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Kelkay lead from the front
Kelkay are category leaders in decorative aggregates and its clear they’re not afraid to lead from the front when it comes to keeping the category fresh and contemporary. For 2020, they have radically moved their aggregate brand towards a much softer and tactile feel, giving it an air of authenticity and practicality that will appeal to a pragmatic consumer...
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Go plastic-neutral with Deco-Pak!
Deco-Pak Marketing Director, Craig Hall, reveals how the family-run garden landscaping and decorative aggregates specialist is leading the way in reducing its footprint, and contributing to projects that will leave our planet with a brighter future for the next generation...
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Gardening tools you can rely on from Fiskars
At this year’s Glee, Fiskars is showcasing its popular and successful garden tool solutions at its stand (8D80-E81), enabling visitors to see the visual impact of an attractive and effective Fiskars product display...
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New sole distribution partnership for SBM
Nick Walton, who heads up the UK/I operation for SBM Life Science, announces that he is changing SBM’s route to market for the Garden Centre and Nursery trade. SBM have agreed a sole strategic distribution partnership for the traditional trade business with Stax Trade Centres.
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Exciting developments from Evergreen Horticulture
Evergreen Horticulture is a long established & reputable horticultural manufacturer of Premium Quality Growing Media Products. Exciting developments are in progress to add 'peat reduced' and 'peat free' alternatives to our extensive range of growing media which we are very excited to showcase at this year's Glee...
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Home, Gift & Lifestyle opportunities with ESA
Enjoy Home, Gift & Lifestyle opportunities with ESA, who are making their Glee debut in the new Home & Gift village, showcasing their international portfolio of brands, providing retailers with the opportunity to create new consumer experiences in store.
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Tildenet continues to strengthen across all brands
As the UK’s leading independent specialists, Tildenet Gardenware return to Glee with their dramatic stand showcasing The Home of Quality Brands with a continued commitment to supply the best quality products and services to our customers alongside an environmentally conscious approach to the development of new ranges across all of their outstanding brands.
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Make sure Treadstone is on ‘Must Visit’ List
Why not “Dare to Sell Different” in 2020? Make sure that Treadstone Products is on your list of ‘must visits’ at Glee this year. Fresh from the company’s double GIMA awards win for its innovative ClipGlove range, Treadstone will be launching a whole host of new products at the show...
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A look at Provenance & sustainability by Simon Read, Willow Wand MD
It is troubling that as a supposedly green sector, it has been accepted practice within the UK horticulture trade to fly fresh cut flowers into the country, trundle perishable salad crops up from southern Europe, and import the majority of our garden plants from near neighbours such as the Netherlands. All the while proclaiming our collective environmental credentials and bemoaning the decline of our own horticulture and traditional rural industries.
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Fun and quirky designs from Mala Leather
Mala Leather are one of the industry leaders in leather accessories for the gifting sector. Mala product is unique in many ways, designs are original, fun and quirky. Attention to detail in every product is evident once you hold a piece, from the leather selection to zip pullers and lining material, each element is carefully considered...
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The Glee team make their #PowerOfOne pledges – what’s yours?
This Glee, visitors and exhibitors are being encouraged to join the Power of One movement; an international UN-backed initiative designed to demonstrate how a combination of small, individual changes can create a more sustainable future for all...
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New Product Showcase, in association with GTN, head up a packed awards programme
With over three quarters of Glee’s audience coming to source new products, with many stating the importance of being able to touch and feel products previously only seen in catalogues, Glee 2019 will see even more focus on new products, including the New Product Showcase – created in partnership with Garden Trade News..
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Glee Buyers Power List 2019: the shortlist
The Glee Buyers Power List has been set-up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year. Voting has been open since early summer, with nominations flooding in from all corners of the market. Now, details of those shortlisted have been confirmed...
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PAWExpo to launch in 2020
PAWExpo – a new high-end pet focused exhibition – will launch in September 2020, supported by the team behind the annual Glee trade event A special ‘first look’ at what is to come will be unveiled at the official PAWExpo reveal party on Wednesday 11th September at the Pets Café area, in Hall 19...
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Introducing ‘The Marketplace’ at Pets at Glee 2019
As a leading showcase of pet product suppliers, trendsetters and emerging brands, Pets at Glee is set to be a thriving platform for any retailers wanting to optimise the ‘pet pound’. Now it has been confirmed that Glee has introduced an additional added value feature to Pets at Glee called ‘The Marketplace’...
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Join the Retail Lab and Discovery tours
A journey of discovery is coming to Glee this September as the key industry event confirms two exciting guided tour opportunities to ensure retailers make the most of their time at the show.
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Glee 2019 Retail Lab sponsor interview: Ivyline
We catch-up with Scott Thomas, Director of long-term Retail Lab sponsors, Ivyline...
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Glee 2019 Retail Lab sponsor interview: Meadow View Stone
We meet Meadow View Stone, who brings over 25 years’ experience of supplying the widest range of imported and exclusive decorative aggregates and landscaping stone to the garden centre industry...
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Glee 2019 Retail Lab sponsor interview: EKJU
We meet Latvian timber furniture and garden accessory manufacturers, EKJU, to find out more about why they have got involved with this thriving area of Glee 2019...
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Glee 2019 Retail Lab sponsor interview: Scheurich
We meet the German pot, container and plant accessories manufacturer Scheurich, which is eager to demonstrate its latest creations when the Retail Lab throws open its doors...
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Glee 2019 Retail Lab sponsor interview: Verona Group
We meet first-time sponsors, Verona Group, to find out more about the UK’s leading distributor of tiles and mosaics in natural stone, porcelain, ceramic and glass from the company’s Product Marketing Executive, Rosie Preston...
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Glee looks to a plastic-free future
Here we look at how exhibitors at Glee are planning to reduce dependency on single-use plastics, while also examining manufacturers’ and suppliers’ efforts to boost recycling and lower carbon footprints...
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International Buyers’ Centre to be hosted by Gardenex
The Gardenex export federation will be hosting the International Buyers’ Centre at Glee 2019, which is valued by the international buyers as a business hub within the show. The Centre will be located once again close to the entrance of Hall 6 on Stand N10-P11.
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GIMA Business Village
The GIMA Business Village is home to a great selection of up and coming companies exhibiting with the support of GIMA...
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Glee Innovators Zone
Celebrating its 10th ‘birthday’ in 2019, the Glee Innovators Zone has already helped more than 275 companies break into the garden retail market...
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Seminar content, in association with the HTA
As always Glee will offer visitors a free, three-day Seminar Programme organised in conjunction with the HTA, providing an enriched programme of expert business and garden retail advice...
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The Great British Growing Awards
Having hosted the ceremony to critical acclaim at Glee 2018, following a move from their previous home at the Edible Gardening Show, the Great British Growing Awards are set to return to Glee 2019...
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Green Heart
Located by the entrance within the atrium area of the NEC, this year’s Green Heart is the first element to welcome you to the Glee 2019 show...
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Vegans and organic gardeners drive demand for natural garden products
With the UK population about to hit 67million, vegans remain a minority, and that’s why synthetic plant feed and pest control products still dominate the market. As the garden trade gets ready for Glee, we look at the latest developments in the sector, and investigate how the market for fertilisers and bug killers is being shaken-up by the unstoppable rise of veganism.
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Glee Daily News brings you all the latest Glee news - previews, live issues from the show and an omnibus edition
The team from GTN are proud once again to be the official media partners for Glee producing the Glee Planner, the Glee Show Catalogue and the Glee Daily News...
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