Container Centralen Crowns 2017 Rack Build Competition Winners

Winter Garden, Fla. – Container Centralen, Inc. (CC, Inc.) is pleased to announce the winners of the 4th annual Rack Building Competition, which took place January 19, 2017, during the Tropical Plant Industry Expo (TPIE) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

After receiving a record number of video entries ahead of the event, three finalists were selected to compete against the defending champion during the competition at TPIE.

The 2017 winners are:

            1st Place:         Geraldmike Ferrer (2016 defending champion)

                                    Prides Corner Farms, Lebanon, CT

                                    Time: 23.3 seconds

                                    Prize: $1,000 for Mr. Ferrer and $2,000 for Prides Corner Farms

            2nd Place:        Ben Eagle

                                    Welby Gardens, Denver, CO

                                    Time: 26.05 seconds

                                    Prize: $750 for Mr. Eagle and $1,500 for Welby Gardens

            3rd Place:         Josh Dudley

                                    Flowerwood Nursery, Loxley, AL

                                    Time: 26.44 seconds

                                    Prize: $500 for Mr. Dudley and $1,000 for Flowerwood Nursery

            4th Place:         Jorge Rosales Cruz

                                    McCorkle Nurseries, Dearing, GA

                                    Time: 29.39 seconds

                                    Prize: $250 for Mr. Cruz and $500 for McCorkle Nurseries

In addition to the cash prizes, all four competitors and their company’s CC corporate contact received a 3-day CC-sponsored trip to Fort Lauderdale, including airfare and local transportation, hotel accommodations, and meals throughout the event.

Participating companies appreciate the competition as an opportunity to recognize team members who work incredibly hard behind the scenes on rack building and dock efficiencies and as a way to have some workplace fun.

Click here for a video of the 2017 CC Rack Building Competition.

The annual CC Rack Building Competition is scheduled to return for the 5th time during TPIE 2018. More details and entry information will be available later in the year.

About Container Centralen, Inc

Container Centralen, Inc (CC, Inc) provides the North American horticultural industry with access to approximately 425,000 shipping racks/carts for delivery of live plants to garden center retailers. CC, Inc has rapidly established itself as the largest rack/cart supplier in the market. In addition, CC recently launched logistics/freight services for live-plant delivery to retail stores. For more information, visit www.cc-racks.com.

 Source: Container Centralen, Inc