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Pressuring the competition

Gro-Tec’s Eliminator herbicide comes in a unique pressure tank applicator that’s now being used for other products, too.

Wal-Mart customers have an exclusive opportunity this year to make weed killing a little more convenient. Gro-Tec, a division of Pennington, is marketing the Eliminator Weed & Grass Killer in a unique pump-up pressure tank that makes applying the product far easier.

The heavy-duty, high-density polyethylene 1.33-gal F-style container is a creation of Gro-Tec, designers at TricorBraun, and bottle manufacturer H.D. Hudson Mfg. Co. The three partners designed the jug and produced sample containers on a tight timetable, beginning in January 2003, for introduction this spring.

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