MPS , the organization that manages sustainability certification for the external efflorescence and ornamental industriousness , award MPS - GAP status to the Ball FloraPlant Las Limas production farm in Nicaragua . With MPS - GAP , facility can promote their “ Good Agricultural Practices ” through the requirements of traceability , environs , worker guard and site cleanliness . It offers a gauze-like looking at business practices and protocols that benefit provider and client .
Mike Klopmeyer , receive the certificate from Arthij van der Veer of MPS , at Cultivate'19 .
“ Ball FloraPlant is thrilled to take over this certification on behalf of its hardworking Las Limas team , ” says Ball FloraPlant President Mike Klopmeyer . “ We are proud of our dedicated protocols and telling facility , as well as its managing director and attached staff who develop the best cuttings for our customer . ”
Las Limas commence its MPS journeying in 2012 and maintains an MPS - A+ rating , which measures ongoing sustainability effort .
“ It has been a road filled with a lot of vigour and effort invested by the whole squad at Las Limas . With this certification they have attain a reliable milestone , ” say Arthij van der Veer , MPS General Coordinator for North & Central America . “ Having witnessed all the efforts first - handwriting over the past seven twelvemonth , it is an honour on behalf of MPS to bestow this achievement , and we look forward to keep improving together . ”
MPS work out closely with Las Limas General Manager Alex Meneses . The MPS - GAP checklist includes an review of whether equipment is maintained on a regular base , and how employees handle pesticides and fertilizers . peril reduction and product traceability are also fundamental standards reviewed for MPS - GAP certification .
Some of the key initiatives of Las Limas that helped realize MPS - GAP include : keep a summons on material speech ; upgraded fuel facilities according to national norm NTON 14 - 024 - 14 ; and annual first assistance ( CPR and Heimlich maneuver ) credentials brigades and good chemicals cover certification , which bear the Ball FloraPlant commitment to Cartesian product traceability , sustainability and safety .
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