In This Issue
A new approach to aggregates designed to build value and volume in the category
Johnsons Lawn Seed gets recharged at Glee
Grow Your Own kits are a show-stopper
Laura Ashley planters are a big hit for Apta
Briers launches largest-ever licenced gardening collection
Vivagreen is crowned the 2016 GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund winners
Plant Success Organics offer great results
Bord na Móna GroWise Fertiliser range launched
Creative Products have evolved
Garden Connect offers unique service
Introducing Pedigree Garden the new generation of tools from Bulldog that are a breed apart
Quality bird feeders from Think Outside
URICA partners with Gardenex to give members risk-free and debt-free access to cash
Glee New Product Awards 2016 - Winners revealed
Scotts to sell ChapelWood brand
CPL introduce the next generation biomass fuels
Karcher puts pressure washer users in Full Control
WAGNER to showcase new electric Fence & Decking Sprayer
From kitchen to restaurant and beyond...Whitco Catering & Bakery Equipment have the complete solution
Growth through ideas and inspiration
Bonningtons offer VIP trip to New York
Fallen Fruits at Glee - a sneak preview
Tildenet with Bosmere on board takes another stride forwards
Host of innovation on Scotts Miracle-Gro's biggest ever stand
Elho put emphasis on display ideas that stockists can recreate
See the premium range of barbecues from Cadac
TRAMONTINA CHURRASCO - The original from Brazil.
STILL – “The World’s Finest Gardening Gloves”
New: Premium BBQ Briquettes & Premium Starter by Die Kohle-Manufaktur now available in the UK
Gardena unveils mobile control system for watering and mowing
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A new approach to aggregates designed to build value and volume in the category


The review undertaken by the team from Kelkay this year revealed some interesting insights into the selling and merchandising of decorative aggregates, not least the difficulty some consumers encounter in choosing the right product for their use. The research also demonstrated how many less experienced consumers percieve the category to be functional, messy, heavy, constructional, uninspiring and difficult...


The review undertaken by the team from Kelkay this year revealed some interesting insights into the selling and merchandising of decorative aggregates, not least the difficulty some consumers encounter in choosing the right product for their use. The research also demonstrated how many less experienced consumers percieve the category to be functional, messy, heavy, constructional, uninspiring and difficult.

So the new segmentation of the category will really help garden centres to merchandise and sell this category more effectively and extend the transaction to other related categories like weed fabrics, containers, edging and even plants. That’s the basis on which Kelkay approached the new branding, new packaging and new merchandising for their aggregates business which is launched at GLEE this week.

Simple colour coding of the newly deisgned bags make it easy to select the right type of product, and the critical information is now illustrated with simple icons. The new segments help consumers to select the right product for the job – from delicate slates (all clolour coded in teal)  for  mulching a rock garden, to robust chippings (colour coded blue) for a driveway. The extra clarity of the packs has been achieved with a new laminate material and the removal of most of the words on the bag has allowed the design to accommodate large windows to make more of the product visible. The recommeded depth and coverage for the product is included as well as highlighting products suitable for aquatic use and even the poor retailer has not been overlooked – awkward handling at  the checkout is acknowledges so bar codes appear on both the front and side.

Richard Pyrah, Sales Director said “We’ve used the same basic design and branding for our aggregates for more than 10 years. It’s served us well and our customers told us we were the best in the business. But, it’s never acceptable to stand still and we could see more opportunity through the research we’ve done in the past year or so. I’m very excited to be launching the new inspirational  look for the brand and seeing it implemented in store. We’re confident it will drive customer engagement and grow the category.”

All the new developments are on show at Kelkay’s stand at GLEE, NEC Birmingham (Hall 19 B10 – C21) 12 – 14 September 2016

To find out more about Kelkay’s range of decorative aggregates and their other successful garden landscaping brands, go to www.kelkay.com or e-mail the general enquiries office on salesenquiries@kelkay.co.uk or call to speak to us on 01405 869333.

Johnsons Lawn Seed gets recharged at Glee
Find out more at Glee 2016, stand 18H26-K25


In an exciting move Johnsons Lawn Seed is launching its recharged branding at Glee 2016. Waving goodbye to its old packaging design which has graced the shelves of retailers for the last decade, the new look Johnsons Lawn Seed will mark a new era for the UK’s favourite consumer lawn seed provider...



In an exciting move Johnsons Lawn Seed is launching its recharged branding at Glee 2016. Waving goodbye to its old packaging design which has graced the shelves of retailers for the last decade, the new look Johnsons Lawn Seed will mark a new era for the UK’s favourite consumer lawn seed provider.

Born from a desire to create something new and exciting for the garden retail market, as well as a direct result of ongoing feedback from a number of focus groups and consumer research, Johnsons Lawn Seed’s new look offers something completely different to what is currently already available.

With a strong colour palette, the new packaging takes a step away from the green colours that dominate garden centre shelves and creates an eye-catching display with its charcoal grey and accent colour collection, which directly correlates to each product in the range. With updated front of pack information, plus an easy to understand seed data section, it has never been easier or quicker for consumers to make educated purchases at the point of sale.

Each pack also features a QR code which, when scanned, leads consumers to Johnsons’ quick advice YouTube videos, plus each box comes complete with a re-sealable side, increasing its shelf-life.

Guy Jenkins from DLF, Johnsons Lawn Seed’s parent company said: “The redesign of the packaging has been a work in progress for some time. It was important that we got it right, which is why we have taken our time to consult with the latest market research and consumer focus groups, as well as working with our retail customers to create a style and look that met the combined needs and wants. Our new packaging is slick, contemporary and creates a real point of difference within the retail environment. What’s more, it makes it easy for customers to find the right lawn seed for their gardens simply by glancing at the front of the box! We hope the industry loves it as much we do!”

To match the new packaging, the Johnsons Lawn Seed stand at Glee 2016 (18H26-K25) has also been updated. Featuring aspects of the fun consumer advertising artwork that has been created for the 2017 season, the new stand will be the perfect backdrop for the new packaging. A special ‘recharged’ giveaway will also be taking place throughout the show to help celebrate this exciting milestone for the brand.

Green Lawn Technology

Johnsons Lawn Seed’s new packaging comes at a time when the company has been heavily investing in the product inside the box. Earlier this year, the company brought to market one of the most exciting lawn seed innovations for many years.  Rolled out across its General Purpose, Tuffgrass, Quick Fix and Quick Lawn products, the new formula lawn seed represented a significant evolution within lawn seed technology. Marked as ‘Green Lawn Technology’ on the new packaging, Johnsons Lawn Seed will be investing time and effort in 2017 to further communicate the benefits of this new technology to end users.

Guy Jenkins added: “We are passionate about delivering a product that achieves real results for customers. Our ‘Green Lawn Technology’ has been developed through years and years of dedicated R&D. Put simply this new technology means that a lawn grown from our seed will benefit from a number of time and money saving benefits – including quicker germination and establishment, the ability to sow at temperatures as low as 3°C, improved colour, better drought tolerance and the need to water and fertilise less regularly compared to other lawn seed products. This new technology really is a game changer, and we’re excited to continue to roll this out into the market”

Find out more

To find out more about Johnsons Lawn Seed, visit www.johnsonslawnseed.com, email consumer@dlf.co.uk, or telephone (01386) 791113.
Grow Your Own kits are a show-stopper


The Grow Your Own patio kits from Taylors Bulbs are proving to be a big hit on the Taylors Bulbs stand (19G02)...



