To get in the mood for three days of Glee, here’s our picture tour of the show as build up nears completion.

• Core & Promotional Gloves
• Amazing Promotional Offers
• Wellington Boots & Clogs
• Briers Kids Range
• Signature Collections
• Umbrellas
• Hand Tools, Kneelers & Kneepads
• Clocks, Weather Stations & Thermometers
• Largest-ever Licensed Collection with Julie Dodsworth

Innovation and evolution may not be two words you would normally associate with lawn seed, but Johnsons Lawn Seed – the UK’s leading consumer lawn seed brand – is on a mission to change that.

Earlier this year, Johnsons Lawn Seed 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 represents a significant step forward in lawn seed.  But what does ‘innovation in lawn seed’ really mean, and how does the new formula differ from what is already available on the market today? Here the company’s consumer brand manager, Guy Jenkins explains.

Dedicated R&D

Very few people really understand the journey that lawn seed undertakes before it hits the shelves in garden centres and wider retailers. All Johnsons Lawn Seed products, no matter the variety or blend, has been developed as part of a 15-year breeding and R&D programme. DLF – Johnsons Lawn Seed’s parent company – dedicates a huge part of its business to research and development, with 1 in 10 members of staff working under the R&D banner. This investment means that they are able to develop the hardest working lawn seed. As a result, consumers can rest assured that every single seed that fills its boxes has been carefully researched, evolved and selected by a dedicated team of R&D specialists, with the ultimate aim of providing a product that delivers a stunning lawn every time.

What does the new formula offer that other lawn seeds don’t?

The latest formula introduction represents a significant evolution within lawn seed technology. The DLF R&D and breeding teams have developed a consumer seed first – a tetraploid lawn seed which has three times as much energy as ordinary seeds.  Quite simply this means that the seed performs better than any competitor seed, including such benefits asquicker 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.

The science bit……how tetraploid seeds are changing the lawn seed game

Development of the new formula was a labour of love for one DLF R&D expert. Having first started to develop a commodity driven seed some 15 years ago, it has been a case of trial and error ever since. Dedicating his own time to the project, this persistent individual worked and worked until a new generation of lawn seed was born, using a seed technology that will shape the future of all lawn seed development. It should be noted that Johnsons Lawn Seed’s new formula is not a genetically modified product. GMO has not, nor will it ever, feature in the DLF or Johnsons Lawn Seed portfolio. Instead, the new formula has been developed as part of a breeding and hybrid development programme. 

Here we look to understand the science behind the new formula lawn seed, helping to no doubt garner a new found respect for the little seeds.

Johnsons Lawn Seed’s new formula features tetraploid ryegrass, whereas previous formula only featured a diploid variety.  The terms 'diploid' and 'tetraploid' ryegrass refers to the number of chromosomes per cell in the grass plant. Diploids have two sets of chromosomes per cell while tetraploids have four. Anyone who remembers their school science lessons will know that the extra chromosome provides not only a bigger cell size, but also supplies more energy to the seed.

This extra energy, when planted, is expended within 10 days, delivering quicker germination rates. The extra energy also provides deeper roots, which explains why grass grown from a tetraploid seed requires less watering and feeding. Deeper roots also come into their own during periods of drought as they have the capabilities to locate water from sources far below the surface.

Extra energy also means that the new formula mixes from Johnsons Lawn Seed are almost fool-proof. Many people suffer from lawn seed failure as a result of burying the seed too deep. The poor little seeds do not have enough energy to break through to the surface, however in the case of the tetraploid new formula, this problem has been combatted. The extra energy delivers the grass shoot to the surface, whilst driving the roots deeper for a much firmer and permanent rate of establishment and development of a long-lasting, hardwearing lawn.

What does the future hold for lawn seed from Johnsons Lawn Seed?

