Carl Kipp, Jr. Receives Alumnus Award from The Ohio State University
09/27/07
(COLUMBUS, OH) Carl Kipp, Jr., Engineering and Technical Director of Garick, received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Ohio State’s College of Engineering. Graduating from Ohio State in 1953 with a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering, Kipp received this award because of his achievement in the fields of engineering for significant inventions, important research, administrative leadership, and genius in production. The college honored him August 31.
Kipp developed a composting process to turn organic waste products into money. Today, buying a bag of mulch or compost for gardens is commonplace, but 35 years ago, it was unheard of. With a partner, Kipp started a feedlot operation in 1969 in South Charleston, Ohio. Using his engineering experience, he designed a composting process to increase the value of cow manure by mixing it with a form of bark, a waste product from Mead Paper in nearby Chillicothe. Adding other ingredients and building an enclosed facility to speed up the process by controlling air supply to the compost resulted in a commercially viable business. He oversaw construction of the first commercially successful in-vessel composting system in the United States.
In 1978, Kipp and others formed Paygro® Inc., and in 1984, Kipp became the Sole Proprietor and President. Under his leadership, the company pioneered the marketing of bark products, professional potting mixes, and other horticultural products for the consumer market. In September 1998, Garick acquired Paygro.
Garick, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, services the landscape, recreation, lawn, garden, and construction industries. Garick prides itself on its commitment to sustainability and environmental practices. Using organic and green waste streams, such as lawn and garden, food, agriculture, and forest by-products, Garick diverts hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from landfills and reproduces it into organic mulches and soils.
Garick's composting facilities and partnerships are located strategically throughout North America. These facilities make nationally branded products Nature's Helper® organic soil amendment, Black Satin® Mulch, Designated Dryer® sports turf conditioner, Hydrocks® soil enhancer, Kids Karpet® recreational surfacing, and Moo-Nure® organic compost. With these composting facilities and other terminals and ports located throughout the United States, Garick has the capability to supply a complete range of products in bags, bales, or bulk. For more information, please visit www.garick.com.
