Antony Harker, Managing Director for AMES UK welcomed senior executives from The AMES Company and parent company, Griffon Corporation, to Glee on Monday.

Simon Hupfeld is AMES Company CEO and Robert Mehmel is COO for Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF), a US public company with approximately USD$2billion in annual revenue.

Simon and Robert flew in from Australia and United States and spent Monday exploring the show and discussing their ambitions for AMES UK.

Antony said “AMES and Griffon have been hugely supportive and I’m delighted that Simon and Robert have made it a priority to visit GLEE this year. I think it demonstrates the opportunity they see in the UK market and just how serious they are about the group’s growth and expansion plans.

He went on to add “Our immediate focus for AMES UK is on ensuring we continue the development of our garden centre business, integrating the new categories of outdoor heating, garden décor and wooden garden structures. We are working hard to make it easy for our garden centre customers  to access the whole range, with the same merchandising, logistics and service levels they enjoy on their Kelkay business.”

Simon and Robert were both impressed with the professionalism and standards in evidence at GLEE which they believe reflects the significant potential in the UK garden market. They both confirmed their support and optimism for Kelkay and La Hacienda category development plans for 2019.

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