Crop Care And Profarma To Merge

The new company, Agrovista UK, will start trading from Jan 1, 2001. It will supply about a quarter of the UK arable crop protection market.

The two companies are now entering a period of joint study and analysis, and they claim strong emphasis will be placed on customer service, research-driven advice and technical innovation.

James Robertson, Profarmas commercial director, will become managing director of the new outfit.