Dealer Testimonials:

Mayo Manufacturing

"We have been selling Nobruze Padding since it first came on the market in 1993 and our grower/packer customers have been very satisfied with its performance, particularly the high shock absorption and long wear life. Our regional customers using Nobruze over the years include such well-known names as Black Gold Farms, R.D. Offutt Companies, J.R. Simplot Co. and Ryan Potato Co. Quality is the name of the game, and Nobruze really helps improve grower income."

- Mark Delisle, Parts Mgr., Mayo Mfg., East Grand Forks, ND. 800-223-5873
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A&M Supply

"A&M Supply has been a distributor for Nobruze Padding since 1993. Our customers use Nobruze exclusively and have consistently over the years reported their high satisfaction with the improved quality of the packout as a result of using Nobruze Padding. Nothing beats Nobruze in shock absorption or wear life, and we are proud to be a major distributor for this fine product. Our Nobruze customers, now totaling over 100 in the Northwest, include the most well-known and discerning growers, packers and processors such as Kent Farms, TNT Potatoes LLC, Paterson Onion Inc. and Warden, Hutterian Brethren. If you want a padding that will boost your bottom line year after year, Nobruze is the answer."

- Steve Jones, A&M Supply, Hermiston, Oregon 541-567-0053
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Beshaco Inc.

"Beshaco, Inc. is a major distributor and designer/manufacturer of packing house equipment. We have been selling Nobruze Padding to the citrus industry since 1993. We use Nobruze exclusively on our own equipment and for retrofitting our customers' existing lines. Our customers over the past eight years include Tropicana, Dole, Orange Co., Vero Beach Citrus, Indian Bay, Waverley, Lykes Pasco, and Brooks Tropicals. Nobruze is the best padding on the market in terms of shock absorption and durability and our customers have been very satisfied with its performance. In terms of promises, Nobruze really delivers!"

- Ron Becton, President, Beshaco Inc., Vero Beach, FL 561-562-1644
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LBE Company

"LBE has been serving the agricultural market in the Midwest for many
years. Nobruze is the padding of choice for our customers, which range from
small growers to major processors such as McCains and ORE-IDA. Nobruze
Padding is heads above all others in shock absorption and wear life, and both
the FDA approval and closed-cell structure mean our customers never have to
worry about mold, fungus or bacteria infecting their produce. Quality is of
paramount importance, and Nobruze is an integral factor in achieving that
goal."

- Kevin Coutier, General Manager, LBE Company, Scottsbluff, NE 308-635-2861
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Sackett Farm Equipment

"Sackett Farm Equipment has been serving the grower/packer market in the Midwest for almost seventy years and began selling Nobruze Padding in 1995. Our Nobruze customers include such well-known regional names as Lord Seed Farms, Iott Seed Farms, and Michael Bouwkamp Farms. Our customers are very pleased with the superior shock absorption and durability of Nobruze and how well it works to protect potatoes in post harvest handling and on packing house equipment."

- Jann LaPointe, Parts Mgr., Sackett Farm Equipment, McBride, MI 517-762-5051
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Gallenberg Equipment

"We have been selling Nobruze Padding since 1993. Our customers such as Heartland Farms, Paragon Farms, Oak Grove Farms, Pine Bluff Farms and Alsum Produce are very pleased with the results they get from using Nobruze. We also use Nobruze Padding when installing new grading line equipment in high shock absorption areas."

- Rueben Hintz, Gallenberg Equipment, Antigo, WI 715-623-3754
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Magic Valley Equipment

"Magic Valley Equipment has been proudly offering Nobruze Padding to our fresh pack customers since 1993. Customers such as Arrow Head Potato consider Nobruze the best padding on the market because of its proven high shock absorption, long wear life and ability to absorb high drop loads. Plus the 100% closed cell structure eliminates the worry of mold, fungus and bacteria. "

- Jeremy Galbraith, Magic Valley Equipment, Paul, ID 208-438-2122
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Center Parts

"Center Parts, established in 1983, is a major regional distributor of parts and equipment to growers and packers. We began selling Nobruze Padding in 1993, and are pleased to report that our customers have been very satisfied with the noticeable improvement in quality and reduction in bruise damage that results from using Nobruze. If you add in the FDA approval and closed-cell structure, Nobruze is definitely the padding of choice."