The Grow Your Own patio kits from Taylors Bulbs are proving to be a big hit on the Taylors Bulbs stand (19G02).

With these kits, gardeners have everything they need to grow potatoes, garlic and French shallots. The kits include a growing bag.
Laura Ashley planters are a big hit for Apta


The Laura Ashley planters have been a big hit on the Apta stand on day one of Glee, with the company reporting wide interest in the premier range...



Founded in 1953, Laura Ashley has become one of the world's best loved fashion and home furnishing brands.

From humble beginnings when Laura and Bernard were inspired to print fabric at the kitchen table, Laura Ashley has become synonymous with serene beauty and design.

The brand has always been able to inspire and delight through its ability to capture the mood and trend of the moment.

These fabulous new Laura Ashley Planters are designed to appeal to gardeners of all tastes, and beautifully incorporate some of the brand's best known colours and patterns.

Mr Jones is a classic geometric design with historic influence. First launched into the range by Laura Ashley herself it became one of her most popular designs. In 2013 Mr Jones was relaunched in new colourways as part of the company's 60th anniversary collection.

Introduced by Laura and Bernard Ashley in the early 1970s, the Bramble Logo represents the British heritage embodied in the brand. The wild hedgerow plant has since become synonymous with Laura Ashley, a design classic recognised worldwide.

This elegant collection of garden planters bears the Bramble Logo and is available in a carefully selected palette of three ever popular Laura Ashley colours.
Briers launches largest-ever licenced gardening collection


Quintessentially British designs form the beautiful patterns on Briers’ largest-ever licensed gardening collection - Hall 19 Stand H05...



Quintessentially British designs form the beautiful patterns on Briers’ largest-ever licensed gardening collection - Hall 19 Stand H05.

Affordable pricing is key and this range certainly does not disappoint.

Briers has selected a design partner who is recognised in industry awards and already successful with a number of established brand partnerships.

Julie Dodsworth is a renowned artist who paints and creates her original patterns on her canal boat – Calamity Jane - mixing her own colours through a traditional one paintbrush method. She mixes with just three colours for a simplicity that is the cornerstone of everything she creates.

Her designs are a modern yet respectful interpretation of a tradition craft with designs influenced by her canal boat and artisan lifestyle. Briers has selected her most popular creations to bring a beautiful and highly commercial range to life.

The pattern Flower Girl focuses on the beauty of the English rose for a design which is perfectly timeless and quintessentially British.

Whilst Orangery offers a sophisticated charm with its stylised florals, influenced by traditional narrowboat art and the flora of the waterways.
 
Over 60 NEW products selected for their superb cross-purchasing ability across:
  • Boots
  • Clogs
  • Boot bags
  • Socks
  • Goat hide gloves
  • Triple packs
  • Tool belts
  • Garden bags
  • Aprons
  • Casual and shopper bags
  • Hand tools
  • Tape measure
  • Hammer & screwdriver set
  • Torch
  • Kneelers
  • Tins, buckets & troughs
  • Tool box
  • Watering can
All of this can be supplied on a bespoke high specification wooden stand.
 
And still there’s MORE…. So come along and join Team Briers for a warm welcome on their 2016 Glee stand. Hall 19 Stand H05.

www.briersltd.co.uk
sales@briersltd.co.uk
+44 (0) 1963 269077
Vivagreen is crowned the 2016 GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund winners


Since its launch in 2014, the GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund has already witnessed great success. It’s first two winners have both gone on to enjoy great commercial success; going from new brands to established and growing suppliers within the garden retail market. This same success is expected to be achieved by the 2016 winners. The lucky recipient of this year’s prize package is Dublin based, Vivagreen. Impressing the judges with its MossOff product, Vivagreen beat off stiff competition to secure this year’s win.



Since its launch in 2014, the GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund has already witnessed great success. It’s first two winners have both gone on to enjoy great commercial success; going from new brands to established and growing suppliers within the garden retail market. This same success is expected to be achieved by the 2016 winners.

The lucky recipient of this year’s prize package is Dublin based, Vivagreen. Impressing the judges with its MossOff product, Vivagreen beat off stiff competition to secure this year’s win. As winners they will receive support up to the value of £6,000 to help with development and marketing costs associated with entering the UK garden retail market, plus a year’s full GIMA membership, and a wide range of business support tools.

MossOff is a multi-surface concentrate that offers a new and totally unique biocide-free way of controlling moss and algae on all outdoor surfaces. The unique technology is chemical free and completely safe to children and pets as well as plant life and even fish and ponds. The concentrate dilutes easily and is simply applied using a garden sprayer or watering can fitted with a fine rose. The product is also available in a separate variant designed to take advantage of the specific lawn care market and provide dual merchandising opportunities as well as maintain rates of sale throughout the season.

Both products answer the growing consumer demand for garden control products that are easy and safe to handle but deliver consistent and reliable results. No special equipment is required to apply MossOff, consumers just need to choose a dry day so that the product has ample opportunity to dry to take full effect.

GIMA Director, Vicky Nuttall said: “We’re incredibly pleased to confirm that Vivagreen is the 2016 winners of the GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund.  A truly innovative product, the judges were impressed with the simplicity of the product, as well as its dual-use that delivers results, whilst providing peace of mind for consumers. The fact that the product is also biocide-free and yet still beats chemical based competitor products, really stood out as a key USP. I’ve no doubt that Vivagreen will quickly become a core product for any garden retailer.”

In addition to choosing a winner, the panel also selected three highly commended companies.  Those just missing out on the highly coveted title were:

Kikka Digga with its namesake product, the Kikka Digga: The Kikka Digga is​ a digging attachment tool for all garden forks and spades, which adds a footplate lever to the tool itself. The footplate is designed to reduce the physical strain associated with digging, as well as improving posture. Made from super strong material, the Kikka Digga won't break or bend, and makes it easier to dig compacted or hard ground.

easyMulch with its namesake product, easyMulch: easyMulch is a new, unique and innovative pelleted plant mulch made from natural organic British straw. It is easy to use and unlike most wood mulches easyMulch will not deplete soil nitrates. easyMulch pellets are made specially for garden plants, and are highly absorbent, retaining up to 300% water by volume.  The pellets are pH balanced so will not have a negative effect upon the condition of soil.   easyMulch can be used throughout the garden on borders, raised beds, planters and on fruit and vegetable plots, making it an organic, eco-friendly, carbon neutral alternative to wood, coir or artificial mulches.

Banbury Innovations with the Fabrik Wall: This textile façade can be fixed to any wall to create an instant show of colour. Using artificial plants, the Fabrik Wall can add greenery to any wall, offering an eye-catching addition or privacy where needed.

As the winner, Vivagreen is now set to receive funding and help with the development and marketing of their product, together with support from experts within the industry.

To find out more about the GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund please join GIMA on-stand at Glee 2016, Hall 20, stand H40-J41.
 
