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+PLAGRON RECON + PARTNERSHIP/SPONSORSHIP DRAFT
+Generated: 2026-08-04
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+
+--- COMPANY OVERVIEW ---
+Plagron (Bertels B.V.)
+  Founded: 1992, Ospel, Netherlands
+  Type: Family-owned manufacturer, top 3 hydro brand in Europe
+  Products: Substrates, fertilizers, additives, germination products
+  Reach: Available in 56 countries, 100-200 employees
+  Sites: plagron.com | plagron.us | plagronpro.com
+  Social: @plagron_official (IG), @plagron_usa (IG)
+
+  Known Partnerships/Sponsorships:
+  - Signify (Philips Lighting) — research partner in cannabis cultivation
+  - Cannavigia — consulting partner
+  - 420 Magazine — sponsor
+  - Spannabis — event sponsor
+  - MJBizCon — event sponsor
+  - Indoor Expo — event sponsor
+  - ICBC Berlin — event sponsor
+  - GrowDiaries, Garden Culture Magazine, Soft Secrets (media)
+
+--- KEY PEOPLE ---
+  Michel Coenen — Marketing Manager (BEST contact for partnership)
+  Jan van Seventer — Marketing Strategist / Manager for Licensed Producers
+  Joey van der Loo — Community Lead (works with ambassadors/cultivators)
+  Daniel Prak — Sales Manager
+  Pascal Gilissen — General Manager (US)
+  Bram Bertels — General Manager
+  Marielle Gielis-van Lieshout — Sales Support / Customer Care Manager
+
+--- CONTACT EMAILS ---
+  support@plagron.com       — Main HQ contact (from plagron.com/en/contact)
+  info@plagron.com          — Official manufacturer email (product listings)
+  servicedesk@plagron.com   — Grow expert support line
+  servicedesk@plagron.us    — US support
+
+  HQ Phone: +31(0) 495 631 559
+  Address: Ommelpad 2, 6035 PC Ospel, The Netherlands
+
+--- DRJONES HYDRO SITES (from homelab IP map) ---
+  hydro-builder (CT 666678) at 10.30.20.11 — Hydroponics site builder
+  hydosite1 / PureHydro (CT 540) at 10.30.20.243 :8495 — Hydro content site
+
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+EMAIL DRAFT
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+
+TO: support@plagron.com
+ATTN: Michel Coenen, Marketing Manager
+
+SUBJECT: Partnership Inquiry — Hydroponics Content Sites
+
+Hi Michel,
+
+I run a network of hydroponics content and education sites, including a PureHydro grow guide platform and a hydro site builder focused on helping new growers get started with the right gear and nutrients. Your products — especially the Alga and Terra lines — consistently come up as top-tier recommendations in our community, and our audience already trusts Plagron as one of the few brands worth paying a premium for. I'd love to explore a content partnership or sponsorship arrangement where we feature Plagron products across our guides, grow diaries, and setup tutorials in exchange for product samples, affiliate terms, or co-branded content. If you're open to it, I can send over traffic numbers, audience demographics, and a few ideas for how Plagron could show up across our properties. Let me know who the right person on your team would be to discuss this further.
+
+Best,
+drjones
+
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+NOTES
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+- Michel Coenen is the Marketing Manager — ideal first contact.
+- If no response, escalate to Jan van Seventer (Marketing Strategist) or
+  Joey van der Loo (Community Lead/ambassador program).
+- Plagron clearly has an ambassador/community program (Joey's role + their
+  "Who talks about us" section on plagron.us/about).
+- They actively sponsor events (Spannabis, MJBizCon) and media (420 Mag).
+- The servicedesk form at plagron.com/en/servicedesk has a "Become a seller"
+  subject option — suggests they're open to new commercial relationships.
+- If you have specific domain URLs for your hydro sites, insert them in
+  the email body before sending.