- Ron Wright, Store Mgr., Center Parts, Center, CO 719-754-2766
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Fox Packaging

"We have been selling field and packing house equipment to the agricultural market since 1970 and have been selling Nobruze Padding to the potato, melon and onion industry since 1994. Our customers have been very happy with the performance of Nobruze padding over the years. It's got everything they want: high shock absorption, excellent wears characteristics, FDA approval and really helps improve the quality of the produce they ship."

- Keith and Craig Fox, Fox Packaging, McAllen, TX 956-682-6176
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T.I.P.

"I've been in the potato parts industry for almost 10 years and Nobruze Padding has the best shock absorption and is the most durable, easy-to-use padding I've ever seen."

- A.J. Jorgenson, T.I.P., Plainfield WI 715-335-4649
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PEMCO Inc.

"PEMCO Inc. has been selling Nobruze Padding for approx. 4 years in the vidalia onion industry and to repackers across the Southeast. Our Nobruze customers include nationally recognized growers such as Plantation Sweets, Bland Farms and Mike & Travis Farms. The high shock absorption and durability of Nobruze Padding has improved our customers overall quality and the quality of the equipment that we sell. It has been a win-win situation for all parties involved."

- Ken Pallerson, PEMCO Inc., Lithonia, GA 770-482-1582
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Scott Truck and Tractor

"We have been serving local growers and packers of sweet potatoes since the '70's and have been a dealer for Nobruze padding since 1995. Our customers have been impressed with how much Nobruze reduces bruise damage to sweet potatoes during post harvest handling. They also appreciate the long wear life, and especially the fact that Nobruze easily pays for itself in the very first year through the increase in quality of the packout. Our satisfied customers include Thornhill Farms, Wisteria Farms, Garber Farms, Carolina Vegetables, Richard Boutwel Farms and the LSU Sweet Potato Research Center, among others."

- Wade Fontenot, Parts Mgr., Scott Truck and Tractor, Bunkie, LA 318-346-6361
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Fresh Mark Corporation

"We have been both selling Nobruze padding and using it on the equipment we build for use in fresh fruit packing for nearly ten years. We switched to Nobruze Padding for two major reasons. Nobruze padding gives us noticeably better impact protection. We use it on fresh fruit and produce processing lines packing everything from tomatoes to tangerines. We also favor this padding because it is "closed cell" and does not become a breeding ground for mold and bacteria. In our mold testing program, we have found padding to be a serious area of concern when it comes to sanitizing."

- Michael Bowers, Fresh Mark Corporation, Mascotte, FL 352-429-4171
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Pak-Tek Inc.

"We have been a distributor of Nobruze Padding to the fruit and vegetable industry including melons, peppers and cucumbers since 1995. Our customers demand Nobruze because they can see the improvement in quality using Nobruze that they can't see with other types of padding. Better quality means better prices and happier consumers. Our happy customers include Melon Acres (melons), Dewitt Produce (cucumbers and peppers), Akin and Porter Produce (cucumbers and peppers) and M.D. Council (melons)."

- Carl Wilkey, Owner, Pak-Tek Inc., Lakeland, FL 863-682-0578
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Farmway Implement

"Farmway Implement is a John Deere Dealer and a long established distributor of field and packing house equipment since 1974. We have been selling Nobruze Padding to the potato and onion industry since 1993. Our customers, R. Grigg & Sons (onion grower/exporter), Calloway Bros. (potato grower), Blakal Packing (potato grower and packer) and Stetner Bros. Potato Farms-Blue Ribbon Produce, prefer Nobruze because of the high shock absorption, long war life and significant improvement in produce quality."

- Dave Ovenell, Parts Manager, Farmway Ind., Quincy, WA. 509-787-4553
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Oremor International

"We have been dealers to the agricultural industry in Mexico for many years and have been selling Nobruze Padding to growers and packers of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and melons since 1994. Our customers recognize the importance of delivering the highest quality product to the consumer and agree that Nobruze is the best padding on the market for achieving that goal. Grupo Ley, Agricola Bon, Santa Maria Agricola - they all consider Nobruze the best value in performance and long wear life. We are proud to offer this fine product to our customers."

- Eric Romero, Oremor International, Nogales, AZ 520-281-0455
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Park Equipment

"Park Equipment has been successfully serving the grower needs in our area for many years and has been selling Nobruze Padding for over five years. Our Nobruze customers include K and O Farms, Gray Potato Co., Four Rivers Produce and T.J. Farms. We are very pleased with how Nobruze has performed for our customers, especially in terms of improved crop quality and the durability of the material."

