Substrate supplier Cocogreen has appointed Ian Riggs as Head of Business Development UK. This strategic business appointment reinforces the company’s mission to broaden and increase the market and sales of their sustainable growing substrates.
Riggs comes armed with a wide spectrum of experience and knowledge of the UK horticulture sector, bringing market insight and a network of contacts to his remit of Business Development,
Riggs says: “With its class-leading Growing Media Technology, Cocogreen is a Greentech innovator and the leader in coir-based substrates. I look forward to working with the team to bring the existing range and new products to new sales channels and markets.”
Thomas Ogden, co-founder and CCO at Cocogreen, said: “Welcoming into our team a highly regarded UK industry veteran like Ian will allow Cocogreen to position its unrivalled sustainable, innovative growing media into sales channels where he has 30 years’ experience. Ian will be an invaluable asset as we continue empowering growers, buyers and industry partners to exploit the benefits of our unique, sustainable and technically advanced product offer and raw material supply chain.”