PACOIMA Calif. –February 7, 2006 – American Soil Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:SOYL), announced today that it is has hired Forrest Thorpe II as Director of Business Development.
Carl Ranno, President and CEO, stated that, "Mr. Thorpe comes to the Company with many years of experience in developing new business and technologies in both the Agriculture and Turf industries.”
“Mr. Thorpe has a tremendous following in the turf and agriculture industry and has received dozens of sales and business development awards from his former employers,” said Mr. Ranno. “He has been the intellectual property manager for a unique patented fertilizer that has been used in both agriculture and turf. He has over 10 years of regional, national and international experience with manufacturing, distributing and selling of this product, working closely with major distributors throughout the United States.”
“Mr. Thorpe is one of the most knowledgeable experts in developing new business and technologies in our business segments,” said Mr. Ranno. “Mr. Thorpe understands the importance of providing the customer with excellent service, as well as focusing attention on the customer’s specific needs which, will result in a larger customer base and increased revenues for Company.”
About Forrest “Woody” Thorpe
Mr. Thorpe has directed and managed the National Breeding Center in Fort Collins , Colorado . He has served as a regional technical representative for sales and marketing for several major agricultural chemical companies. Woody won the President's Award and was a member of a regional team that received the Best of the Best Award for four straight years from a Fortune 500 company . Mr. Thorpe obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Reproduction and has taken graduate courses in business management from California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo , CA .
Mr. Thorpe founded and developed a specialized program for the golf industry that has low input costs and high sustainability using this unique fertilizer and a biological product. Mr. Thorpe has extensive knowledge and experience with this program as well as documented research. Mr. Thorpe has taken his program to golf course superintendents and demonstrated a superior program in which six products are used instead of fifteen.
About American Soil Technologies Inc.
American Soil Technologies is in the $150 billion agricultural industry. The company develops, manufactures and markets cutting-edge technology that decreases the need for water in agriculture and other plant-growing environments while increasing crop yield and reducing the environmental damage caused by common farming practices. The company has an exclusive license to two method patents with cross-linked and linear polymers as their basis. The company also holds three patents on a revolutionary new machine, the M-216 Polymer Injector, designed to install its liquid products in mature turf as well as some standing crops. The machine has been built, tested and is now operational.
More product information can be found on the corporate Web site, located at
www.americansoiltech.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and matters set in the company's SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
Contact:
American Soil Technologies, Inc.
800 798 7645