- Doug Robertson, Owner, Park Equipment, Big Lake, MN 612-263-6595

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Hasco Inc. 

“Harris Agricultural Supply Co. Inc. has been selling NoBruze Padding since 1993.  We serve potato and onion harvesters and packing sheds.  Bruising is a major factor in the industry we serve and our goal is to help our customers get more of their product to market.  Our customers pride themselves on selling a top quality product and NoBruze padding helps them do just that.  Our satisfied Nobruze customers include Diamond Hill Ag., LLC., Springlake Potato, Saito Farms of Arizona, Randall Preston Produce, and B&B Potato.”

 - Betty Harris/Gary Gallagher, Owners, Hasco, Plainview, TX  806-889-3760

 Ike’s Welding & Manufacturing Co. 

“We find the pressure and impact reduction available from Nobruze materials are a valuable asset. We encourage its use to all our customers. We use Nobruze as a standard item on all possible drops on our custom-built lines of warehouse equipment. One of the most outstanding features of  Nobruze is the closed cell construction, which deters the spread of bacterial contamination that can grow in most open cell foam materials. Reduction of bacteria is of utmost importance to growers who store their produce and to the seed grower who is also aware of the need to eliminate possible sources of bacterial infections and to reduce bruising. We thank the manufacturers of Nobruze for a product that will help the agricultural industry supply a better product to the market.”

Randy Bowman, Ike’s Welding & Manufacturing Co.  

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 Paramount Citrus – A Sunkist Member 

“We have been using Nobruze Padding since fall 1998.  The padding is holding up just fine and we are very satisfied with the reduction in impact forces, which produces a much gentler handling environment for our citrus.”

 - Augustine Locayo, Paramount Citrus

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 Golden State Packers – A Sunkist Member

 “We have been using Nobruze on our bins and packinghouse equipment for the past three years.  We have found Nobruze to be the best padding on the market in terms of shock absorption and durability.  Nobruze is a great asset in our operations – it substantially reduces citrus bruise damage and has a long wear life.  If you want to ship the highest quality produce, you need Nobruze in your packinghouse.  Based on our experience, all our future installation will definitely include Nobruze.”

 - Harry Likewise, Assistant Manager, Golden State Packers

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Oak Grove Farms

 “With Oak Grove Farms, Inc. being a McCain’s contract grower, we are faced with reaching incentives to be profitable.  One of the incentives that we have a lot of control of is “bruise free”.  For the past seven or so years we have utilized Nobruze on our potato equipment in areas with directional change and drops to minimize the shock the potato sustains through the machine.  We believe that with few opportunities to control our own fate, that with Nobruze, we have been able to be a leader in “bruise free” in our area for many of the past years, which means profitability.”

 - Jerry Hetzel, Owner, Oak Grove Farms Inc.

The Citrus Board of South Australia  

CBSA tested NoBruze Padding and in a newsletter to their members had this to say about it:

 “We don’t make a habit of product promotion but, with a view to minimizing fruit injury, we conducted tests with our Instrumented Sphere. We dropped the Sphere  five times from a height of 250mm onto a totally supported belt. The impacts measured ranged between 335 g’s and 478 g’s. We then dropped the Sphere onto a 19mm thick piece of NoBruze from the same height. The impacts ranged from 57-60 g’s. This trial clearly indicates what can be achieved using this product.”

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 Dawson Farms 

“We have used the Nobruze Protective Padding for the past five years in our sweet potato operation. Sweet potatoes are conveyed to a trailer running along the side of a digger and into bins. Nobruze is used to help eliminate skinning and bruising of our potatoes. We are well pleased with the product.”

Bill Mulkey, Farm Mgr., Dawson Farms, Delhi, LA

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Limoneira – A Sunkist Member

 “We installed Nobruze Padding on all our accumulator bins and deliveries in 1998.  We are very pleased to report a substantial reduction in fruit damage and corresponding increase in fruit quality.  Nobruze definitely has the best shock absorption and wear characteristics of any padding we have used.  The improvement in our bottom line has been very positive.”

 - Sergio Garcia, Limoneira

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Paramount Citrus – A Sunkist Member

 “We have been using Nobruze Padding since fall 1998.  The padding is holding up just fine and we are very satisfied with the reduction in impact forces, which produces a much gentler handling environment for our citrus.”

 - Augustine Locayo, Paramount Citrus

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