Leading the field in lawn seed innovation will continue to underpin the work that the Johnsons Lawn Seed and the DLF R&D team undertake. Supported by activity such as the Campaign for Quality, Johnsons Lawn Seed will be working hard in 2017 and beyond to help consumers get up close and personal with their lawns. Guy Jenkins said: “Growing a beautiful lawn couldn’t be easier; in fact, it is easier than growing your own vegetables at home. Our latest innovation has been designed to reduce the time needed to sow and maintain the lawn, allowing consumers more time to just get out in the garden to enjoy their outside space. For us, this is just the beginning!  Our latest formula is merely the start of the next generation of lawn seed evolution.”

Find out more

To find out more about the Johnsons Lawn Seed product portfolio, or the journey from concept to store simply log onto www.johnsonslawnseed.com. Alternatively email the team at consumer@dlf.co.uk or call on (01386) 791113.

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.

New products:

• A  range comprising twelve different water butts, stands, sundries, ten watering cans plus two composters.
• A new range comprising three sizes of fleece tubes, roll of fleece, roll of landscape fabric and weed stop.
• A range of tarpaulins packed in handle bags, plus ball bungees, hook bungees, wind secure clips and polypropylene rope.

Extended ranges:

• The Christmas Range has been expanded to include a stackable plastic Christmas tree stand.
• The Barbecue / Garden Furniture Covers Range has a brand new fabric in the company’s entry-level range. 
• The Premium Propagation, Patio Gardening, Garden Tray, Self-water and Mower ranges also see new additions.

The Garland Products Group specialises in the manufacture of plastic injection moulded products and is one of the fastest growing suppliers to the garden industry.

COMPANY CONTACT DETAILS:

Garland Products Limited, First Avenue, The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7TZ, England

web: www.garlandproducts.com             email: sales@garlandproducts.com

Tel: +44 (0) 1384 278256     Fax: +44 (0) 1384 400091

In association with Firstpress (Plastic Moulders) Ltd, Pot Pal Ltd is a new company who are looking forward to supplying unique products and developing long term trusted supplier relationships to the home and garden industry.

Pot Pal is proud to announce the scheduled launch of its first two products, the 'Clasico' (pictured right) and ‘Preciosa’ (below).

The 'Clasico' is due for product launch at Glee this September and will be available in numerous colours and made of durable weatherproof UV resistant ABS plastic. This versatile product is capable of displaying up to five plant pots in either terracotta or plastic form and is suitable for indoor or outdoor display use either at the home, office or exhibition purposes.

The 'Preciosa' product is also due for launch later this year and is the perfect choice for brightening up the front of any property by displaying your building number and favourite plant pot. The ‘Preciosa’ product is suitable for placement on any wall and is supplied with a unique house number sticker pack covering every combination of house number up to 20,000!  All Pot Pal products are eco-friendly and made from durable weatherproof UV resistant plastic which is 100 % recyclable.

Pot Pal have many other registered designs too, which it plans to produce in 2017, please see our website for details.

Pot Pal products are suitable for transforming gardens, large and small, home and caravan balconies, patios, conservatories, house and garden shed walls and are the perfect plant pot partner to enhance the natural beauty of flowers in their pots. 

Pot Pal products can brighten up the inside of your home or office environment too, using indoor plants. The extensive and rapidly expanding range of attractive designs includes products for not only ground placement but also wall display too. Pot Pal products will be available in numerous colours and supplied with beautiful feature Mexican style artwork stickers to decorate with as you wish.

Pot Pal enables both terracotta and plastic plant pots in various sizes to be displayed securely and safely away from ground frost, snails and slugs! Pot Pal is lightweight, portable, weatherproof, maintenance free and a great space saver for those with limited space.

Pot Pal - Introducing an exciting and innovative method to display plant pots in a unique and stylish way bringing beauty and elegance to the home or garden.

Pot Pal – “The perfect plant pot partner”

www.potpal.co.uk

Glee Stand A13 - Hall 20

Leading barbeque brand Weber is to return to Glee this year.

The full product portfolio will be on display, including gas, charcoal and electric barbeques. The Weber chefs, synonymous with the brand, will also be cooking up delicious treats on the popular Weber Airstream, located outside the atrium area, whilst new product reveals (under wraps until the day) will underpin the company’s presence.

