FPM Peat Moss Company, a Canadian subsidiary of Fafard, will begin construction on a 32,000-square foot peat processing and mix facility in Manitoba this month to improve service to its Central and Western United States markets.

The facility is slated to open in November 2008, and packaged peat moss and peat-based professional mixes and potting soils will be manufactured there. The facility is even possible because of a partnership between FPM Peat Moss and local government, which is supplying land, access driveway and other incentives.

“We are committed to growing the Fafard brand and presence,” Fafard President Keelan Pulliam says. “The new plant will build off our acquisition of peat bogs in Manitoba last year and is an important piece of our business strategy.”

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