Boynton Beach, FL—The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association (ONLA), one of the nation's largest state nursery and landscape associations, today announced a strategic partnership with PlantFind.com, a leading provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions for the nursery and landscape industry. The strategic partnership between the ONLA and PlantFind.com allows each to extend their services to a larger audience within the nursery and landscape industry.

"The alliance furthers our commitment to deliver the best information and communications through strong Industry partners," said Michael Ferraro, President of PlantFind.com. Combining the energies of both organizations will create the opportunity for ONLA members to expand their business and enable PlantFind.com to expand its nationwide sales and presence to yet another strong market.

The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association is always looking for new ways to bring meaningful benefits to its members and maintain a progressive and innovative approach to business. PlantFind.com now offers ONLA members essential tools to compete and enhance their business in today's marketplace. These tools include electronic procurement and bid submission, online marketplaces and catalogue aggregation, automated requests for quote (RFQ), industry news and information, and links to the industry’s best periodicals and guides, along with a comprehensive customer support program. All these services enable greater levels of productivity for the commercial nursery and landscape industry.

”The alliance between the ONLA and PlantFind.com offers our members powerful solutions and enormous potential for business and industry expansion," said ONLA Executive Director Bill Stalter. “A partnership, such as this, is a natural because of the growing influence of Ohio’s 2.78 billion dollar nursery and landscape industry. We’ll now be able to offer national buying and selling options to nurseries and landscape contractors, large and small. Also, PlantFind.com offers a solution that will stimulate future growth and open up avenues of communication.”

"Partnering with the ONLA, a statewide association with far reaching national influence, continues to validate to the industry that PlantFind.com is a true Green Industry business solutions provider," Ferraro said. "The organization would not put their name behind us if PlantFind.com could not provide great products and service."

The PlantFind.com team of industry experts together has over 300 years of experience in the nursery and landscape industry. Other major alliances include FNGA (Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association), Lawn and Landscape Magazine (GIE Media Group), Branch-Smith Publishing, Hutchinson's Plant & Supply Locator and LMIS (Landscape Material Information Service). Currently offering over 260 million individual plant listings from over 1,700 growers, PlantFind.com is a leading provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions for the wholesale nursery and landscape industry.

The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association represents nearly 1,700 members and is the sponsor of the best attended trade show of its kind in the nation, the Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show “CENTS”, scheduled January 20, 21 & 22, 2003 in Columbus, Ohio.

For more information, visit the ONLA website at www.onla.org or PlantFind’s website at www.PlantFind.com , or send an email to info@PlantFind.com or call 1.877.473.3363.

Contact:

Bill Stalter
ONLA - Executive Director
800-825-5062

Michael Ferraro
PlantFind.com - President
1.877.473.3363