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FOREMOSTCO, INC. 8457 NORTHWEST 66 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33166

FOREMOSTCO EXPANDS PRESENCE IN CALIFORNIA WITH APPOINTMENT OF RICHARD JONES

With California the single largest market for lawn and garden products in the U.S., ForemostCo strengthens sales team to meet growing customer needs.

MIAMI—July 27, 2005--ForemostCo named Richard Jones Regional Sales Representative for the Southern California market. Jones will head the firm’s team in supplying Southern California nursery clients who supply a significant portion of this $10 billion annual lawn and garden products market.

Though ForemostCo has had a strong presence in California for over 15 years, and offers direct importation and distribution of product through LAX and Long Beach, having Richard Jones heading up regional sales operations significantly strengthens ForemostCo’s ability to better serve its California-based customers.

Richard Jones brings to ForemostCo over 15 years of sales and management experience including: nursery management, horticulture, chemical distribution, and home improvement. He most recently served as Store Sales Manager at Lowe’s in Burbank, CA. Prior to that, Jones was District Sales Manager for Colorspot Nurseries, one of the largest wholesale nurseries in the U.S. Through his wealth of experience, he has forged a keen understanding of both the horticulture and the home improvement industries.

“With California the single largest market for us in the U.S., Richard Jones will help ForemostCo meet our increasing need to work with clients one-on-one to meet their growth, diversification and quality control issues,” says Joe Roberts, CEO of ForemostCo.

“Richard’s understanding of both the nursery and home improvement industries will allow us to be innovative and coordinated in our efforts to meet existing and emerging needs in this sophisticated and complex marketplace,” says Roberts.

In its 18 years of operation, ForemostCo has become the largest importer of live plants to the U.S., accounting for more than 20% of all plants brought into the country. Working in partnership with its customers and growers throughout the globe, ForemostCo, Inc. caters to the need for consistent quality, exceptional service, on-time delivery, new product development and ethical sourcing.

In its effort to bring together the best plant varieties, production techniques, demanding quality standards, and delivery options, ForemostCo is building a global network of innovative, cutting-edge floricultural product supplies, always pursuing its objective of creating value for its customers.

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CONTACTS:
Randy Goff, General Manager / 1.800.421.8986 x 272, randyg@foremostco.com;
Rosie Batista, Marketing Manager / 1.800.421.8986, x 222, rosie@foremostco.com