AGRU and SCUTE, a local nonprofit, collaborate to help raise awareness among visitors and minimize human impact on the loggerhead sea turtle nesting habitats.
[Georgetown, SC, June 30, 2025 —] AGRU America, Inc. (AGRU) is proud to announce a partnership with South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE) to raise awareness and help protect the loggerhead sea turtle, a threatened species. AGRU’s headquarters in the United States are in Georgetown, SC, near the popular tourist area of Pawleys Island, where South Carolina’s state reptile, the loggerhead, nests from the beginning of May to the end of October. The new billboard on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island, SC, highlights best practices for beachgoers during the nesting season.
“SCUTE’s mission is to watch for active loggerhead nesting, protect them, and record data to share with DNR (Department of Natural Resources),” says Rick Scott, Head of the SCUTE Organization. “Our Pawleys Island beach leaders and volunteers came up with the billboard idea to promote beach best practices to help minimize human impact on loggerhead nesting habits. We have over 200 volunteers who help watch over 13 habitats from North Myrtle Beach to DeBordieu.”
Loggerheads, young and old, are guided by the direction of the strongest light after dusk, the moon. “Lights out! Sea turtles dig the dark,” has been a long-running and successful SCUTE campaign spotlighting the effect of light pollution on a threatened species. The billboard is positioned in a busy area of Highway 17, featuring the highly recognizable SCUTE imagery and message.
AGRU is dedicated to supporting its local community through its outreach campaign. The campaign emphasizes workforce and community development by collaborating with local organizations committed to global efforts in creating more sustainable communities.
“This collaboration with SCUTE is part of our ‘Global Company, Local Impact’ campaign that began two years ago,” says Yuse Lajiminmuhip, Marketing Business Unit Manager at AGRU America. “Our campaign emphasizes efforts to support the growth and development of our future workforce and protect the environment where we live.”
About AGRU America, Inc.
Since 1988, Georgetown, SC–based AGRU America, Inc. has created innovative engineering plastics solutions for a safer and more sustainable future. AGRU America is part of AGRU Kunststofftechnik GmbH, an Austrian family-owned enterprise in business since 1948. AGRU maintains production facilities in Austria, the United States, and China. AGRU solutions, including state-of-the-art products such as AGRU geosynthetics, concrete protective liners, pipes and fittings, and semi-finished products, are sold in over 100 countries on six continents from over 150 distribution sites. Learn more about AGRU America at https://www.agruamerica.com.
About SCUTE
SCUTE, founded in Pawleys Island, SC in 1990, serves to protect and preserve marine turtle nesting habitats while promoting awareness within the community. “Lights out! Sea turtles dig the dark,” is a campaign partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and Santee Cooper. With the help of more than 200 volunteers, SCUTE records in excess of 150 nests per year. For volunteering opportunities, or to donate, SCUTE is part of an active Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/share/1CR4cxAzUP/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Press Contact
Yuse Lajiminmuhip | yuse@agruamerica.com