Toby Thomas is the co-founder and managing director of RocketGro Peat-Free Composts. Launching the business in March 2021 and building it up into a multi-million unit per year compost producer has been an incredible journey for Toby and the RocketGro team. With a range of 28 products within four years, and a top 5 market position within bagged growing media product sales, the success in launching RocketGro is continuing to grow season after season.
The core values at the heart of RocketGro and the mission statement of the company all revolve around sustainability, organic, soil health, farming, natural, synthetic chemical-free, bio-dynamic, British, renewable energy, local, top quality, relatability, and wholesome goodness. Toby has built the RocketGro brand and is the flagship ambassador for the company.
Toby and the business are south-west based and proud to source 99% of the ingredients for the RocketGro products from the surrounding counties. A Peat-Free ethos that was born in Somerset, and is now a recognisable nationwide brand that provides keen gardeners from Penzance all the way up to the Scottish islands with wonderful products to help gardens flourish, naturally.