SKINNER NURSERIES EXPANDING INTO MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST

Biloxi, MS - Skinner Nurseries, the leading supplier of green goods in the South, has announced the opening of a new distribution center in Biloxi, MS. The new center will be strategically located a half mile north of I-10 and approximately halfway between Biloxi and Gulfport. The new location will primarily serve a wide area of the I-10 corridor along the Gulf Coast, stretching from Mobile, AL, west to New Orleans, LA. The 8.5-acre full-service facility will open June 1, 2006. Paul Montjoy, who brings 15 years experience in the green goods industry, will be the Branch Manager.

“In keeping with Skinner Nurseries’ vision of being the leading supplier of green goods in the South, the Biloxi opening is a tremendous step to fully servicing this rapidly growing and rebuilding region. With an extensive product offering that covers all of the landscape contractor’s needs, we are very excited about providing the Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama coastlines with a one-stop landscaping solution,” said Tom Wall, Branch Manager of Skinner’s Freeport branch, who is overseeing the construction.

Skinner Nurseries, which operates two growing Farms in Central Florida, and currently twenty two strategically located distribution centers across the southern United States, is one of the fastest growing suppliers of green goods in the Sun Belt.

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