François Lepeltier, country manager UK and Ireland at Weber said: “We’ve always been committed to building on the relationships with our retailers through our attendance at trade shows, and we are excited to be able to share new products for the upcoming season at Glee this year. We’ve chosen to return to the show in September as it fits with the timing of our global launches.

“Our primary aim at Glee is to further cement our partnerships with our current retailers. We’ll be hosting a hospitality area on our stand, which will give our retailers the opportunity to sit down with us and look back on what we achieved in 2016 and discuss plans for 2017. We’ll also be showcasing our new products and sharing our plans for the season to come.”

Glee’s event director Matthew Mein said Weber had always been a significant player in the barbeque and outdoor entertainment market. “Their presence at Glee is a huge coup for us. I really look forward to seeing what they have to show the industry this year.

Westland will unveil new launches in its Gro-Sure, New Horizon and Resolva ranges at Glee – plus a child and pet-friendly lawncare solution.

Due for delivery in January 2017, SafeLawn is an organic fertiliser and lawn seed that is designed to be safe to use around children and pets, overcoming a key barrier to lawn treatment use.

 Westland says many are put off using chemicals due to safety of pets and children and 84% don’t use lawn feed. With 18.8m gardens nationwide, this represents a great opportunity*.

SafeLawn is made with 100% natural ingredients, greening up lawns within a week and then continuing to feed as it naturally breaks down. It helps grass out-compete moss and weeds and contains naturally occurring bacteria that breaks down dead moss and thatch, returning nutrients to feed the grass.

*Proprietary Qualitative and Quantitative research 2014.

There will also be a new all-round natural fertiliser from New Horizon, new Natural Power pest control from Resolva!, using a physical action to prevent infestation on ornamental and edible crops, a new Gro-Sure slow-release  Rose & Shrub Food, and new Gro-Sure Smart Ground Cover protective and decorative natural mulch, said to be 75% more effective at weed prevention than other types and offering 50% more coverage*

*Independent trials at Reading University.

On the seed front, the Unwins brand is teaming up with Delicious Magazine and Emma Bridgewater to bring new shoppers into the category.

The Unwins Sweet Pea range will be available in new updated packaging with great in-store merchandising opportunities based on colour combinations. It will be linking with renowned English earthenware designer Emma Bridgewater to give consumers a bespoke Unwins Sweet Pea vase.

The Unwins Bursting With Flavour range will encourage food enthusiasts to go back to basics and grow their own for improved flavour, offering a bespoke Unwins Delicious Kitchen Garden Magazine to ensuring consumers get the best from their plot-to-plate eating experience.

Bird care brand Peckish will help sales growth this autumn with a new collection featuring a natural seed mix, suet cake value pack, feeders and nest boxes.

It comes following a successful  year for the brand, which increased its sales by £2m¹, bringing new consumers into the bird care market with easy to use products, such as the brand’s best-selling ready to use feeder², the Peckish Complete Easy Feeder.

¹ Estimated from GfK Wild Bird Care Panelmarket Report – February 2016, EPOS Retail Sales Panel, Qlikview.

For more information on the dropship service or Charles Bentley & Son visit www.charlesbentley.com or call 01509 232757.

Pictured: The Charles Bentley and Son senior management team at its 202,000 sq ft warehouse in Loughborough (copyright Beth Walsh).

Visitors to Deco-Pak’s double stand (Hall 20, stand K30) at Glee this year will get the chance to view many new product additions that are set to take the company further into the outdoor living and gift market, as well as cement its place as a leading landscaping supplier.

The Heritage Stone Co. range that has proven so successful in retailer trials this year, is going to be the centrepiece range on the paving and aggregates stand, being made available to all customers in new packaging for the first time.

Deco-Pak’s fun-loving team are also preparing a special kiss-me-quick seaside scene that will provide a unique photo opportunity at the show.

New products are all firmly under wraps, however the company is hinting at some really fun additions to brighten up the garden and get the family involved.

A major new Greenfingers tie-in that revolves around children’s playtime will launch together with creative learning guides, a dedicated web site and even a fun educational smartphone app in the future.  

