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 About Us
Behind the scenes at The Pond Report
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ThePondReport
website is owned and operated by a freelance group of five "Pond
Experts" who have a total of 103 years of experience between
them; almost as much as The Rolling Stones they sometimes say! Their
backgrounds are all different, from a one-time bus driver turned Koi
& GOldfish afficianado to a Grand-Father who enjoys remote-control
helicopters, yet the one common thread they share is their love of
the outdoors and their appreciation of the beauty of ponds. Before
we talk about our philosphy we'd like to introduce the people who
work, in one way or another, on this website. Many of you will have
met a few by phone or email:
Derek has been a private pond consultant for many years and
specializes in assisting his clients find a feng-shui peace in their
outdoor environment. Over the last 20 years he has worked at two large
pond supply and installation firms where he learned a vast knowledge
and was able to personally judge the effectiveness of many products
before starting his own private service for the clients who appreciated
his honesty and helpfullness. He now provides private pond consultations
and helps write articles and reviews for The Pond Report website,
which he co-founded.
Martin is a retired teacher who found his passion for small
water gardens and ponds later in his life. He enjoys macro-photography
of the creatures around his pond. While Martin has no recognized training
as far as aquatics go he has become a legend in his neighbourhood
and with friends for being a wealth of information as far as anything
"pond" is concerned. A friend of Derek, Martin has begun
an interest in The Internet and like to offer help and suggestions
to this website.
J is one of the principal founders of ThePondReport.com website
with Derek. While a relative newcomer to the world of ponds, having
just finished studies in website technology and a hiatus of travels
throughout Central-Asia, his interest and experience in the Internet
and public relations have made J the "front man" for the
website. Many of you will speak to J directly whenever you ask a question
by email. The vast knowledge of pond issues from small backyard water
gardens to large lakes comes from growing up with a family of aquatic-biologists
and he recalls having named each of the twelve Koi in his parent's
pond as a child.
Dave spent 12 years as a technician in an aquaculture supply
store where his understanding of pond care and maintenance quickly
made him popular with his customers and clients. He left the aquatic
retail/tech world after deciding to spend time on his first love which
is writing and photography. He currently offers private consultation
services and is emplyed as a freelance author for various magazines
where he writes on the subjects of outdoor living, travel and responsible
pond management
Andrea completed studies in Environmental Education and supplies
everyone on staff and clients who contact The Pond Report with a deeper
understanding of ecological systems, providing information to assist
citizens to increase their sensitivity and stewardship for the environment
and to better understand the cause and effect relationship between
human attitudes and behavior and the environment. While all that sound
very serious, Andrea is actually one of the funniest people helping
with the website. Mainly behind the scenes Andrea assures the quality
of information provided on the website and also has a large family
who have years of experience with aeration systems and windmills.
ThePondReport.com is certainly not North America's fastest-growing
specialty product review website, retailer or e-tailer of consumer
pond and lake related products. This is a small group project, nothing
serious, we sometimes ruffle feathers but our goal is to talk about
what we love and naturally make a bit extra money on the side for
personal projects and expansion by selling quality products through
various agreements with manufacturers of products we belive in and
would endorse to our own familes. So far the feedback from clients
on our fairly new website has been very positive from our website
visitors and we have visitors from all around the world. Isn't the
Internet great! We're still learning more and so we appreciate your
patience as we grow our website into something helpful!
ThePondReport.com offers consumers a unique shopping experience with
the latest reviews and references of new pond products, technology
and maintenance products, often at a wholesale price, with a no-pressure,
information-based sales environment. ThePondReport.com is committed
to the environment, kids and communities, supporting non-profit organizations
that help with sustainable growth and management of resources.
TheThePondReport.com website and e-stores were opened in the fall
of 2006, by five like-minded individuals, and the goal of this website
and founding-fathers is to create an information based transactional
website where consumers can learn about products and then purchase
certain brands from quality manufacturers that ThePondReport.com has
engaged into partnerships with. Well....that is the legal definition
perhaps...but really we wanted to have fun and be able to write about
what we love best. We all share a common passion for ponds and that
is what we are attempting to grow. The tallest oak starts from a small
seed and over the last 2 years we've taken a few advancing steps forward
and a few steps back. We look forward to the future and thank-you
for your time and support.
Over the next 10 years, ThePondReport.com plans to expand. Sure, we
have big dreams and we are hoping to open a real brick and mortar
type stores in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British
Columbia, Maryland, Florida, New Mexico, Washington or wherever we
feel is the best and most healthy place to live and set up business,
but for now that is a dream. This is, until then, more a a virtual
store and virtual consulatation service.
ThePondReport.com is committed to continuing to grow the brand and
is looking towards finding other investors and like minded publishing
authors, writers and experts to help create a larger and more expansive
body of information always with the goal to create wealth through
hard work. We will not sacrifice honesty for financial gain and are
commited to maintain a viable business model while trying to both
offer a free service providing information on pond and lake care for
private pond owners as well as industrial clients dealing with leachate
ponds, compost basins, and wastewater ponds.
ThePondReport.com is not perfect and does not claim to be the ultimate
judge or expert and all reviews offered on this website are not to
be taken as gospel. We belive, despite all our experience, that the
consumer, the person with the money, is the one who should understand
and research before they buy. We are here to help but we make no further
claims or warranties on service or products. All our reviews and recommendations
are based on in-coming knowledge from our list of contacts and manufacturing
practices may cause negative influences in product effectiveness that
we may not be aware of. Please understand that ThePondReport.com is
a labour of love and not an agency like Underwriters Listing or Canadian
Standards Assocition. We try...sometimes we're wrong!
We are here to have fun...as we dance this mortal coil!
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us for information or with your questions.
ThePondReport.com has virtual
offices in Canada and the United States. The term "Office" should be
used loosely here as these are the locations of the homes of three of our most
available and implicated contributors. Products available for sale on this website
ship from the USA unless otherwise specified or indicated. We use PayPal for our
secure transactions.
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