for more information about stanelco click on the links.

driver's research page link
http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?tid=7681#lastread
website link
http://www.stanelco.co.uk/index.htm

Interesting. However consider that a pitza comes in a flat box because you don't move that many in a single delivery. Same with flowers, the delivery van from the local flower shop is usually half empty.

Large shipments of flowers are not likely to packed in bouquets, so where's the beef Paul?

The only application I can see is for sending flowers by mail or FedEx, but who the heck would do that if the local flower shop can deliver?

I like SEO, but let's take it easy....

ISHS Acta Horticulturae 682: V International Postharvest Symposium
NEW STRATEGIES IN TRANSPORTATION FOR FLORICULTURAL CROPS
Authors: M.S. Reid, C.Z. Jiang
Abstract:
In the past century, the centers of production and consumption of ornamentals increasingly have become widely separated. A cut flower bouquet purchased today in a Verona florist could easily combine Italian foliage with flowers grown in Kenya, Colombia, Holland and Thailand. The extended transportation infrastructure and delays between harvest and consumption implicit in this separation can easily result in significant reduction in quality and vase life. Geography plays an important role in selection of transportation mode, and most long distance flowers still are transported by air. Air transport typically results in quality loss due to poor temperature control, accelerated water loss, and airport delays and interventions. The high Q10 for respiration in cut flowers (as much as 7!) implies a substantial premium for careful temperature control during transportation. Innovative systems for temperature control could be important tools for maintaining freshness during air transport. The primacy of postharvest temperature control has driven the continued search for ways to use surface transportation - sea containers and trucks are an important tool in this effort. The lack of response of cut flowers to controlled atmospheres (apart from ethylene-sensitive flowers) has frustrated this effort, but careful temperature control and monitoring of container temperatures and the use of faster ships has resulted in successful out-turn of flowers transported from Central America to North America. Temperature control also frustrates efforts to direct-market flowers using the Internet. Innovative packaging concepts will be essential to success in this field.

http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=682_222

Horticulture

The horticulture industry is a significant sector in Dutch agriculture. According to the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, exports from the horticulture sector in 2002 amounted to 6.7 billion euros (Dh30.23 billion). Within the horticulture sector, producers of ornamental flowers and plants make up the largest group.

Dutch producers account for 70 per cent of the total EU export of ornamentals and 93 per cent of the total export of flower bulbs. The largest bulb buyers are the United States, Germany and Japan. Germany, the United Kingdom and France are the largest buyers of Dutch flowers and plants. Glasshouse horticulture is the most important horticulture sector in the Netherlands. Between 75 and 80 per cent of Dutch glasshouse products are exported.

http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/SupplementsNF.asp?ArticleID=171040

Niels Hi,

Stanelco are aiming for companies like Interflora and Flying Flowers, where the Flowers are packed on the farm, and couriered to the home.

See how big the industry is, go buy some flowers tomorrow, see how expensive they are, it's a huge market, and if Stanelco's packaging can help with inter- country deliveries, such as within Europe, all the better.

Cheers,
PM

http://www.interflora.co.uk/page.xml?page_name=about

Interflora
Interflora is the worlds largest and most popular flower delivery network. Interflora has become synonymous with a concept that once would have been impossible to believe - that thoughts and emotions can be transmitted through flowers and within the day, personally delivered with style across the world.

Worldwide
With worldwide reach and visibility, the Roman God, Mercury is now one of the most recognized brandmarks in the world and a shared symbol of quality and service. Our network stretches to over 58,000 florists worldwide delivering flowers to over 140 countries each maintaining the stringent standards that Interflora demands, so you can depend on us to express your thoughts through the most beautiful flowers and gifts in the world.

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UK's favourite postal flower company Flying Flowers started in Jersey in 1981 and grew out of a service offered to holiday-makers who wanted to send a low-cost, high quality gift to friends and relatives at home. What better than the flowers for which the 'Floral Isle' was justly famous?

Carefully packed
All postal bouquets are despatched from our home at The Jersey Flower Centre, where our trained staff send out hundreds of thousands of bouquets every year.
The flowers are carefully placed in a protective sleeve and despatch box, together with flower food and care instructions. The protective packaging is then covered with decorative gift wrap, the address and message card is applied and the bouquet is ready to leave the Flower Centre.

http://www.flyingflowers.com/ffechannel/static/Customer_Services/TRADER_ff/index.cfm?fuseaction=about

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050907/75668.html?.v=1

sorry about that lads, just taking a few lessons on posting links, how do you get the hyperlink?

MP Hi,

Click on the chain-link, above the the text box where you write your post, then ctrl-v and press enter twice :)

Cheers,
PM

Thanks PM.

Anyone tried these lately ????

http://www.petalpack.com/

http://www.greensealtechnologies.com/


Cheers,
PM

Hi All,

As for those who have an interest in the landfill situation in the UK, my parents are doing building work on their house, and are using skip bins to get rid of waste .... they used to pay 40 for a 10 ton skip, now it's 120 .... because the government are charging 8 per ton for the landfill ....

Cheers,
PM

Strange thumbing through today's posts to see it dominated by an affair of importance to B**G but merely gnat-like to SEO. Very significant report from KBC Peel Hunt which explains and quantifies the Starpol opportunity in mugh greater detail that Evolution; noted that source is Company (historic data) and KBC Peel Hunt. I note that there assumptions re Greenseal roll-out are somewhat scaled back whilst they are very bullish indeed about Starpol Note the following: "the addition of this 'second leg' reduces the risk of failure for the group and due to the cross selling opportunities that exist should actually increase the likelihood of success for both parts of the group - the only way to make an MAP seal on Biotec's products is to use RF welding.

Interested in views re where the sp would have got to with Biotec if it hadn't moved from the 4p to 6p range on the back of Greenseal. Talk of an EBIT contribution of euro400m would suggest perhaps to the current level anyway. What is clear is that it should be an exciting Autumn as the scenario unfolds.

Eric

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Believe we are establishing a nice base at present level taking into account the lack of news. Just needs a bit if patience. The US will come for Greenseal and then onwards and upwards!

Eric

Paul, thanks that explained it. :)

Sorry eric I fell asleep I just been reading all the flower stuff from pm1 its a good read if you cant sleep.

Paul "the google king" Masterson!

Phoned the Bioprogress lawyers office this morning to clarify the court case appeals, seems I was correct; the only thing Stanelco have been allowed to appeal is Judge Floyds decision not to allow their prior art argument. He felt it was not relevant as it was not in the public domain(the manual was out of print and very obscure), he did let them appeal this decision though.

The appeal judges will be friends of Floyd as the patent industry is very tight knit, most are actually based in the same office block in New Square, London; do any of you really think they'll overturn a logical decision from one of their friends?

20 million pounds please, thank you very much:-)