia and Eastern England for the last nine years. Will has been Ecospray CFO since 2017. Will is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He read economics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge.


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Christine Larter

Accounts & Office Manager


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With a background in office management and customer service in the automation sector, Christine entered the world of accounting, working in several industries before settling at Ecospray in 2018. Christine currently holds AATQB status with further studies in Accountancy ongoing .


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Ecospray was formed in 1996 by two farming families based in the east of England

Ecospray Registrations

Registrations

We currently hold registrations in 15 countries on a variety of crops. New registrations are being added all the time. Click for a detailed list of crop, territory and product.

Ecospray Distributors

Distributors

Ecospray have a large network of distributors around the globe. See them here and if you cannot find what you are looking for feel free to contact us.

  

Contact Ecospray

Contact

We are passionate about our products and would love to talk more about them. Get in touch here today.

We have world class patented IP enabling us registrations as a plant protection product

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6c, Park Farm Business Centre
Fornham, St Genevieve
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk, UK
IP28 6TS

E enquiries@ecospray.com
T: +44 (0)1603 561 395

 

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