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UK company 01734220, incorporated on 24 June 1983.
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Melcourt is the UK's leading supplier of mulches, growing media, play surfaces, soil improvers, equestrian surfaces, biofiltration & more
Company number 01734220
Financial period: 1 Nov 2023 to 31 Oct 2024
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1 May 2022 to 30 Apr 2024
Our collaborative project will develop a method for producing Sphagnum moss at scale for commercial processing into sustainable growing media, with a particular focus on producing quality sterile growing media for vegetable seedlings, hydroponics and vertical farming. Our growing media will enable the horticultural sector to achieve the Defra target of el...
1 Nov 2020 to 31 Oct 2023
Commercial extraction of peat as a growing media is unsustainable and mandated by DEFRA to cease by 2030\. Exploited peatlands are a net source of carbon dioxide emissions through oxidation of the unsaturated peat layer, equating to between 18.5 to 23 MtCO2e/year in the UK, equivalent to 4% of annual UK CO2 emissions. Peat remains in high demand as altern...
1 Jan 2018 to 31 Mar 2019
This project seeks to establish a method for growing Sphagnum moss on a large scale to provide a sustainable alternative to peat in horticulture. Natural peat is expected to run out within 2 decades, and harvesting is causing great harm to the environment. Sphagnum grown on a commercial scale offers an fast, effective and sustainable solution to this mark...
