Quin Environmentals (NZ) Ltd and Quin Environmentals (Pty) Ltd are the New Zealand and Australian twins of two specialist companies owned privately by Dr Bert Quin. They specialise in-

• Researching potential markets for new fertiliser products for importers and start-up companies : example – assessment of RPR and nbpt-treated granular urea in Ireland for Target Fertilisers, Ireland

• Developing new products and product ranges for start-up and existing companies:  example – development of the ‘Fert-ME’ TM range of fluidised fertilisers for Helisika Helicopters, Ardmore

• Providing assistance with technical promotion for start-up and existing companies: example – Fertilizer New Zealand

• Providing technical advice to start-up and existing companies:  example – Quinfert Pty Ltd, Australia

• Providing pro-bono advice to developing countries: example – organisation of field trials and initial introduction of urease-inhibitor granular urea into the Vietnamese market

• Initiation, research, IP protection and development of increased efficiency products: examples –

SustaiN improved-efficiency nbpt-coated granular urea (now Ballance’s biggest selling N product, and copied by Ravensdown’s N-Protect);

ONEsystem highest-efficiency, wetted, nbpt-treated prilled urea. Literally twice as efficient as granular urea; the end-game in efficiency at no cost-premium per unit N compared to SustaiN or N-Protect!