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BIOGARD®, the Division of CBC created for biological control
BIOGARD® is the CBC (Europe) S.r.l. division that takes care of development and marketing of biological control products.
Its history has deep roots: BIOGARD® was created by merging CBC (Europe) and Intrachem Bio Italia, two pioneer companies in the development and marketing of biological controls since ’80s.
For the first time, two companies dedicated to biology have decided to broaden their horizons without the intervention of a society with a chemical address: a peculiarity that still today defines the unique spirit of BIOGARD® .
The goal of providing the growers with a package of biological control methods extraordinary wide and effective. That allowed the company to develop itself on an international level. Today Biogard is present in Germany, in France, in Greece, in Spain and in Italy.
The BIOGARD® offer
BIOGARD® offers an exceptionally large and diverse catalog that includes pheromones produced by the Japanese company SHIN-ETSU (world leader in the semiochemicals sector) and a wide range of mating disruption products.
The range of pheromons combines perfectly with the range of plant protection products, which stands out in particular for products based on microorganisms and plant extracts, all duly registered to the Ministry of Health.
The BIOGARD® catalog is completed by a series of biostimulants, a complete range of monitoring tools and entomopathogenic nematodes.
The range of biological control solutions offered by BIOGARD® is in constant assortment: our continuous research is always aimed at identifying new opportunities to meet the needs of the sector.
Since 2016, BIOGARD® has introduced the slogan: Biological First”.
With these two clear and straightforward words we want to express the BIOGARD® philosophy, underlining the company’s mission to focus on the development of Bioprotection through semiochemicals, microbials, botanicals and beneficials. This new slogan also recalls their concepts: biologicals are always listed first in the Integrated Crop Production guidelines, while, from a technical point of view, they must often be used preventively, before the pest emergence, hence always “First”. BIOGARD® targets the development of innovative crop management strategies against agricultural adversities. We endeavour to always be First in proposing to growers state-of-art biological control tools while complying with Plant Protection product regulations.
The technical support is one of the fundamental pillars on which BIOGARD® commercial activity is based, that’s also the best approach for biological control, if it is used in a wrong way, it can’t give the desired effects. That’s why the skills and the passion of our technicians are an essential condition for the successful application. To guarantee to all the growers an efficient support, BIOGARD® selects with care his partners to ensure a commercial network of excellence. Sustainable agriculture starts from the store: that’s why it is important that all the professionals involved in every transaction share the essence of our slogan – “Biological First”
BIOGARD® operate in the respect of quality standards established by the Quality System UNI EN ISO 9001:2015. This certifies that the company has set up internally a management system able to satisfy the customer’s needs with a view to continuous improvement of the company organisation.
Furthermore, following the issuing of the Ministerial Decree of March 17th; 2015, it has been officially recognized the suitability to the “Testing Facility CBC (Europe) S.r.l.” to lead official practices Gep aimed to the production of efficacy data and phytosanitary formulations.
The Cds, located in Cesena headquarter, makes available to the Company the results of the efficacy practices, necessary for the registration of the new plant protection products or for the label extension for those already on the market.
Dal 2016, BIOGARD® ha introdotto lo slogan “Biological First”.
In due parole di facile comprensione si esprime la filosofia e la mission di BIOGARD®, concentrata nello sviluppo del controllo biologico con semiochimici, biopesticidi e ausiliari.
Il nuovo slogan richiama inoltre anche altri concetti: i mezzi di controllo biologico sono elencati sempre per primi nei Disciplinari di Produzione Integrata, mentre, dal punto divista tecnico devono spesso essere usati preventivamente, prima della comparsa dell’avversità da combattere. Quindi sempre “First”.
All’avanguardia dall’inizio della sua attività, ovvero tra i pionieri del settore, BIOGARD® si vuole distinguere nello sviluppo di strategie di controllo non convenzionali delle avversità agricole, tutte nel rispetto delle leggi per l’immissione in commercio di Prodotti Fitosanitari. Anche in questo intendiamo essere sempre First, soprattutto con gli operatori agricoli che ci percepiscono come i “First” nel nostro settore.
La commercializzazione dei prodotti per il controllo biologico BIOGARD® è affidata a una solida rete vendita composta da 32 agenti (molti dei quali mono-mandatari), 9 Regional Supervisors, 4 field advisor, 3 International Sales Manager e 1 Pheromones Project Leader.
L’obiettivo dell’azienda è coprire in maniera capillare tutto il territorio italiano e soddisfare con prontezza anche le richieste internazionali. La rete commerciale gode del prezioso supporto di un team di tecnici qualificati dotati di know-how ed esperienze che solo svariati anni di lavoro nel settore possono garantire.
L’assistenza tecnica è uno dei pilastri fondamentali sui quali si basa la distribuzione commerciale BIOGARD® perché anche il mezzo di controllo biologico migliore, se non viene impiegato nella maniera corretta, può non sortire gli effetti desiderati.
Ecco perché le competenze e la disponibilità dei nostri tecnici sono una condizione essenziale per il successo sul campo.
Per garantire a tutti i coltivatori un supporto sempre pronto ed efficiente, BIOGARD® seleziona con cura i propri partner per assicurare un network commerciale d’eccellenza.
L’agricoltura bio-sostenibile inizia dal punto vendita: ecco perché è importante che tutti i professionisti coinvolti in ogni transazione condividano l’essenza del nostro slogan – “Biological First”.