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I’m Philippe Debougnoux.
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I am the owner and managing director of Fert In Time Europe.
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I advise and support people
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with their questions, specialising in turf management.
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First golf courses, then first and second division football pitches.
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In various countries: the Benelux, France, Germany and Poland.
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Later also estate parks, once I had built up a reputation.
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And now gradually also agriculture.
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I get a great deal of satisfaction from my work.
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Being able to walk around in nature, like here.
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Looking for diseases and, above all, acting quickly when I find one.
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Because customers have fewer and fewer curative solutions available.
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That makes it really challenging.
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I come from dairy farming.
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And now I still have both feet firmly on the turf.
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That’s where I find my satisfaction.
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When you see this beautiful nature,
you couldn’t ask for anything better.
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I’m Geert Segers.
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I am 53 years old and have been with Fert In Time since January 2025.
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I am a technical sales representative,
from taking soil samples
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to prospecting. A bit of everything, really;
basically Philippe’s right-hand man.
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My background in the sector is that I worked as a
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greenkeeper for several years,
including at Westerlo.
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The great thing about working for Fert In Time is
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that we have very short lines of communication,
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because there are only two of us.
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This allows us to anticipate and react quickly.
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Either Philippe adjusts his schedule,
or I adjust mine.
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Whether it’s West Flanders or Limburg,
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we can be on site just as quickly.