Plant Success Organics offer great results
Pound for pound, Plant-Success Organics provides plants with the greatest possible benefits for the smallest amount of user input. By providing the plant’s root system with optimal water and nutrients, users see visible results straight away...


Mycorrhizae are ancient in origin and fundamental for superior plant performance.

Pound for pound, Plant-Success Organics provides plants with the greatest possible benefits for the smallest amount of user input. By providing the plant’s root system with optimal water and nutrients, users see visible results straight away.

So easy to use, simply mix the granular version with potting soil, or add the soluble version to water. Plant-Success Organics provides an unrivaled spectrum of beneficial soil microbes with a single inoculation, proven in side by side comparisons and customer satisfaction.

Available in handy retail POS pouches or larger trade volumes.
 
Bord na Móna GroWise Fertiliser range launched
Bord na Móna UK is adding to its comprehensive peat to peat-free growing media and soil improvers range with the launch of a Bord na Móna Growise branded range of fertilisers...
Bord na Móna UK is adding to its comprehensive peat to peat-free growing media and soil improvers range with the launch of a Bord na Móna Growise branded range of fertilisers.

The new range comprises 18 new products in a selection of consumer-friendly pack sizes and formats, using innovative formats.  The launch follows the immense popularity of the brand’s growing media and soil improvers range launched in 2015 and considerably expanded at this year’s Glee.

The Bord na Móna Growise fertilisers range comprises Growmore, Fish, Blood & Bone, Bonemeal in 10Kg, 3.5Kg and 1.5Kg granules, Sulphate of Potash, Sulphate of Ammonia, Superphosphate, Sulphate of Iron, Epsom Salts in 1.5Kg powder form,  a 3.5 Kg granular formula of Lime, 10 Kg and 2.5Kg pellets of Chicken Manure, 7Kg, 3.5Kg and 900G granules of Slow Release General Purpose, 3.5Kg and 1Kg granules of Rose, Tree & Shrub, 1.5 Kg granules of Ericaceous, a Compost Maker, three types of All Purpose fertiliser and a 20 tablet pack of Water Retaining Gel.

Charles Farmer, Head of Sales UK said, “We have had huge success with our growing media and soil improvers range, and we have been frequently asked by our customers for a complementary fertilisers offer.  We are now bringing this exciting new range to market with the same quality, consistency and values that have proved extremely popular with customers so far.




Bord na Móna UK offers peat-based and peat-free growing media and soil improvers, primarily through garden centres nationally.  It is also the largest own brand supplier of compost and bark in the UK.  It is part of Bord na Móna plc, which specialises in renewable energy, horticulture, resource recovery and eco-fuels. 

The horticulture business is focused on the marketing and sales of growing media and other horticultural products to UK and Irish retail markets and also professional markets primarily in the UK, Ireland and Europe, where it provides innovative product and supply solutions to meet customer needs.  The business exports growing media products to over 30 countries and its goal is to become the leading supplier in the markets that it serves.

Retailers interested in working with the Bord na Móna Growise brand should contact 0800 973 555, email info@thegreenergardener.com or visit the website www.thegreenergardener.com.

 
Creative Products have evolved
Creative Products have invested strongly in a complete packaging and branding overhaul which we think you’ll agree is looking fresh, modern and inspired.
Instore TV promotions still remain at the heart of our retail concept.

But we’ve come a long way.

Creative have invested strongly in a complete packaging and branding overhaul which we think you’ll agree is looking fresh, modern and inspired. Our instore media displays and point of purchase TV advertising really drive through the high volume sales we are all looking for. Our brand new display stands are a great fit for any retail environment.

Why does our sales concept work?

Suppliers will sell you stock but then it’s up to you. The risk is yours. If sales are poor you sit on stock and then have to discount it out to clear it.

Creative Products offer a different solution.

We promote one of our products in your store on our display with our instore TV advert. We know the product sells because it has already been tested in the market place, which gives you confidence. As with any new product, there comes a time when sales start to lag. It’s not new anymore, customers have seen and bought it. What we do that’s different is change this product on the stand to another great selling item. Not only that, we take back the remainder of what was on the stand before and credit you back in full! We have a dedicated team of 11 merchandisers and representatives that cover the whole of the UK and Ireland.

We have products across a number of ranges, including Garden, Kitchenware, Homecare, DIY, Gift, Pet and Wild Birdcare.

Our customer base consists of garden centres to gift shops, department stores to DIY shops, so why not join them and get Creative? You really have nothing to lose.

Visit us in Hall 18 stand N30-P31, we’d love to meet you.

 
Garden Connect offers unique service
Do you want to showcase the plants you're offering to your customers? The online plant finder from Garden Connect offers you over 5,000 plants including photos, garden styles, and important information like soil type and size...


Do you want to showcase the plants you're offering to your customers? The online plant finder from Garden Connect offers you over 5,000 plants including photos, garden styles, and important information like soil type and size.

You can implement the plant finder on any website whether you're an existing customer of Garden Connect or not. Integrating the plant finder is as easy as copying text to your website. For just £25 per month, the plant finder is a useful service for your customers!

The plant finder is white labelled and can be styled the way you want. We don’t have the ambition to add every plant in the UK but to focus on the plants that you sell: the plant finder should generate more revenue for your garden centre! The plant finder is updated every week and contains:
  • Flexible search functions
  • Detailed information of plants
  • Close-up photos
  • Garden styles
  • Responsive versions for mobile and tablet

 You can even add or remove as many plants as you want to make it more personal. One of the unique features of the plant finder are the garden styles: beautiful gardens with a plant list so your customer knows which plant to buy. Visitors can also create their own plant list.

Visit our stand 17R58 for a demo or contact us for more information.

Garden Connect

info@gardenconnect.com

0203 475 5547

110 Butterfield,

Great Marlings,

Luton,

Bedfordshire,

LU2 8DL

 
Introducing Pedigree Garden the new generation of tools from Bulldog that are a breed apart
Pedigree Garden has been ‘born’ to meet the demands of the new generation of gardener where design, elegance, good-look’s and performance matter in equal measure...

Pedigree Garden has been ‘born’ to meet the demands of the new generation of gardener where design, elegance, good-look’s and performance matter in equal measure.

We think you will rather take to little Hugo (whose favourite hobby is digging) our new generation of Bulldog who we think does a charming job of representing the new range, combining breeding, strength and performance with over 235 years of manufacturing expertise and know-how. Little Hugo is so keen to tell everyone about his new job role that we’ve decided to pop his picture and cheeky paw prints on each and every one of our spades, forks, hand tools, rakes and cutting shears, as we think he embodies exactly what the Pedigree Garden range is all about.

Developed into three lightweight “easy-to-choose” collections:
  • “Digging”
  • “Cultivation”
  • “Transformation”

Each one represented by a beautifully coloured ‘Pedigree pattern’ that helps customers to identify the right tool for the right task in the garden, making the selection process an altogether more pleasurable experience whatever your level of knowledge might be.

The Pedigree Garden range makes for a wonderful gift for a friend or loved one, each tool has it’s own  “Lifetime Guarantee” as standard, is elegant, collectable and bears it’s very own Hugo branded tag (covered in little paw prints) on which to scribe your personal good wishes.

