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Animal Control Products (ACP) is a State Owned Enterprise (SOE). The business established in the 1950's under the direction and funding of the Ministry of Agriculture and the New Zealand Forest Service, mixing toxins and later manufacturing finished bait products for the agencies involved in controlling a wide range of introduced vertebrate pests including rabbits, wallabies, possums, rooks and feral ungulates. Since 1998, ACP has been manufacturing and marketing products under the registered trade name PESTOFF. ACP's manufacturing facility and business centre is located at Whanganui in New Zealand's lower North Island. Governance of the company is through a board of directors appointed by Government. The present board of directors comprises Mr Derek Kirke as chairman and Dr David Warburton as director. The Chief Executive Officer is Mr Colin Carter. In addition to direct sales to central & regional government agencies and to professional pest control operators, ACP also supplies distributor Bell-Booth Ltd to wholesale PESTOFF products to retail chains throughout New Zealand. This distribution arrangement extends into the Australian retail and commercial pest control sectors where Bell-Booth Ltd has already established a strong presence with "X-Verminator" branded rodenticides manufactured by ACP. ACP operates a proactive research and development program and works closely with Landcare Research and other research agencies to enhance its existing products and develop new innovative solutions for the pest control industry. Overseas markets are also serviced by ACP's well established export capabilities. Animal Control Products Ltd has 31 registered products and is authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry and by the Environmental Protection Authority to manufacture, pack and sell vertebrate pesticides. ACP received ISO9001 accreditation on 9 September 1997. This has been upgraded to ISO9001 Version 2008. |
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