Hortifeeds Direct has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Terry Grimshaw as Technical Sales Manager for the East of England.

An industrial chemist turned plant nutritionist, Terry brings over 25 years experience as an agronomist and commercial plant grower to his new role. His career to date has seen him working in the Near and Far East, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific as well as in the UK and, prior to the Gulf War, resulted in him being held hostage by Saddam Hussein.



He has an in-depth knowledge of growing protected salad and flower crops using hydroponics and considerable experience of the application of fertilisers to a wide range of field crops using soil, fertigation or foliar routes.

Terry is also a FACTS Certified Fertiliser Adviser and, as a member of the Hortifeeds team, will be offering his services to growers throughout the Eastern Region. Hortifeeds Managing Director Daniel Wilkinson said they were delighted to have obtained his services. “Our business is built on being able to offer growers much more than just bags of fertilisers.

We aim to work in partnership with them to ensure they get the perfect balance of nutrition for their crops. Terry’s experience and expertise, gained across the world, will strengthen our team and our ability to meet the needs of growers.”