Each tool is made from ‘easy-to-clean’ lightweight stainless steel for ease of use which gives you the strength and quality for which we are renowned by professionals within garden industry - just ask them whose tools they use.

Each one of our spades and forks easily exceeds a bend test of 250lbs – twice the British Standard, with all shafts and handles made from sustainably sourced FSC certified Ash.

We hope that you enjoy using Pedigree as much as we have done in developing it and wish you endless hours of happy gardening with Hugo.



To see the Pedigree Range and to meet the team at Glee come and see us on

Stand 19B54 or for more information contact:

Ed White - Key Accounts Manager on 07702 394 564 ed.white@pedigreegarden.co.uk

Or visit www.pedigreegarden.co.uk

 
Quality bird feeders from Think Outside
Think Outside have developed a range of quality bird feeders to ensure that you are not the only one enjoying time in your garden...

Think Outside have developed a range of quality bird feeders to ensure that you are not the only one enjoying time in your garden.

All pieces are handmade and designed by Australian artist Aaron Jackson to meet the needs of a wide variety of birds.

The Bird Café (pictured) holds both water and seed simultaneously and its classic design is suited to hang in your garden or courtyard.

 
URICA partners with Gardenex to give members risk-free and debt-free access to cash
URICA, the government-backed early payment network for SMEs, has joined forces with Gardenex, the UK's Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers, to help give their members access to cash.  For those businesses, there is no risk, zero debt, and no fear of late or non-payment of their invoices any longer...

URICA, the government-backed early payment network for SMEs, has joined forces with Gardenex, the UK's Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers, to help give their members access to cash.  For those businesses, there is no risk, zero debt, and no fear of late or non-payment of their invoices any longer.

Through this new partnership, URICA can now let Gardenex’s members use their online platform, allowing them to get their customer invoices paid in cash as early as the day after approval.

URICA’s unique early payment offering means businesses can trade on the terms that suit their business.  All businesses need to do is send their invoices online via URICA, and receive cash payment on those invoices once URICA has confirmed payment from the customer.  The customer then pays URICA the entire value of the invoice, up to 90 days after the original invoice date.  In total, URICA is now in the position to pay Gardenex’s members a total of £72m in cash, tomorrow. 

A critical advantage of URICA’s support for Gardenex’s members is access to their global partners, and in particular Euler Hermes, for credit checking of existing and new customers both in the UK and internationally, helping protect their businesses from commercial risks. This partnership with URICA ensures Gardenex members have cutting edge solutions to finance, risk and credit insurance.

Gardenex is the UK’s federation of garden and leisure manufacturers.  Established in 1961, it assists and supports its members in exporting, and helps international trade buyers find good quality British products.  It also protects its members’ interests by making representations to government on legislation and public matters affecting those companies’ business interests.  Its members are British manufacturers and designers of gardening & leisure equipment, growers and garden centre designers.  The partnership with URICA represents Gardenex’s continued effort to support and promote their members’ interests, and the garden and leisure manufacturing sector as a whole.

Of the partnership, Lindsay Whitelaw, Founder & Chairman of URICA, said:

We are delighted to be partnering with Gardenex to help their members grow and thrive.  They do an incredibly important job in supporting those small companies who make up the garden and leisure manufacturing sector, which in turn is so vital to the UK economy as a whole.  In an increasingly tough and globalised economy, and with the banks unable to provide the support that is needed, we aim to make sure smaller businesses can grow, employ more staff, export and thrive, but freeing them from the burden of late payment.  We are thrilled to be doing this for Gardenex’s members and look forward to working with them for the foreseeable future.”

Amanda Sizer Barrett, Chief Executive of Gardenex, said:

The current economic environment means that our members are often confronted with challenging and unwelcome hurdles that detract from the day-today running of their business.  What we’ve tried to ensure with this partnership is that those companies we support are unburdened from one of the biggest of these challenges – late payment and lack of cash flow.  Giving them access to cash and freeing them from risk means that they can, with their often limited resources, trade on the terms they want and focus on the things that really matter to their businesses.  We are therefore extremely pleased to be working with URICA and are excited to be forming what we hope will be a very long-lasting relationship.”

Glee New Product Awards 2016 - Winners revealed


Ten ground-breaking new garden products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2015...



Ten ground-breaking new garden products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2015, with winning the Award.

The winning products were chosen by an expert panel of judges representing independent and multiple retailers, the media and international suppliers.

After initial judging of the 305 new products entered first thing the judges selected finalists in each category. Then, for the first time at Glee those finalists had the opportunity to meet the judges, answer questions and make a pitch to be chosen as the winner.

The winners were:

Retail Services and Experiences
Winner: Compass Group (stand 17U30)
Finalist:  Malcolm Scott Consultants (17T59)

Outdoor Entertaining
Winner: Cadac - Urban Chef (17Y26)
Finalists: CPL - Homefire Olive Briquettes (17V10) and Panacea - Vintage Beverage Washtub (19F60)



Garden Decoration
Winner: Smart Garden - Solar Daffodil (18K30-31)
Finalists: Fallen Fruits - Dog Bench (18H30) and Pot Pal - Classico (20A13)

Home, Gift and Clothing
Winner:  Briers - Julie Dodsworth Orangery Comfi Gardener Gove (19H05)
Finalists: Briers - Navy Neoprene Wellington Boot (19H05)  and JKS Creations - The Aquabrush (20B55)

Wildlife and Pets
Winner: Wildlife World - Simon King Brushwood Robin Nester (18M50)
Finalists: Petface - Memory foam and microfibre mattress (18M30 - N31) and Wildlife World - ground feeder range (18M50)

Garden Care - Growing Accessories
Winner:  Lows - skALE Greenwall (19H51)
Finalists: Burgon & Ball - Large Hip Trug (19C26-E27) and LBS - Flexigrow – (18L60)

Garden Care – Chemicals, Fertilisers and Growing Media
Winner: Block Blitz - Block Blitz (17R03)
Finalists:  Westland - Safe Lawn (19G20-H21) and Westland - Gro Sure Smart

Plants, seeds and bulbs
Winner:  Javado - Growing Light Bulbs (20C30)
Finalists: Channel Island Plants - Petunia Tumbelina Maria (NB33) and  Javado - Planted Wek Jar (20C30)

Tools & Machinery
Winner: Scotts Round Up Gel Wand (18M20-N21)
Finalists: Greenworks - 40 volt Cordless Garden Cart (19C30-E31) and NAP Brands - Black and Decker Snake Wand (17Y40)

Landscaping
Winner:  Decopak - Milano Porcelain Paving (20J30-K31)
Finalists: Cadix - Birdbath (20E26-F27) and Panacea - Decorative Landscape Edging 19F60 

Best of British
Joint winner: Pot Pals and Block Blitz

Going Green
Winner: CPL Homefire Olive Briquettes

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Scotts to sell ChapelWood brand
Scotts Miracle-Gro has announced that the company is to sell the ChapelWood bird seed brand, and is in advanced discussions with a buyer...
Scotts Miracle-Gro has announced that the company is to sell the ChapelWood bird seed brand, and is in advanced discussions with a buyer...