Craig Hall, Marketing Manager for Deco-Pak, added: “Our aim with this new range addition is to capitalise on our bestsellers, as well as the continued popularity of the range. We also want to demonstrate our desire to improve product value perceptions and the level of sales support beyond what retailers would expect. It’s a really exciting time for us, we’ve got a really dynamic team here at the moment and it’s opening us up to developing intelligent, marketing-led products that will continue to perform for many years to come.”

Deco-Pak’s Garden Bazaar Decorative Birdhouses, feeders and insect hotels range is confirmed to receive an urban makeover this year, and also the addition of three brand new designs. The products will all feature in one half of the stand, dubbed the ‘outdoor living’ section, which hints at a slightly new direction for the aggregates experts.  Indeed, a natural stone bird bath, ultra-chic paving and an exciting range of contemporary stepping stones are all slated to make an appearance.

Amongst all the new products, Deco-Pak will also give retailers the chance to shop all the current ranges of Decorative Aggregates, Horticultural Sands and Gravels, Natural Water Features, Decorative Paving, and DIY Building Materials.

Find out more

Visit www.deco-pak.co.uk, connect via twitter @deco_pak, or call the sales support team, 01422 204394, to find out how you can benefit from stocking Deco-Pak’s wide range of garden and landscaping essentials, or to book an on-stand appointment.

1)    Optimise profit potential of seasonal plants - with seasonal plants being more topical than ever, the Green Heart represents an opportunity to buy high impact lines for immediate delivery and sales through tills.

2)    Get inspired – addressing key demographics and providing interactive tours, the Green Heart has a wealth of content to inspire plant buyers and retailers alike. Developed in association with The HTA’s own reports and brought to life by the HTA’s Market Information Manager David Denny, the Green Heart will address three unique consumer profile areas: Gardening Elders, Garden Proud and Family Focus. These profiles will be recreated as three large product areas, drawing product inspiration from across Glee’s eight core sectors. Demonstrating cross merchandising, these inspirational displays will add real and tangible value for visiting retailers, and help them identify ways to reach out to key consumers at the point of sale.

3)    Network & learn - learn about the latest trends in plant sales and access the newest varieties and new-for-2017 addition whilst networking with industry colleagues in one convenient location.

4)    View complementary products – whilst at Glee don’t forget to visit the wider show, using the time to catch up with compost, fertiliser and chemical suppliers to ensure you are up-to-date with the ever changing ranges and supporting legislation surrounding these core sellers.

5)    Linked sales and cross merchandising inspiration – Green Heart will demonstrate how to link sales and create successful cross merchandising opportunities through some exciting interactive content. Led by The Garden Works’ independent garden centre consultant, Kevin Waters, the Green Heart will benefit from an increased interactive and live element in 2016.  Each day Kevin will lead three guided tours around the Green Heart to demonstrate how cross merchandising can highlight a continual year-round association with the plant offer. Showcasing how plants can take centre stage, Kevin’s tour will inspire action by giving ideas, help to make the buying decision easy, and ensure subsequent success for the customer, through linked sales ideas from across the retail floor. 

6)    Show-only deals - benefit from buying ‘show only’ deals, gaining extra margin and impulse sales potential for your store.

7)    Brainstorm – use your time to share your ideas with growers, helping both parties to sell more plants to boost overall sales and profits.

8)    Look ahead to 2017 - meet with both UK and international growers to find out more about their plans for the 2017 season.

9)    60+ plant suppliers – this year over 60 plant suppliers, growers and breeders will be showcasing their 2017 ranges and recent introductions within the Green Heart.

10) Follow-up on NPS conversations - finalise details with new contacts initiated at the National Plant Show.

Key names already confirmed for the Green Heart include Chessum Plants, Quality Ornamentals, Javado, Anglia Group of Nurseries, New Leaf Plants, Chamberlain Nurseries, Chapel Cottage Plants, Channel Island Plants, Kilworth Conifers, Gardeners Kitchen, Topbuxus B.V., and Wyevale Nurseries. New exhibitors for 2016 include Armlee Nurseries and Butters Group, suppliers of houseplants, garden plants and planted materials to supermarkets and garden centres.

