Eutrema Ltd

Eutrema Ltd: biological inputs for crops and lawns made in-house

Eutrema Ltd is a plant science company that develops and manufactures biological fertilisers, biostimulants, bio-pesticides and lawn care products. Its catalogue is organised around two main lines, Lawn Care and Crop Care, and the company presents itself as the primary manufacturer of what it sells, with no distributors or middlemen between the factory and the grower.

The firm describes its formulations as biorational, meaning they are designed to work with soil microbes and natural plant processes rather than against them. Many of its products are approved as organic inputs, and the company states that even those without that approval remain biorational in character.

Product range on the shop

The online shop groups items under biostimulants, equipment, fertiliser, organic fertilisers, pesticides (organic) and soil conditioners. Among the products listed as best sellers or featured are:

• Liquid Gypsum, presented as a lawn drainage product and priced in a range from £17.99 to £96.00.
• Humic and fulvic acid solution, a biostimulant offered from £19.00 up to £5,000.00.
• Sea-Silica, in the same price range as the humic and fulvic solution.
• Chitosan, priced from £19.00 to £4,000.00.
• Clay Drainer, a soil conditioner listed at £30.00.
• Phosphorus Liberator.
• 12.5% Salicylic Acid Solution, from £37.00 to £229.00.
• Lime Sulphur, from £69.00 to £5,400.00.

The company frames the range as including soluble nutrients and novel biologicals intended to strengthen plants and improve soil health.

Manufacturing and testing

Production takes place at the company's Daventry facility under clean room conditions, using what it describes as high-quality raw materials. Each batch is tested for consistency and quality before shipping, and orders are manufactured to order, a practice the company links to a longer shelf life for its products, especially those based on organic and natural extracts.

Testing runs from laboratory scale through to full field application. According to the company, this work is used to confirm safe and effective performance and to optimise dose rates, timings and compatibility. Products are also trialled in its labs, glasshouses and field trials before reaching customers.

Direct sales, technical support and shipping

Eutrema sells directly from its factory, a model it presents as offering better value without compromising quality. Customers have direct access to the company's scientists and agronomists for technical guidance tailored to their soil, crop or lawn.

On shipping, the company states that it can send to any country, but that the website can only be used to purchase products by customers based in the United Kingdom. Buyers outside the UK must email to place an order; sales may depend on local regulations and require shipping quotes, and some countries would require a government registration to import or sell fertilisers, biostimulants or pesticides, including bio-pesticides. Returns are accepted for damaged or defective product, after the customer emails pictures and a description of the problem. The company normally states a shelf life of 12 to 24 months for most products.

Team and public-facing activity

The company lists Dr Russell Sharp as Managing Director, alongside sales managers for the North, the East and Ireland, an admin assistant and a graphic and web designer. It also publishes a blog on farming innovations, agricultural practice and lawn care, with recent posts on slug control, causes of yellowing lawns and the use of Liquid Gypsum on artificial turf, and runs podcasts under titles including Cereal Killers, Grass Me Up and Hydroponics Daily.

How the company positions itself

Eutrema describes itself as the largest independent manufacturer of bio-based fertilisers, biostimulants and bio-pesticides in the UK, and as a leading provider of innovative plant inputs in the country. These are the company's own claims; the material reviewed does not include independent figures supporting them.