A Scotts Miracle-Gro spokesperson said: "In a highly commoditised market, we have decided to focus our resources on innovations in our core gardening categories.

"As a result, Scotts regrets to announce that ChapelWood will not continue to be part of the Scotts family of brands with immediate effect. 

"We are in advanced discussions with a buyer for the ChapelWood business, and in the meantime we will continue to support customers throughout the transition."
CPL introduce the next generation biomass fuels


The Homefire Olive Briquettes are creating lots of interest on the CPL Distribution stand. This totally new and innovative product is the result of extensive rearch by CPL.



The Homefire Olive Briquettes are creating lots of interest on the CPL Distribution stand. This totally new and innovative product is the result of extensive rearch by CPL.

People love burning firewood for the look, the feel and the environmental benefits but wish that it gave out more heat and last longer – in short they want firwood to perform more like coal.

With Homefire Olive Briquettes, CPL has developed a fuel that gives people the best of both worlds.

The Briquettes:
  • Burn 40% hotter than hardwood kiln dried logs
  • Lasts twice as long
  • 100% renewable
  • Made from olives.
Visitors to Glee can view the Homefire Olive Briquettes on the CPL Distribution stand (17V10).
Karcher puts pressure washer users in Full Control
Leading cleaning specialists Kärcher return to Glee with a host of new products for both indoor and outdoor tasks, including the upgraded Full Control range of pressure washers...


The world’s leading cleaning specialists, Kärcher return to Glee with a host of new products for both indoor and outdoor tasks.

An exciting addition to the Kärcher stand for its 12th year at Glee is the as yet unreleased 2017 range, offering visitors the first glimpse of some of Kärcher’s standout innovations for next year.

They include the Full Control range of High Pressure Washers, Kärcher’s biggest innovation of 2016 and further upgraded for 2017, completing and one of the largest product redesigns the company has ever done.



Above: Lauren Cooper demonstrates the new K7 Full Control plus pressure washer.

These pressure washers allow the user to intuitively understand which pressure setting is the best fit for each job using a crystal-clear LED display. Visit the stand to see how the Full Control innovation has been extended.

Kärcher’s collection of best-selling products will also be on display, including the Steam Cleaner range that can kill 99.99% of household bacteria and the industry-leading Window Vac, which leaves windows streak-free with little effort required.

You can also see the unique new VC5 easy-to-manoeuvre upright vacuum cleaner and the ingenious Cordless Electric Broom.

Kärcher’s entire range can be seen at stand 19C30-E31, in collaboration with Handy Distribution.

Click here for more information about Karcher.

 
WAGNER to showcase new electric Fence & Decking Sprayer
WAGNER will be demonstrating their brand new ultimate electric Fence & Decking Sprayer designed for all solvent or water based wood preservatives, fence paint and wood treatment...



WAGNER will be demonstrating their brand new ultimate electric Fence & Decking Sprayer designed for all solvent or water based wood preservatives, fence paint and wood treatment.

Compared to applying wood treatment with a brush or pump sprayer the WAGNER Fence & Decking Sprayer system is quicker to use, gives better coverage and protects surfaces for longer.

Anyone who has tried coating a fence with a brush or manual pump sprayer will know what a slow and laborious job it is. With a WAGNER electric fence & decking sprayer you can get the job done fast. A typical 1.8m x 1.8m fence panel can be coated in less than two minutes.

It is not only fast but fun as well. So if you want to restore, protect or recolour wooden surfaces in your garden there is no easier way.

Coating surfaces with a brush leaves an uneven surface coverage with potential hairlines where the surface isn’t protected and therefore is vulnerable to deterioration from weather damage.  With an electric sprayer you can achieve a completely smooth coverage which is visually better and provides better surface protection which lasts longer reducing the number of times they need recoated.



In recent years there has been a real trend to introduce colour into gardens whether to give garden furniture an updated look, make an outside fence the equivalent of a feature wall or bring colour to a tired shed. Now transforming your garden and bringing it back to life has never been easier or quicker to allow you to enjoy your outside space again.

So if you are interested in seeing the quickest, easiest way to coat fences, sheds, decking and garden furniture come and see live demonstrations for how to bring your garden back to life on stand 20N39 in Hall 20.

For more information see www.wagner-group.com/fencesprayer

From kitchen to restaurant and beyond...Whitco Catering & Bakery Equipment have the complete solution


That is the message that Northants based company Whitco Catering & Bakery Equipment will be making at Glee...



That is the message that Northants based company Whitco Catering & Bakery Equipment will be making at Glee.  

Whitco have been designing and supplying kitchens and restaurants for over 20 years and that is a given for the company, but the market today sees more and more not so traditional food offerings popping up in not so traditional environments, and suppliers and food service operators are having to adapt to change rapidly!

The street food trend or “pop-up” has hit an all new high, seeing garden centres and public houses alike maximising their turnover by expanding their current facility or by using neglected or even empty spaces to increase the food offer to their customers.  

Some are situated inside and some in quirky environments such as shipping containers and redundant out-buildings and some just pop-up overnight creating a fun way to dine alfresco.  

Amanda McGreavy, Whitco’s Garden Centre Expert adds “Instant food ‘pop-up’s’ are all the rage these days, we have seen crepe kiosks to hog roasts on the go, noodle bars, Tex--Mex, and of course Pizza and Pasta, choice, smell, theatre and interest attracts more clients and instantly adds more profit without increasing costs”.

Beyond the Kitchen

The kitchen space is also evolving with this change, more central production kitchens are being built to service this trend and others are maximising the productivity of their existing kitchens beyond that of preparing and cooking ahead of peak service times.  The food service operators are incorporating mini central production zones so that other food types can be prepared and cooked ahead for transferring to different areas in the building or somewhere else on the estate and of course outside.

An example of this is pizza and pasta dishes prepared ahead and finished in a different location.

“We all like to dine alfresco, surrounded by beautiful plants and landscaping with the enticing aroma of burning wood and baking pizza, so during the busy spring and summer months when the restaurant is often at full capacity, why not create an instant pop-up Italian Trattoria outside” adds Amanda.

Whitco will be showcasing a wood stone pizza oven inside a branded Piaggio Ape. The concept goes beyond the realms of ridiculous and breaks into something that is truly genius. The Andiamo mobile pizza unit offers a completely unique experience for your customers, aside from the ovens traditional façade the unit itself is nothing less than strikingly noticeable, and its mobility allows you to choose where it ‘pops up’ and when, unlike a fixed oven.

The Andiamo’s oven has been purpose built for use in the Piaggio Ape, light weight and compact with the capability of producing up to 6 pizza’s at a time. The ovens unique design allows it to heat up in a record time of 20 minutes, meaning no starting early doors to fire up the oven!  And it’s also available in traditional wood or our modern gas burner.

Lastly, when not in use park it in the front, in fact anywhere to get people looking and talking about it, the unit is a great billboard and marketing tool for your business.

Pizza and Pasta is only one example of a pop-up food concept; the choice is endless. So why not jump on the street food bandwagon and make your empty space profitable? As well as the Andiamo pizza oven, Whitco will be demonstrating a fully mobile induction cooking station complete with built in refrigeration and extraction, they will be cooking paninis in an innovative high speed panini grill as used by leading high street chains. 