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.

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.

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.

• 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

With a new state of the art production facility due to be commissioned in the South East in the New Year, Meadow View Stone stockists can be assured of the very best prices and product availability at all times.

We are delighted to invite garden centre owners and buyers to a VIP presentation of our ‘Growth through Ideas and Inspiration’ including the launch of exciting new products, on our stand 20H20-J21 at Glee – 12^th September 2016, Birmingham NEC, UK

Exciting, interactive and curious things will be found on the PlantWorks Empathy stand over the show duration (Hall 18 H20-K21). Bring your cheesiest grin to be in with a chance of a prize, taste the refreshing Curious Apple Cider from Chapeldown and see our exciting new House Plant products.

As specialists in the production of rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi, beneficial bacteria and biologically active fertilisers, if you are keen to be retailing products that offer a true alternative to traditional chemical based plant nutrition then you'll need look no further. Products for 'The Caring Gardener' has become the familiar strap line on Empathy POS, from simple bed cards to fully liveried floor standing display units.

The market leading rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi remains at the core of the range and is still a big favourite with plant area staff to link with plant sales. Rootgrow is one of the few plant nutrition products that can be sold all year round as almost every plant will benefit from treatment - If you're selling a plant you should be selling some rootgrow with it!

New to the range and a new kid on the House Plant feeds block, PlantWorks are launching Happy House Plant 100% natural plant food. manufactured using a biological process that produces plant growth hormones, vitamins, nutrients, enzymes, amino acids and minerals to replenish, stimulate and revitalize indoor plants and soil. The product comes in two variants: Start Me Up contains rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi and is designedto stimulate plant growth and activate soil biology in newly purchased house plants or when potting on. Pick Me Up to help existing plants in the home come back to optimum condition naturally.

Once applied the powder will remain active for up to 6 months so one or two applications per year is all that is needed, because Happy House Plant is completely natural there is no risk of overdose. One pack can treat up to 5 house plants.

Happy house plant is a powder formulation supplied in a 75ml pack within a fully liveried SRP case containing 30 x packs, the manufacturers RRP is £2.99 per pack.

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

Family run business AFK Marketing Ltd is preparing for it’s first ever Glee in over 35 years.

Chris King, the owner, says these are exciting times for AFK garden with new products and colours being developed.

Now the right time to exhibit at Glee to show our quality range of wooden garden furniture, planters and troughs to existing and potential new customers.

AFK garden offer great availability and service, and have seen our sales increase by 20% to the independent garden centre trade this year. The biggest increases being the heritage sage and cream painted Cottage arbour and Classic painted planters.

AFK has spent the last few years concentrating on investment of new state of the art woodworking machinery and robotic spraying technology to increase their manufacturing capacities and efficiencies, improving the constancy of their traditional construction methods and improving their paint finish quality. This has put us in a strong position to grow the business going forward.

For more information visit us at glee, hall 20, stand E30-F31. Visit our website www.afkgardenfurniture.co.uk or call 01529 304926.

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

Brundle started its 2016 trade show season by landing the ‘Best New Product’ at Solex after judges were impressed with their London fireball, the garden showpiece depicting iconic landmarks from the capital.

But the range of fireballs is just one of the standout products exhibited by Brundle as they prepare for their fourth appearance at the acclaimed event.

The company’s GreenWall Vertical Planting System which offers an ideal way of growing plants, herbs and fruits in a range of outdoor spaces is another feature product.

This will be alongside their stylish raised bed planters, which has seen the company transform an existing product by adding a corrugated effect and successful colours from the Brundle range, to create a design to suit gardeners with all abilities.

Their biggest exhibition space ever at Glee will allow Brundle to showcase a wider range of eye-catching products including rattan furniture, space-saving sheds and their popular and extended range of children’s furniture.

Business manager Paul Smith said: “The trade show season is always a busy one with Gafa in between Solex and Glee.

“But it something we really enjoy at Brundle. It is great getting out and showcasing our bold range of eye-catching products.

