This year's Glee, taking place on September 12-14 at the NEC Birmingham, is shaping up to be one of the most successful in the event's history. We've come up with 10 reasons why it's going to be special and why you can't afford to miss it...

1.     The world’s best opportunity to source world-leading gardening and outdoor living products. Over 550 UK and international suppliers will be showcasing their new ranges at Glee in 2016, representing the strongest showcase of leading brands and exciting innovators under one roof.

2.     Thousands of new products to set you apart from your competitors. Each year Glee is home to thousands of new product launches. Head to The New Product Display, to see the most innovative, unique and commercial products from the hundreds of suppliers at Glee. The competition sees new designs and products perfectly displayed for your consideration with the best of each category receiving the accolade of a ‘Glee Award.’ Visitors can also cast their vote for their favourite, awarding one lucky entrant with the title of ‘Retailers Choice Award’, sponsored by the HTA. New product winners will be announced at 5:30pm on Monday 12^th September.

3.     First look at future trends. From exhibitors to industry experts, Glee is where future trends are born. Look out for instant gardening solutions and innovative garden leisure products – just some of the exciting themes that will be showcased in September.

4.     A new look at garden retail categories. Glee’s core sectors are also set to benefit from a makeover in 2016.  In a move to ensure that the exhibition’s product sectors are more reflective of the modern garden retail environment, three of the show’s core sectors will be rebranded. First up will be Garden Leisure, which will become known as Outdoor Entertaining, whilst Glee Garden Design & Landscaping will enter a new chapter in 2016 under the banner of Landscaping and Garden Decoration. Finally, Retail Experiences and Services will replace Retail Services.  Offering the best in shop-fittings, POS, EPoS and retail design, this area will be expanded in 2016 to better incorporate the wider aspects related to inspirational and functional retailing concepts.

5.     Effective use of buying time. Buyers visiting Glee will find the full spectrum of garden retail categories under one roof, including Garden Care, Landscaping & Garden Decoration; Outdoor Entertaining; Plants & Nursery; Home, Gift & Clothing; Retail Experiences and Services; and Pet. 

6.     Revitalised format. The new location within the NEC has seen Glee benefit from a new layout and visitor flow. This simple change in 2014, heralded as a great success by the garden retail industry, has helped to bring together even more suppliers and retailers. It has also reinvigorated the industry’s connection with the event, creating a show that looks and feels unlike any previous Glee.

7.     Innovation at every turn. Launched in 2009, the Glee Innovators Zone has already helped more than 180 companies break into the garden retail market.  This special area is designed to help nurture valuable grass-roots product development and one-off design ideas, whilst also bridging the gap between market-ready new product launches from established companies and pre-commercial product ideas.   This year Glee’s Innovators Zone will be home to over 30 brand new companies.

8.     Learning opportunities. As always Glee will offer visitors a free, three-day Seminar Programme organised in conjunction with the HTA (Horticultural Trades Association), which will share expert business and garden retail advice to help grow your business through challenging trading conditions.

9.     Network, network, network. Glee offers an unrivalled opportunity to network with your peers, and provides the perfect platform to meet with new and existing customers. Meeting rooms are also available, making the show the perfect base to conduct sales and 2017 planning meetings. The Buyers Power List will be returning in 2016, with this year’s winners announced on Tuesday 13^th September.

10.  Free entry; easy to register. Entry to Glee is free for all pre-registered trade visitors. To pre-register, visit www.gleebirmingham.com where useful show, exhibitor and travel information is also available. For details on exhibiting at Glee, call 0203 033 2160.

Andy McIndoe, 25 times Chelsea Gold Medal Winner, has worked with the team at Kelkay to develop a series of themed collections designed to help consumers with great ideas for designing their own gardens. For less experienced gardeners, who are frequently gardening in the much smaller plots of modern homes, Andy has worked on four core looks for the collections which are sure to appeal to almost anyone.