Visit Whitco on Stand 17S50 and speak to our team about how you can enhance your food service or your food and beverage retails sales.  Our services are endless from kitchens, restaurants and coffee shops to wine cellars, artisan bakeries, cheese shops and traditional butchers, even cocktail bars! So let the Whitco team help you add food service to your garden centre, refurbish your existing kitchen and restaurant or just let us share our knowledge and expertise with you so that you too can see the potential beyond the traditional cooking and eating environment.

For all marketing enquiries contact: Vita Whitaker

Whitco Catering & Bakery Equipment Ltd

Tel: 01832 735007 Fax: 01832 734433 Email: info@whitcoltd.com Visit: www.whitcoltd.com

 
Growth through ideas and inspiration
Meadow View Stone have unveiled their NEW “Growth through ideas and inspiration range of 3D POS” at their stand No 20H20-J21 at Glee...


Meadow View Stone have unveiled their NEW “Growth through ideas and inspiration range of 3D POS” at their stand No 20H20-J21 at Glee.  Designed to further support the extensive collection of redesigned product POS, this collection continues the concept of increasing spend and cross selling opportunities over a wider product sector by inspiring and engaging customers.

These 3D product displays promote a “look and feel experience” for customers providing them with the opportunity to examine the quality and appeal of each product in greater detail whilst providing them with a greater understanding of how the products interconnect and complement each other in a chosen setting.  All of this supports the theory that by engaging and inspiring the customer with ideas, their overall spend is greater and the product selection range purchase is increased.

The 3D POS is produced to fit seamlessly within Meadow Views extensive POS collection, with its added height giving greater visibility and impact in store.  All the POS collection is supplied on a robust durable Foamex, giving retailers the assurance that their merchandising displays remain fresh and professional throughout the year.

For further information on the extensive collection of products and POS available within the Meadow View range please visit our stand or call us for more information on 01948 841607.
Bonningtons offer VIP trip to New York


Bonningtons, the Nottingham based garden and household products supplier, will be giving away an all expenses paid VIP trip to New York in their GLEE prize giveaway this week...



Bonningtons, the Nottingham based garden and household products supplier, will be giving away an all expenses paid VIP trip to New York in their GLEE prize giveaway this week.

Visitors to the show are being encouraged to visit Bonnington Central in Hall 20 N23 when they arrive at the show - and directions are provided by the helpful Bonnington hostesses.

There are plenty of other prizes to be won including 100  seven-piece wooden garden furniture sets which are on show on Bonningtons Gardens Hall 17 X10.

To claim a prize, and find out how Bonningtons can help you make the most of new opportunities in 2017, make your way to Hall 20 N23 where you'll be invited to choose a cube from the wall. Good luck!
 
Fallen Fruits at Glee - a sneak preview
Garden giftware company Fallen Fruits will be launching a host of new products at Glee, including a wide variety of garden accessories, gift solutions and outdoor furniture ranges...


Garden giftware company, Fallen Fruits will be launching a host of new products at Glee, including a wide variety of garden accessories, gift solutions and outdoor furniture ranges.

Some of the company’s most popular collections have been expanded to include a wider choice of print designs, including the Nature Print range of umbrellas and shopping bags, as well as the award-winning Inflatable Pouffes; Since launching at last year’s GLEE, the success of Fallen Fruits’ fruit- themed Inflatable Pouffes has led the company to unveil two floral additions, both of which have been recognised for their unique style at the GIMA Awards earlier this year. Other new ideas include everything from trendy copper bird feeders to funky children’s ponchos.

With the launch of a dedicated garden furniture catalogue earlier this year, Fallen Fruits will also be unveiling a refreshed range of outdoor furniture at the upcoming exhibition. With several new collections and individual statement pieces now available, consumers can choose between a huge variety of products including traditional table and chair sets as well as loungers, tree seats, bar stools, garden mirrors and even a collection of outdoor rugs!

In addition to getting to grips with the vast array of products on display, visiting retailers will be able to find out more about Fallen Fruits’ newest venture, a purpose built product showroom. Based in Shropshire, the showroom has been created with the customer in mind and enables the company to work closely with buyers to increase the ease and efficiency of the buying process for retailers.

Offering an enormous choice of garden giftware and furniture collections, Fallen Fruits has fantastic appeal for a wide variety of consumers including keen gardeners and those who just like to enjoy their outdoor space.

Retailers interested in working with Fallen Fruits can visit the company at GLEE, Hall 18 Stand H30 or can contact Fallen Fruits for more information on 01584873377 or by emailing sales@fallenfruits.co.uk

Tildenet with Bosmere on board takes another stride forwards




Tildenet’s first Glee with the Bosmere business acquired seven months ago sees the company offering around 100 new products in a brand portfolio that includes Haxnicks and the Tildenet range itself...

Left: MD Andrew Downey on the stand today with one of the company's 100 new products - Snip It mini sectateurs.


Tildenet’s first Glee with the Bosmere business acquired seven months ago sees the company offering around 100 new products in a brand portfolio that includes Haxnicks and the Tildenet range itself.

Managing director Andrew Downey views the addition of Bosmere as a significant strategic move that takes the company in new products categories, including the popular and fast-growing garden covers market dominated by Bosmere for many years.

“I have always thought Bosmere was a wonderful business but we had not originally planned to buy it,” Andrew told Glee Daily News today. “But when the opportunity came up, we saw it was an ideal way forward for us, reinforcing out strong relationship with the independents and our strength across core gardening.”

Bosmere, with its impressive NPD track record, fits well with Tildenet’s approach to innovation, following the distribution deal completed two years ago with Damian Cardozo’s Haxnicks business, renowned for its inspiring new designs.

Andrew says Tildenet, a family business started in 1971 and now empoloying around 60 people, has also worked hard on its customer service and order fulfillment levels, building an enviable reputation in the trade. The Bosmere division is now well on the way to achieving the group’s average 98% fulfillment rate.

Tildenet recently closed Bosmere’s Gatwick depot, opening a new warehouse in Bristol to bring the group’s total warehousing capacity to 120,000 sq.ft.

Among the new ideas you’ll see on the stand today are the simple but effective Boot Clamps, a Pergola Extension Kit enabling users to build their own ‘tunnels’, the Haxnicks Easy Table Garden with built-in self-watering, new endorsement from celebrity gardener Pippa Greenwood across the Haxnicks brand and 'Snip It' mini secateurs in a retail-ready counter-top display (pictured right, with Andrew Downey).

Tildenet can be found in Hall 19 (19G30).

Host of innovation on Scotts Miracle-Gro's biggest ever stand
Scotts Miracle-Gro will be hosting its largest ever stand (18M20-N21) in its third decade of attending Glee...

Scotts Miracle-Gro will be hosting its largest ever stand (18M20-N21) in its third decade of attending Glee.

A central theme will be highlighting of heritage of the existing brands. Visitors will be given the chance to watch a video on lawn care featuring product adverts for TV and press which date back as far as 1966. Celebrating 60 years of Evergreen, the video ends with the unveiling of the 2017 product development. A second video showcases a range of TV adverts produced for the products and brands across the years.