“Glee is very special as it is the UK’s biggest garden and outdoor living tradeshow. We can’t wait to showcase our range at Glee in an even bigger and better way.”

Brundle’s stand at Glee can be found at Hall 18, stand K56.

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

MossOff Multi-Surface Concentrate is 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. Large 5 litre pack has a recommended retail price of £24.99 and the 2 litre pack is £12.99.

Following a retail trial during 2016 Adam Wigglesworth of Aylett Nurseries said “Customers increasingly search out product that is genuinely safe to their children and pets, and that's quite a challenge when it comes to keeping moss and algae under control. The great thing about MossOff is that not only is it safe, it's easy to use and effective too. We trialled the product with our customers this Spring and I am not surprised at how often they selected it over the conventional chemical alternatives. Genuine innovation in the 'control products' category is rare and with the tighter regulations we’ve lost regulations many conventional products in recent years. MossOff is a genuine new opportunity to replace some of those lost sales."

MossOff answers 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.

Based entirely on natural ingredients and with a physical mode of action, Moss Off has an official derogation from the Chemicals Regulation Directorate. It’s harmless to plants, pets and wildlife.

To find out more about Vivagreen’s  range of environmentally friendly products go to www.vivagreengroup.com or e-mail the general enquiries office on office@vivagreengroup.com  or call to speak to us on 020 7197 2317.

Visit Vivagreen at GLEE, NEC Birmingham (Hall 20 Stand A23) 12 – 14 September 2016.

EAZYBBQ is a family run business based in Spain, employing local people from the community. Sourcing its materials locally, EAZYBBQ is totally green using only recycled and eco-friendly materials in its production.

The creation and design of this innovative product EAZYBBQ came about to make the bbq experience cleaner, quicker and healthier – no fuss, no frills.  No need to buy a bag of charcoal, lighter fluid or fire lighters.  No fanning and blowing the coals waiting for your bbq to come to life.  With EAZYBBQ one box does it all!

EAZYBBQ is the only instant light charcoal of its kind on the market.  It uses a unique patented design flue system to ignite the charcoal which is made from high quality natural green oak.  No chemicals or accelerants are used.  It enables people to make their bbq quick, simple and clean – the added benefit of being absolutely chemical free preserves and enhances the natural flavour of the food.  Simply light the box and sit back, relax and enjoy time with your family and friends whilst the bbq gets going by itself.  In 20 minutes it is ready to cook with.  The superior quality green oak charcoal with its high calorific value ensure that it burns for longer too.

This magical box will show that making your bbq has never been so simple and that all your bbqs will be relaxing, fun, healthy and tasty.

The unique packaging makes EAZYBBQ light to transport, clean and easy to store and display and optimises selling space.

Available in 3 sizes.  Party size £9.99,  Family size £5.99 and Top-up £3.99

Visit us in Hall 20 on Stand B57 for more information and see a video of EAZYBBQ in action.

WWW.eazybbq.co.uk  Telephone – Janet Russell 07710 420 117.

• “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

Gardman CEO Pete Utting has outlined a new comprehensive strategy designed to help stockists achieve future growth in 2017 and beyond.

Pete says Gardman successfully delivered on its promise of stability and growth in 2016, achieving an average service level success rate of +90% in the year to date. The company is now turning its attention to how customers can achieve further significant gains.

Prime elements of the new strategy are a renewed focus on known top-selling lines to drive the core business, refreshing makeovers for key market-leading brands Cole & Bright and Grow It, plus new brand concepts to capitalise on consumer garden décor and gifting trends.

He believes this new approach will be a real game changer for the company’s categories. “We know that new product development remains the lifeblood of our industry – and we are carrying on innovating as we have always done,” he explains. “But we also believe there is a lot more growth to be gained from existing products for which there is strong demand, but which are not always available on the shelves.”

Gardman’s solution is the introduction of its ‘Hot 100’ and ‘Star NPD 2016’ initiatives, which identify respectively Gardman’s best-selling lines across all categories and the top selling new products launched earlier this year. “We are confident that by helping customers give focus to more than NPD, it will create a very solid platform to grow their business” Pete says.