Mediterranean Garden – mellow Golden Gravel and Eastern Boulders help to create a warm sun soaked landscape in which Rock Rose, Sage and Olive trees thrive

Coastal Garden  – water worn pebbles, Logstone Sleepers and Timber Stepping Stones team with Hebes, Thrift and Sea Holly to create a feel of the coast

Country Garden – subtle Cream Chippings and traditional Cotswold Rockery Stone feature in this low maintenance scheme which also includes Potentilla, Cranesbill and Violas

Town Garden – in small shady spaces Granite Cobble Mats and Black Mountain Rockery blend in contemporary style for urban gardens where Skimmias and Fatsia thrive

“To encourage younger and less experienced gardeners, retailers need to build consumer confidence and provide really easy-to-execute garden landscape ideas.” said Andy McIndoe  “Kelkay’s Aggregate range is a great starting point because it’s so easy to get an instant solution to the most common landscape challenges. The range of Kelkay Collections I’ve created take the use of aggregates one step further, helping customers to understand how they can add other textures and plants to create a well-designed garden space.”

The range of Kelkay landscaping products feature in each of the collections which are designed to help create cross-merchandising opportunities in store and encourage customers to shop not only the landscape materials, but in plants and sundries too. Cleverley merchandised, they present a great opportunity to grow average project spends and provide inspiring ways to increase average basket values.

Each of the Collections is supported by eye-catching and informative graphic display with Kelkay’s unique ‘see it used’ point of sale. All the Collection merchandising slots seamlessly into the enormously flexible Kelkay merchandising system.

Kelkay managing director Antony Harker added: “We are very pleased to be working with Andy whose experience and expertise in the design and care of gardens blends very effectively with our skills in sourcing and marketing the products. Together, we think we’ve created a compelling marketing opportunity that will drive category growth.” 

Kelkay will be announcing their 2017 new product development plans and a host of other exciting developments designed to drive the hard landscape category at Glee on stand 19B10-C21.

For more information, click here  www.kelkay.com

e-mail: salesenquiries@kelkay.co.uk

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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.

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.

The Glee New Products Showcase, in association with Garden Trade News, is building up to be the biggest for years as entries from exhibitors start to come in.

All of the showcased new products will be displayed in a new Glee New Products Showcase display area at the end of the central boulevard in Hall 17 and judged early on Monday morning before the awarding of the Glee Awards at 5.15pm on the 12th September.

A new feature of the judging this year sees the shortlisted entries in each category being given the opportunity to present to the judges at 2pm on the 12^th. Once the judges have come up with their shortlist of three in each category, the candidates will be invited to a special forum with the panel where they’ll have a chance to explain why their product deserves to be a winner.

Exhibitors are entering up to 5 new products in each of the following Glee New Product Showcase 2016 categories:

1. Garden Care (growing accessories)
2. Garden Care (chemicals, fertilisers and compost)
3. Garden Decoration
4. Landscaping
5. Outdoor Entertaining
6. Machinery and Tools
7. Home, Gift & Clothing
8. Pet and Wildlife Products
9. Plant Seeds and Bulbs
10. Retail Experiences and Services

If Glee exhibitors have not made their entries yet, this can be done via the Glee website using the Exhibitors Zone log in at: http://www.gleebirmingham.com/page.cfm/Action=Form/FormID=3

The closing date for Glee New Product Showcase entries has been extended to Thursday 8th September, but space is filling up fast so don't delay.

As last year the GTN team are organising and administering the entry and judging process for the Glee New Products Showcase, which promises to be even more helpful to both visitors and exhibitors in it's new location. If you have any questions please contact: trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk

Following a year of tremendous growth and progress, Tildenet will be making the most of its prestigious position to showcase all of its brands on stand 19G30-H31 at Glee.

Expect plenty of innovation - over 100 new products across the Bosmere, Haxnicks, Mainframe and Tildenet Gardenware brands - and developments to the ranges, demonstrating brand quality, value for money and pricing strategies to accommodate expectations across the whole market.

Attractive new merchandising solutions, aimed at supporting the retailer and encouraging impulse purchase, will be on show including the brand new Bosmere ‘flagship range’ of Premier Furniture Covers providing full winter protection and security in windy conditions in superb new packaging, created as part of Tildenet development plans for the brand.

The Haxnicks Range continues to evolve with a focus on ingenious and easy to use products designed to attract enthusiastic gardeners at all levels – they will be hoping to repeat the awards success enjoyed in previous shows – while Tildenet Gardenware will be introducing a stylish modular approach to garden structures suitable for gardens of all sizes.