Scotts Miracle-Gro’s themes for 2017 include:

The young gardener who specifically uses pots and containers

Edible gardening, with Miracle-Gro Gro-ables continuing to make gardening easy and accessible with guaranteed results

The launch of Evergreen Super Seed Lawn Seed - the most innovative product of the year.

The top five launches are:

Evergreen Super Seed Lawn Seed Patch and repair remains the biggest task for gardeners. The most innovative product of the year is a blend of seed, feed and soil enhancer to ensure fast germination, even at lower temperatures, and strong roots for a long lasting, beautiful and healthy looking lawn.

Miracle-Gro Pot Shots, which contain pre-measured cones to feed plants and tomatoes in pots and containers for up to six months at a cost of £3.99 per pot.

Miracle-Gro Gro-ables Salad Mixes The new range of Gro-ables Salad Mixes allow consumers to grow more than 40 servings of fresh and tasty salad per £5.99 pouch.

Miracle-Gro gro-ables herbs With more than half of gardeners growing their own herbs, the extended Miracle-Gro Gro-ables range launched last year features guaranteed-to-grow herbs including basil, parsley and coriander.

Levington Essentials Range To mark the 50th anniversary of the Levington brnd, the new range targets the growing demand for basics that deliver value for money without compromising on quality. It will include Multi Purpose Compost, Pot & Containers Compost, Blended Manure and a Gro-Bag.

Elho put emphasis on display ideas that stockists can recreate
Visitors to the Elho stand (19G06) will be left in no doubt about the company’s emphasis for the UK market in 2017 – it’s all about creating enticing displays...



Above: UK & Ireland sales manager David Nicholson in Elho's stylish  'greenhouse'.

Visitors to the Elho stand (19G06) will be left in no doubt about the company’s emphasis for the UK market in 2017 – it’s all about creating enticing displays.

“With 90% of all purchasing decisions being made on the shop floor, the importance of display can’t be over-stated,” said the Netherlands supplier’s UK & Ireland sales manager David Nicholson.

Elho is inviting suppliers to buy into its dynamic approach to the pots, planters and accessories category, which is based around innovative design, trend-setting colours and finishes and lifestyle aspiration.

The stand, packed with new lines and ideas, features display themes that would easily transfer to a contemporary garden centre setting.

New to many will be the company’s growing range of grow-your-own products, including grow tables in trendy colours with propagation lids.

You may even be invited to catch a glimpse of Elho’s new Allure collection, made from a blemnd of synthetic and real wood fibres to create distinctive surface detail and tactility. Only 30 UK stockists (and a total of 250 across all Elho’s markets) will be able to stock the range next year until manufacturing capacity expands.

 
See the premium range of barbecues from Cadac
Since 1948  Cadac, the South African BBQ company, has designed and engineered a range of premium barbecues. Easy to build, easy to use and easy to clean CADAC has also pioneered the way with a range of modular, interchangeable cooking surfaces.



Since 1948  Cadac, the South African BBQ company, has designed and engineered a range of premium barbecues.

Easy to build, easy to use and easy to clean CADAC has also pioneered the way with a range of modular, interchangeable cooking surfaces.

In the UK, Cadac are a firm favourite within the leisure sector, being the brand of choice for caravanners, motorhomers and family campers.     

More recently Cadac have invested heavily in bespoke tooling for an extensive range of patio barbecues covering price points from £200 to £1,500.     

There is no China badge slapping in site! just a genuine commitment to pioneer, design and engineer quality, exclusive gas barbecues.

New introductions for 2017 like the Entertainer 3B +SB (£330), Citi Chef 50 (£300) and the Meridian 3B Woody (£600) were extremely well received at Spoga last week.

Cadac barbecues offer a unique style with a premium finish all supported with an extensive POS programme and UK based warranty support.

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR 2017.


TRAMONTINA CHURRASCO - The original from Brazil.


In Brazil, the barbecue is equivalent with tradition, celebration and joy. Maybe that's why the Brazilian way of its preparation is one of the most respected in the world. In this country, the tradition is originally from the southern Pampas which is the same place where Tramontina was born.



In Brazil, the barbecue is equivalent with tradition, celebration and joy.

Maybe that's why the Brazilian way of its preparation is one of the most respected in the world. In this country, the tradition is originally from the southern Pampas which is the same place where Tramontina was born.

Since 1911, the brand has been one of the main international suppliers of premium cutlery; formed by its 10 factories, presented in more the 120 countries and with so much pride of the product line. Thinking about barbecue lovers, in 2016 Tramontina arrived in the UK, exactly in the best season. Its headquarter is located in London, Pell Street, SE8 5EN.

The product range is vast, functional, original in terms of design and of very high quality. It comprises knives, skewers, utensils, cutting boards, barbecue equipment, grills and much more.

The Tramontina knives are produced with extremely high quality and durable raw materials. The blades are made of stainless steel and combined with an elaborate heat treatment, which ensures a cutting efficiency, good corrosion protection and long life of the edge. The handles are made of treated wood (polywood) with the special and unique characteristics to be dishwasher safe with a five-year warranty.

Tramontina offers a complete point of sale solution that can be used to promote the line. Different versions can be customised to meet different needs. Select the best assortment for your customers now.

Besides this, I would like to have the details of our booth mentioned:

Hall 20 - A10

 
STILL – “The World’s Finest Gardening Gloves”
Jayco, a family owned and managed company, celebrating our 45th anniversary, are proud and delighted that our unique products are STILL renowned as ‘The World’s Finest Gardening Gloves’ and indeed continue to be the choice of many professional and keen gardeners alike....


Jayco, a family owned and managed company, celebrating our 45th anniversary, are proud and delighted that our unique products are STILL renowned as ‘The World’s Finest Gardening Gloves’ and indeed continue to be the choice of many professional and keen gardeners alike.

Through our business supplying very high quality leather industrial gloves since 1971, it became very apparent to us through visiting numerous gardening retail outlets, that there were no truly high quality gardening gloves available in the gardening arena and with our knowledge and expertise gained over many years in the glove industry, we began to design a unique, compact range of gardening gloves.

Launched in 2004, Gold Leaf gardening gloves remain the very finest leather gardening gloves available.  This has been achieved through the use of some unique and innovative designs in association with exceptionally high quality leather which is both comfortable and durable.  We have successfully exhibited at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show since 2004, and our range was first endorsed by The Royal Horticultural Society in 2006 – a true mark of excellence in the garden!

Consistency of quality, coupled with an old fashioned attitude to customer service, and an understanding of our customer’s requirements, have allowed Jayco to fulfil the mission that we embarked upon, with Gold Leaf now being widely recognised as the world's premier brand of gardening gloves.

Indeed, GOLD LEAF are delighted to confirm that we will always steadfastly refuse to compromise on quality, and despite the recent and continuing proliferation of lower quality patterned, leather and fabric gloves flooding the market, we will continue to use only the very highest quality, superior Deerskin Leather in the manufacture of our world renowned gardening gloves.

