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Exosect Capitalises on South Africas Growing Market

Exosect, a leading provider of Intelligent Pest Management solutions based in Winchester, today announced that it has responded to a 100% increase in demand for Exosex CM from South African distributor Terason, with the appointment of dedicated Sales Development Manager for the region, Mark Batt.

"Terason is a market leader in the provision of crop solutions to the agricultural industry and the technology Exosect brings to the table with Exosex CM, is another helpful tool in providing integrated crop solutions to a very demanding market. We are delighted that Mark has joined Exosect and look forward to working with him to support the product in South Africa," comments Dirk Van Eeden, Business Manager (Crop Solutions) at Terason.

Before joining Exosect, Batt was at the English fruit marketing company Norman Collett Ltd and responsible for the quality assurance on a yearly throughput of 16-20,000 tonnes of apples and pears for companies such as Tesco, Somerfield and the Cooperative, dealing with both supermarkets and grower requirements. Prior to this he has worked with the largest farming operation in the UK Co-Op Farmcare, dealing with growth data, nutrient analysis and quality issues during harvesting. Batt holds an HND in Agriculture with Business Management.

"As Quality Assurance Officer at Norman Collett I was able to the witness the Exosect technology in action and was impressed by the results," comments Batt on his appointment. "I look forward to sharing my experience of this environmentally conscious, quick-to-deploy and easy-to-maintain alternative to more traditional methods of pest control, with growers in South Africa."

Exosect's appointment of Mark Batt is the latest announcement of both domestic and international growth from Exosect in 2007. It follows a 300% increase in production at its facility in Hampshire, UK, as a result of overall increases in demand, as well as the launch of its products in the USA, New Zealand and South Africa.

Managing Director of Exosect, Martin Brown comments on the appointment, "Mark Batt's experience and knowledge in the fruit marketing and quality assurance fields means he will be a real asset to Exosect, our distributors and their customers. We are delighted to welcome him to our international team."

About Exosect:

Exosect is actively focussed on the development and sales of Intelligent Pest Management Solutions. Our innovative and cost-effective products help growers, food producers and processors actively reduce their use of insecticides. Our goal is to assist growers achieve zero residues in their crops and produce high quality food for the consumer. Our products are used globally in a wide range of sectors including crop protection, (agriculture, horticulture and stored products), apiculture, amenity and public health. More on Exosect: www.mccint.com

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