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December 2011/ January 2012

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Western Turf Farms is family owned and operated and has been in business for over fifty years. Currently producing on over 500 acres of sand based land, they constantly strive for customer service, quality of -High Fescue mix for drought tolerance and low maintenance. Rindt continues, "We have all the other standard blends of grass that you require; high/low percentage Perennial Rye mixes and high/low Kentucky Blue grass mixes. We have the ability to custom grow any type of grass that will suit your needs. One of our best selling products is The key to success in any endeavor is quality control and Canadian- owned Target Products has made a firm commitment to the quality of its products since 1961. Today this company is part of the QUIKRETE® group of companies with plants in Canada, USA and representatives in South America and the Pacific Rim. Their factories produce and supply concrete and aggregate blends abrasives and sands for use in various industries, including, mining, golf and "do-it-yourself". In addition they have several state of the art mobile plants which can be relocated to serve large projects worldwide. No matter where the products are made, Target maintains top quality control and quality assurance firmly backing every product they make using both in-house quality control programs and independent laboratory cross checks. Even the mobile plants are equipped with laboratories to ensure the highest quality on every job they do. WESTERN TURF FARMS HAVE BEEN PROVIDING TOP QUALITY PRODUCTS TO GOLF COURSES, LANDSCAPERS, AND CITIES FOR OVER 50 YEARS. product and affordability. Add in delivery service available to customers all over B.C. and into Alberta and it's easy to understand why they take pride in being able to say, "We have been providing top quality products to golf courses, landscapers, and cities for over 50 years." General Manager, Ron Rindt is also very excited about 2012, "Some of the new products we have to offer for next year include: -Biodegradable netting in our turf, which will deteriorate in 1.5 years. -Bentgrass will be available for next year. It has been a hot seller, so get your hands on it fast. Director of Sales: ...Shane Prasad Cell:................... 604-319-5473 Email: ......................................... sp.westernturffarms@hotmail.ca Sport Turf. It is grown on washed sand and comes unnetted. It has excellent heavy traffic tolerance and durability. All other blends are grown on our sand base fields. Supply and installation is available in both small and "Big Rolls." Another feather in their cap is a supplier relationship with professional baseball in Western Canada. "We are the official turf suppliers of the 2011 Northwest League Champions the Vancouver Canadians," confirms Rindt. When you purchase from Western Turf Farms, you purchase the best. General Manager:........Ron Rindt Cell:................... 604-817-5057 Email: ........................................ western_turf@telus.net Office Tel: 604-850-6660 •Website: westernturffarms.com The "in-house" approach also extends to everything from equipment design and fabrication, to mix design and product development. Not surprisingly, Target Products' technical staff are very of materials for golf greens maintenance and construction requirements, they supply bunker sands, fairway blends, golf course greens, tee mixes, and specialty root zone blends. USGA specifications are guaranteed for sand/peat blending, topdressing sand for golf greens, choker materials, pea gravel, fairway blended products, divot mixes and bunker sands. Bunker Sands - Target's bunker sands superior quality golf course sands meet USGA Guidelines and offer premium playability. Available in Bimini Tan, Baha Tan and Navajo White. Compost Blends - Target has partnered with one of the leading compost manufactures in the golf industry Nature's Gold to bring you exclusive blends to meet USGA or your personal specifications. These blends have been tested at the leading labs in Canada and the US to give you the benefits of a blend with compost, but resist compaction and allow drainage to involved in new product development. The direct contact between their marketing and technical groups results in a product development process that can deliver state-of-the-art materials to the end user quickly and with confidence. TARGET'S MOBILE PLANTS USGA standards. Target Green Divot Mix - Target has a 85/15 USGA Sand Sphagnum Peat Blend that is available in ~2000 lb Super Sack that will repair 8000 divots. Bottom line... at Target Products they take it as their mandate to deliver the most up-to-date quality products at reasonable prices. And that is nowhere more true than in the golf and sports field division. Producing and distributing a full range • Tel: 1-800-575-7700 • Cell: 604-614-7875 Whichever Target product you need, they will source, ship, blend and deliver materials to your site where their portable blending machines and mobile labs guarantee your blending specification and issue quality control reports to verify the mix to its percolation, pH, sieve analysis and blended density. Primary Contact: Scott Mitchell • Email: smitchell@targetproducts.com •Website: www.targetproducts.com

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