How ETP was founded

During late 2013 and early 2014 a group of turfgrass and sod farming professionals began to toy with the idea of creating an Association to cater for the needs of sod farmers in Europe. They came from a variety of backgrounds and included the precious insight and backup supplied by the industry.

Numerous meetings and many emails later, the European Turfgrass Producers Association (ETP) was founded in Pisa (Italy) on December 4th 2014 and officially opened shop on the 1st of January 2015. This page is dedicated to the Founding Members (in alphabetical order) who, through hard work and initiative, transformed an idea into what ETP is today.

Founder

Barenbrug NL

Christiaan Arends

Founder

Cover Garden FR

Arnaud Dugast

Founder

Tillers Turf UK

Tim Fell

Founder

Filippo Lulli

Turf Europe IT

Founder

Vanmac NL

Peter van Mispelaar

Founder

Richter Rasen AT

Alexander Richter

Founder

Plantec IT

Pierluigi Strada

Founder

Ostfold Gress NO

Johnny Trandem