Gardman’s plans for 2017 will be unveiled at Glee (12-14 September, NEC Birmingham) in Hall 17-20, stand 19E30-G31.

Pictured: The complete sales team of Gardman staff and agents met in the Gardman showroom to start their briefings in advance of Glee.

With the adult colouring craze set to continue, the STAEDTLER brand is benefiting from a year-long global partnership with Johanna Basford, the world-famous artist and lifelong STAEDTLER enthusiast whose adult colouring books have topped the international best-seller lists.

Johanna shot to fame with her first colouring book, Secret Garden, pioneering a completely new market sector.

Secret Garden and Johanna's second book, Enchanted Forest, were hugely successful selling literally millions of copies throughout the world.

Johanna has recently launched her fourth book 'Magic Jungle' and STAEDTLER is celebrating the partnership with a series of special edition promotional packs of colouring pencils, triplus fineliners and triplus fibre-tips featuring Johanna's image, book and recommendations.

The excitement is literally building on the Protek stand at the NEC with the team from their Somerset factory. As the buzz of construction resounds throughout the halls the Protek team are busily creating a space to showcase their hugely popular range of retail wood stains and dip products for the manufacturing sector.

Total Panel Plus has a revolutionary two-year colour lifespan and is a fully approved fence panel and shed dipping treatment that offers amazing results at a competitive price package.

This year a new merchandising stand solution displays Protek’s wood stain garden care range from the Royal Exterior range annually featured in ITV’s “Love Your Garden” with Alan Titchmarsh, to their unique Stable Coat and water-based Wood Preserver products. Merchandiser POS material adorns the display showing how the ranges can be confidently and easily sold in-store.

Restol Wood Oil also joins their range and features on their display goods such as the Hutton Garden Products Storage Shed, showing how wonderful the product is for manufacturers of garden timber products and home consumers alike. Protek’s new series of ‘makeover advice’ videos will also be showcased bringing the beauty of their products to life.

Visit Protek in Hall 20, Stand 20L32

sales@protekproducts.co.uk   protekwoodstain.co.uk     @ProtekWoodStain    pinterest.com/protekwoodstain

Spear & Jackson will be launching their new Convertible Ratchet Anvil Secateurs at GLEE this year, as part of their Razorsharp range.

These Secateurs can convert from a standard anvil cutting action, to a ratchet at the flick of a switch, for maximum flexibility whilst pruning. The ratchet action is used for cutting through thicker, harder branches, and breaks down the cut into 4 shorter steps, meaning the user gets more cut for less effort.

The standard cutting action is ideal for pruning thinner stems around the garden, so the combination of the two cutting actions in one pair of secateurs is perfect for all-round use in the garde

Spear & Jackson are launching several exciting new products ready for 2017 at GLEE this year, in addition to the Convertible Ratchet Anvil Secateur, such as their new Titanium coated secateurs, new gift sets, a new range of cutting axes, new fixed blade pruning saw and two new styles of Hoe, to name just a few!

For more information and to see the new products, visit stand 19D10 at GLEE or visit their website www.spear-and-jackson.com

Australian designer Aaron Jackson has been at it again with more fun pieces to liven up your garden.

Hand made from recycled barrels this unique art is a feature at many of our customers garden centres and home decoration stores.

The fun and happy personality of much of our range has made them collectables amongst a growing group of Think Outside enthusiasts.

Larry the Gnome (pictured), along with his mates Lionel and Louie are just an example of some of the new fun and funky pieces that we will be showing this year.

Be sure to get along to stand 18N16-P17 to see some of our wonderful creations that put a smile on you and your customers faces.

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Hall 20 - A10

• • • Early August Preview       - 1^st August
    • Mid August Preview        - 17th August
    • Early September Preview  - 3rd September
    • Full Show Preview           - 7^th September
    • Build up preview - Live from the Show - 11th September 
    • Live from the Show Day 1 - 12^th September
    • Live from the Show Day 2  - 13^th September
    • Live from the Show Day3   - 14^th September
    • Omnibus Issue                 - 27th September