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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.