Coastal environment receives a boost in Chonburi 120 TICON and TPARK people step in to plant more mangrove trees

Friday 16 November 2012 15:25
It was all hands in sand, and digging deep for the environment, when 120 employees and volunteers from TICON Industrial Connection PCL (TICON) and TICON Logistics Park Co., Ltd. (TPARK) planted 2,000 mangrove tree saplings close to the office of Mangrove Administrative Management Division 1, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources in Samed district, Chonburi recently.

Led by TICON and TPARK Managing Director, Mr. Virapan Pulges, the employees and volunteers strengthened the coastal environment through the planting programme which lasted more than 4 hours.

“The mangrove belt is one of the essential elements of the coastal environment in the Gulf of Thailand, playing a crucial role in protecting coastal areas from erosion and cleansing the water quality,” said Mr Pulges. “They also play an important role in hosting important species of fish and crustaceans.”

“In response to phenomenal demand from clients, TPARK has expanded its logistics parks in the Chonburi and the Eastern Seaboard area significantly in the last few years, and this was one project where we felt we could contribute to improving the total coastline environment in a meaningful way.”

“It has also been an important project for our employees and their families. The support we received when we announced our plan was very encouraging and shows the greater awareness in the local community of the important role mangroves play in our coastal environments.”

Caption:

Virapan Pulges surrounded by muddy but happy staff celebrate the planting of 2,000 mangrove trees in Samed District, Chonburi.

For more information or photos related to this press release, please contact:

TICON Logistics Park (TPARK)

Hataikan Duttadintorn

Tel: +66 (0) 2679 6565

Fax: +66 (0) 2679 6569

Email: [email protected]

www.ticon.co.th

Grayling (Thailand)

Pimpailin Teeraleela and Benjarat Limpasurat

Tel: 02-635-7151-2

Fax: 02-635-7155

Email:[email protected] and [email protected]