Having elevated hand wear in the garden to never previously seen levels of quality, comfort and style, the result is an incredible level of brand loyalty which continues to drive repeat sales, particularly at key periods for Gift purchases such as Christmas.                                                                                                                                                                   

Quite simply - Nothing can compare to our quality!

Please visit us on our stand to see and feel the difference between the Best and the rest!

 

View our product videos  

http://www.goldleaf-gloves.com/product_info.htm    

Stand number K01 in Hall 18

New: Premium BBQ Briquettes & Premium Starter by Die Kohle-Manufaktur now available in the UK


Die Kohle-Manufaktur is a provider of smoke-free Premium BBQ Briquettes and the accessory Premium Starter offering many advantages to the point of sale (PoS) and end customers. The lignite briquettes “made in Germany” are now available in convenient 2.5 kg and 5 kg design packaging and in various display variants for retailers in the UK and can be ordered from Die Kohle-Manufaktur...



Die Kohle-Manufaktur is a provider of smoke-free Premium BBQ Briquettes and the accessory Premium Starter offering many advantages to the point of sale (PoS) and end customers. The lignite briquettes “made in Germany” are now available in convenient 2.5 kg and 5 kg design packaging and in various display variants for retailers in the UK and can be ordered from Die Kohle-Manufaktur.

Premium BBQ Briquettes from Die Kohle-Manufaktur boast a high degree of purity with over 80 per cent of carbon (also used as activated carbon) that is pressed with organic starch under high pressure to form briquettes. The result is a burning time of up to 4.5 hours with a continuous high temperature. “

During many years of meticulous work, we have been developing Die Kohle-Manufaktur in our search for the perfect BBQ briquette formulation,” says Frank Stormanns, the inventor of the briquettes who has worked on the product during his spare time.

“Premium BBQ Briquettes are specifically tailored to meet the requirements of real barbecue experts and gourmets and guarantee extra-long barbecuing fun.” The activated carbon does not contain any carbon or hydrocarbon compounds that are harmful to health, pollute the environment or smoulder when burning.

The quality product comes in a compact design packaging made of high-grade FSC paper with a user-friendly tear-open spout. In 2015, the packaging has won the Red Dot Award in the packaging design category. In combination with the Premium Fuel Paste and a standard charcoal chimney, smokeless lighting is possible. The products are now also available in the UK.

Premium BBQ Briquettes are placed neatly and compactly on a 60 cm-wide floor display on a quarter-pallet that, with a total of four units each, is shipped on europallet. The units that are tailor-made for the points of sale can be ordered with 2.5 kg or 5 kg packages or as a mixed pallet (two quarter pallets of 2.5 kg and 5 kg each). Moreover, there are other options available to retailers. All displays are delivered fully fitted – including Premium Starter  – and ready for sale.

For orders and more information visit: info@kohle-manufaktur.de or www.kohle-manufaktur.com

About Die Kohle-Manufaktur

The Die Kohle-Manufaktur brand was created in 2015 and is distributing Premium BBQ Briquettes and Premium Starter for high-quality barbecuing under its own name. The barbecue briquettes “made in Germany” have been developed by Frank Stormanns in his search for the perfect formulation during many years of research and have a carbon content of over 80 per cent. Together with the Premium Fuel Paste, the product is designed for a quality-aware customer segment. In 2015, Die Kohle-Manufaktur received the Red Do.

Please see us at Stand 17X40

 
Gardena unveils mobile control system for watering and mowing

Gardena has announced its latest system designed to control irrigation and robotic lawnmowers via a mobile phone or tablet and an internet router...


Gardena has announced its latest system designed to control irrigation and robotic lawnmowers via a mobile phone or tablet and an internet router.

Part of a range of similarly-designed products, the innovative system features an intelligent Gardena smart Gateway, which communicates with the Gardena smart Sensor, the Gardena smart Water Control and the Gardena smart Sileno via a high-powered antenna. With the help of the free smart App for smartphones and tablets, connected devices can be controlled from anywhere and at any time: users can turn them on or off, check their status or change their configuration.

The smart Sensor produces live data, for example on soil moisture, outdoor temperature, and light intensity, making it easier for gardeners not only to plan when to mow or water their lawn, but to also adapt their routine to potential storms. The corresponding mobile app will be available free of charge for iOS and Android users, and will be continually updated with new features.

NEW watering solution for small gardens and roof terraces

Gardena have introduced hose and hose box in a new format for the simple and convenient irrigation of small gardens or on roof terraces.

The new Gardena Terrace Spiral Hose is a solution for the irrigation of mini-gardens and plants on balconies and terraces. The 7.5m hose retracts to ist original shape after use, for storage on a bracket integrated into the Standard Hose Connector, so it can be stowed neatly at the tap. It is available as a set with the original Gardena System Parts and Gun Nozzle. A set with the Gardena Watering Sprayer will also be available.

The new lightweight and compact Gardena Terrace Hose Box carries 10m of 11mm hose and has a fold-in carrying handle. Easily transported, it is equipped with a 1.5m connection fitting, the required original Gardena System Parts and a Gun Nozzle.

The new Gardena Adapter for Indoor Taps is ideal for users without outdoor taps.

NEW hand tools with improved ergonomics

Gardena has also introduced new Classic Hand Tools, new Comfort Hand Tools and new combisystem Hand Tools.

Hobby gardeners have placed their trust in The Gardena combisystem across more than 40 years. In order to make handling even more pleasant, Gardena has once again improved the ergonomics. Whether large or small tools, every handle is compatible with every tool, and is guaranteed to connect without wobbling. Gardena provides a 25-year warranty for these products.

A new ergonomically shaped combisystem handle, easily attached via a soft plastic screw, features soft plastic elements and a rounded handle end.

The new Gardena Classic Hand Tools and  Comfort Hand Tools both benefit from new, ergonomically shaped handles that lie perfectly in the hand, the former with angled handle ends to prevent slipping, and the latter with rounded handle ends that resist slipping, even when hands are damp. Both ranges have a Duroplast coating for a long life.

See all Gardena’s new products at Glee on stand 19C30-E3
 
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...
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.

We're already well advanced in preparations for the Glee Planner which is posted to all pre-registered Glee visitors and the Glee Show Catalogue which is available for FREE as visitors enter the halls at the NEC and now we've published the first issue of this years Glee Daily News.

From now until the end of September the Glee Daily News, in its unique e-mail format, will keep visitors up to date with what they can see at the show and gives exhibitiors the most up to date e-mail vehicle for ensuring buyers know about their new products and other Glee activities.

Here's the schedule for the Glee Daily News 2016:
      • Early August Preview       - 1st August
      • Mid August Preview        - 17th August
      • Early September Preview  - 3rd September
      • Full Show Preview           - 7th September
      • Build up preview - Live from the Show - 11th September 
      • Live from the Show Day 1 - 12th September
      • Live from the Show Day 2  - 13th September
      • Live from the Show Day3   - 14th September
      • Omnibus Issue                 - 27th September

To make sure you get your own copy of Glee Daily News sign up here

For advertorial and advertisng opportunties please contact Ben Greenwood, Alan Burdon or Mandy Davies at The Garden Communication & Media Co Ltd, 01733 775700, owners and publishers of Garden Trade News, Garden Radio and The Greatest Awards.