| About Us Phoenix Environmental Care,
LLC is a leader in the Green and
Aquatic industries, providing products
and services that offer real benefits to
customers through superior efficacy, innovation,
cost-effectiveness and product support.
In most market
segments, many of the leading products are,
or soon will be, post-patent. And the reality
is that in most every case, the post-patent
product will offer the better value. That's
why more and more turf and aquatic professionals
are making post-patent materials their products
of choice.
Generally,
the two leading considerations for choosing
a particular product are performance and
price. The material must work, but in almost
every case, the generic product performs
at least as well as the original. That's
because the quality of the active ingredients
must be equal or superior to that of existing
materials.
The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) verifies that the
technical material of the generic is at
least equivalent to that of the original
before the product can ever be marketed.
In many cases, post-patent products are
actually manufactured in more up-to-date
facilities than the initial product.
These newer
formulations can take advantage of the most
recent technological improvements in manufacturing
and can make better and more efficient use
of raw materials. Companies like Phoenix
Environmental Care can focus research and
development funds on improving products
that can be used today, not on the discovery
of new materials.
This means
we can offer better product support, superior
services, innovative ideas and competitive
pricing,along with improved quality and
selection.
When you
choose a product from Phoenix Environmental
Care, you can rest assured you're buying
from the best value provider in the Green
and Aquatic industries.
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The Phoenix Team in Action: Left to Right - Owen Towne,
President; Craig Smith,
Aquatic
Business Manager;
Patti Niewoehner, Director
of Marketing Services; Rick
Grant, Director of Business
Development
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Phoenix
Staff Bios
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| Owen Towne
229-245-8845 (o)
229-563-4344 (c) |
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Owen Towne is President
of Phoenix Environmental
Care, LLC.
A Vermont native, Owen
earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in agricultural economics
from the University of Vermont
and a Master’s Degree in
the same field from Cornell.
Owen literally brings a
world of experience to the
company, having successfully
developed the non-crop business
for Ciba/Novartis in 13
different countries.
Before that, he was a market
research analyst for both
Stauffer Chemical Company
and Ciba-Gigey.
Since 1996, Owen has been
the Global Business Director
for Griffin L.L.C. where
he and his team turned the
non-crop business into the
fast growing company in
the Green and Aquatic Industries.
In 2004, Owen became one
of only three people to
be awarded the Turf and
Ornamental Communicators
Association’s “Distinguished
Service” Award for his work
and continuous support of
the turf industry.
Owen lives in Valdosta,
GA with his wife and son
where he enjoys golfing,
biking and jumping on the
trampoline with his son.
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| Craig Smith
561-301-8326 (c) |
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Craig Smith is Aquatic Business
Manager for the Phoenix
Environmental Care, LLC
line of aquatic products.
Craig has a bachelor’s degree
in Biology with a minor
in Chemistry from East Central
University, in Ada, Oklahoma.
He brings fifteen years
of experience in the aquatics
and vegetation management
industry, and spent the
last four years working
in aquatics as Territory
Manager/Aquatic Products,
for Griffin LLC. Prior
to joining Griffin, Craig
spent eleven years managing
the sales of aquatic, wetland
and environmental services
for one of the nations leading
aquatic and vegetation management
companies, Aquagenix Inc.
Craig, his wife and two
daughters, live in West
Palm Beach, Florida, where
he enjoys playing golf,
fishing, and camping with
his family. Everyone
else enjoys Craig’s unique
dry wit and humor.
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| Patti
Niewoenher
229-245-8856 (o) |
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Patti Niewoehner is Director
of Marketing Services for
Phoenix Environmental Care,
LLC.
Her responsibilities include
managing the company’s customer
service, advertising and
public relations programs.
Patti earned her business
degree from Valdosta State
University and then joined
Union Carbide’s Ag Division
where she worked with product
development and the USDA
on pink bollworm eradication
in Arizona. She also
marketed fungicides in the
peach markets of GA, NC
and SC. Patti spent
several years with Sandoz
Crop Protection as a territory
manager in NC where she
spearheaded new product
launches. For the
past eight years, Patti
worked with Griffin L.L.C.
as Manager, Marketing Services
and Herbicide Product Manager.
Patti, her husband and daughter
live in Dixie, GA where
Patti genuinely enjoys scouting
cotton for insects, water
skiing and watching her
daughter barrel race her
prize Quarter Horse.
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| Rick Grant
317-501-2395 (c) |
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Rick Grant is Director
of Business Development
for Phoenix Environmental
Care, LLC.
Rick is a 1987 graduate
of Purdue University with
a Bachelor of Science degree
in Agricultural Economics.
He has worked in sales,
sales management, and market
development in the Turf
and Ornamentals industry
for 16 years. After
graduating from Purdue,
Rick began his career with
Ciba-Geigy Agricultural
Chemicals group and soon
transferred to the Turf
and Ornamentals Division.
Rick was a regional manager
for Terra Professional Products
and had responsibility for
sales management, marketing
and product development
for a three state region.
Before joining Phoenix Environmental
Care, Rick was with Griffin
L.L.C. where he was involved
with sales and market development
for the northeastern United
States. Rick, his
wife, son and daughter live
in Noblesville, Indiana
where he enjoys biking and
watching his children’s
swim team performances.
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| Mike
Donahue
860-490-1929 |
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Mike Donahue is the
Northeast Sales Manager
for Phoenix
Environmental Care, LLC
Covering the New
England Specialty Turf
and Ornamental markets
from Maine to Virginia,
Mike brings a wealth of
experience and technical
knowledge to better
assist Phoenix
Environmental Care
customers. Donahue
was formally Connecticut
Territory Manager for
TurfLinks, Inc. He has
also been a Golf Course
Sales Associate for R.F.
Morse Turf & Ornamental,
and a Senior Golf Course
Sales Associate with
Lesco, Inc.
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