AirLite bedding choice of USDA research center and others
June 2004
Airlite Animal Bedding has been tested for a USDA research center in Ft Collins, Colo., and has been found as the only animal bedding material, out of a range of products, to meet and exceed the airborne allergen and bacteria requirements.
Testimonial - Game Birds
From Tedford Farms, Ft Lupton, Colorado
"Having used Airlite for around six months we have seen a great reduction in mortality rate conservatively estimated to date at better than 20 percent improvement"
Testimonial - Racing Thoroughbreds
From Katherine Nikkel - Thoroughbred race horse manager with 40 horses in training in California, Kentucky and Newmarket, England.
"Everything arrived as you said. Horses & grooms love it-great cushion, great footing, and horses rest really well on it. One of our horses is allergic to straw and has suffered 'hot feet' requiring treatment. Since using AirLite his feet have been cool with no more problems. We expect AirLite to result in improved performance from our horses."
Various other thoroughbred breeding and training establishments have switched to AirLite including the world famous Coolmore Ashford Stud in Kentucky.
Airlite Expansion: Airlite as a product is new to the United States. The company first arrived from the United Kingdom in June 2003 to and began manufacturing full time in November 2003. The company expects to have at least another three plants producing in the U.S. before the end of the year an advanced system.
For additional information, contact Patrick Duffy
Tel:307-778-7422
Internet: www.airlite.us
Email: patrick.duffy@airlite.us
AirLite named bedding supplier for thoroughbred facilities
May 2004
AirLite Animal Bedding of Cheyenne, Wyo., has recently been chosen the bedding supplier for some leading thoroughbred horse breeding and training facilities in California and Kentucky.
Ashford Stud, Ky., is one the most prestigious facilities worldwide. "Achieving Ashford as a customer is tremendous boost for us and our product," said Patrick Duffy, the British owner of AirLite.
AirLite was chosen for its real health benefits and its overall economy of use. A local Lexington, Ky., dealer, Brumfield Feed & Grain, is planning to set up a free disposal service for their AirLite customers where they will mulch the waste product into a valuable compost for resale via garden centers.
Duffy said "AirLite is proving popular in many different markets from Alpacas to sheep and cattle breeders, for cowboys trailering their horses to and from events"
AirLite dealers are located in Wyoming, Colorado, Texas and across the Midwest and are listed at www.airlite.us
AirLite manufactures beneficial animal bedding in Cheyenne
July 2003
AirLite Animal Bedding utilizes special machinery that processes waste corrugated cardboard into a virtually 100-percent, dust-free animal bedding product. Developed in the United Kingdom, the concept is new in this country. The first machine was shipped from the UK in June 2003.
Cheyenne LEADS first came into contact with Patrick Duffy, AirLite owner, in December 2001 and has been working with him to help get the business off the ground and solidly located in Cheyenne. LEADS assisted owner with initial contacts locally, property search, publicity and availability of financing packages. A successful property search led Duffy to a building located at 2814 South Greeley Highway.
Randy Bruns, president of Cheyenne LEADS, praised Duffy for his thorough business plan and the fact that he has spent a lot of time developing his marketing and getting supply contracts in place. "AirLite Animal Bedding is a terrific addition to our business community," Bruns said. "With developed markets and a distinct new product, we anticipate great things from this venture."
Duffy manufactures and distributes his product to the retail and trade customers in an area from Casper to Colorado Springs. The product is marketed to those with horses and other animals, both large and small, in need of bedding.
"Dust in horse bedding in particular is a real problem and, according to the leading veterinary colleges, the majority of stabled horses suffer in some way as a result," Duffy said. "Various processes have been developed to improve the performance of traditional materials such as wood shavings and straw with limited success. What AirLite did was to look at what the problems are and then find a material and process to tackle them."
The cardboard-based bedding is sold in the UK under a number of labels and is particularly popular among the professional horse racing and show jumping/event stables.
According to Duffy, the absorbent, dust-free product is resilient and competitively priced. Disposal is easier and environmentally efficient as composting can be fully achieved in weeks, making it ideal material for worm farming.
Additionally, AirLite's operation is beneficial to the local environment because the business collects used corrugated cardboard from the local community. Once used as bedding, the composted waste becomes a valuable resource in itself.
AirLite Animal Bedding is available in compressed 40-pound bales and half-ton pallets of 28 bales. The company will deliver direct to retail customers within a 100-mile radius of Cheyenne. As it gains recognition, the product will also be available in the future through feed and tack stores across the Midwest.