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Semillas Fitó keeps on Leading in Top Golf Projects

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Tour Pro creeping bentgras seeded recently in a Putting green in the new Blackwater Links golf course in Poznan (Poland)As a multinational seed company with more than 140 years of history and highly specialized in turfgrass seed varieties, breeding, production and commercialization, Semillas Fitó has made its mark in the Golf Industry with the new constructions, overseedings and renovations of such acclaimed golf courses such as 36 holes of Soto Mozanaque GC in Madrid (Spain), the Altaona GC in Murcia (Spain) designed by Marco Martin MEIGCA of Stirling & Martin and built by EIGCA Bronze Partner GTM as well as the more recent construction of Blackwater Links 18 holes GC in Poznan (Poland) designed by Caspar Grauballe MEIGCA. REGNUM ANKARA GC in Ankara (Turkey) must be also added to the list, a golf designed by Tim Lobb MEIGCA and also the Titanic GC renovation in Antalya(Turkey )designed by European Golf Design.

The company has been involved in more than 100 projects in the last 15 years offering agronomic support with wide experience in several countries, each with different climatic regions, soil, water needs and most times with challenging playing conditions.

The wide and complete range of varieties is the main strength of Semillas Fitó guaranteeing the highest seed quality to its clients.

The seed varieties proposed for each project have been tested in official trials like NTEP (ntep.org) in the US, SCANTURF and SCANGREEN in Scandinavia and BSPB in the UK.

The last highlight from Semillas Fitó breeding program is TOUR PRO creeping bentgrass, this outstanding new release shows the best dollar spot tolerance, plus easy maintenance and fast recovery together with overall Top performance. The official test results can be seen in the NTEP trials and in the UK trials as well.

Semillas Fitó commitment to providing and delivering quality services and products that are specifically tailored to their clients´ needs continues to be the company’s main ethos in line with their management by missions.

Semillas Fitó logistic center Les Cases de Barbens (Spain)The company has its own headquarters in Barcelona (Spain) with subsidiaries in Portugal, France, Italy, Turkey, India, Brasil, Chile, Mexico and Morocco including 2 logistics hubs, the first, and one of the biggest in Europe, located in Les Cases de Barbens in Anglesola (Spain). The facility, of more than 27.000 m2, has specialized machinery, cooling cameras and an ultramodern seed quality lab is dedicated to clean, condition, and prepare to ship the seeds to clients all over the world in optimum conditions. As for the second hub, it is in Antalya (Turkey) and is ready to supply Turkey, Middle East and Central Asia countries.

For more information go to www.semillasfito.com