Tildenet Sales Director, Steve Millington said: “Since the Bosmere acquisition in January the business has been busy planning and positioning the brands to showcase to the trade at Glee. We are now in a position where we can shout about our achievements, alongside the development of over 100 new products to showcase at the show.”

One major development is that Tildenet will become a ‘one stop shop’ for Tildenet Gardenware, Bosmere, Haxnicks & Mainframe brands. “It means ‘One order, one delivery and one invoice’ for the retailer. I am pleased to be part of the team to develop the business for 2017 and beyond,” Steve added.

During 2016 Tildenet has invested heavily in expanded modern warehousing facilities with a commitment to maintaining the 98% order fulfilment rate achieved over the last year. 2017 will see the Tildenet sales team on the road with state-of-the-art selling tools, bringing together high quality brands and enabling customers to benefit from a single order, delivery and invoice across a range of essential and specialist products.

For more information, click here  for Tildenet and here to go straight to Bosmere.

Visit the Tildenet team on stand 19G30-H31 to learn more.

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.

There is still time for Glee exhibitors to sign-up for the Glee Buyer Connect speed networking event organised by the Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA).

The programme offers suppliers priceless opportunities to get their products in front of key buyers within the UK garden retail market at 10-minute appointments on each day of the show.

To take part, exhibitors must download and complete the application form and return it to vicky.nuttall@gima.org.uk

The 10-minute appointment slots will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with a maximum of three appointments per supplier.

Click here for full details and the application form.   

The schedule of buyers at Glee this year includes (Monday) Wilko, Decco, homebargains.co.uk and Amazon; (Tuesday) Stax, Great Western Partnership, Frosts, Wyevale Garden Centres, QD Stores, Mole Valley Farmers and the Home & Garden Group; (Wednesday) Ayletts, Decco, Wyevale Garden Centres, Amazon.

Hozelock (20J10-L11), who last year introduced a way to control watering via a mobile phone app, say they will be showcasing a range of new easy-to-use watering products at Glee.

For information on existing products, click here.

0121 313 4242

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.

Following extensive research and development, Nature’s Feast is to strengthen its offer with the launch of a new small animal food collection.

The collection features a range of food, treats and hay for rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters, an area which represents a £72m market opportunity year on year¹.

It’s based on customer insight showing a gap in the market, with 43% of shoppers buying both mixed food and pellets, as they perceive nuggets alone to be boring and processed, despite their health credentials².

¹ PFMA Report 2015

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.

Knights Garden Centres have appointed NedFox to roll-out a brand-new, cutting edge, cloud-based EPoS system.

 “There were a lot of providers to choose from, but the fact that the system is cloud-based and therefore can be totally integrated into the new multi-channel sales platform was the deciding factor, “ said director Richard Knight.  “Initially we contacted NedFox just to get a price comparison, as we were told that the set-up costs were substantially lower than conventional server-based systems. When we saw the system in action, we were bowled over by the range of modules that can be incorporated as well as the ease to work with third parties, fully integrated into the solution. To top it all, the set-up costs were indeed significantly lower than conventional suppliers.” 

Martin Tank, Director of NedFox said: “We are delighted with our new client and it is great to see the level of enthusiasm from the Knights’ team. We are very happy with the reception we have been given by the UK and the signs are very positive for another great Glee this year”.

The system will be installed over the next couple of weeks and will operate both centres (Nags Hall and Betchworth) with a total of 10 check-outs and five hand-held terminals. After visiting another NedFox client near Norwich, Richard Knight was shown how easy the hand-held terminals are to access and operate the system (goods-in, price changes, stock ordering, queue-busting, labelling etc.) that he ordered one for each manager in the centres.

NedFox will exhibit again at Glee this year (stand 17V55) and further information can be found on its website www.nedfox.com

A completely new range of environmentally sensitive feed, weed and control products from one of the world’s leading plant technology companies is launched making the best professional technology available to British amateur gardeners.

The ecofective range, from Milan-based Sipcam (at Glee on stand 20M50), is made exclusively in Britain with clear objectives to:

·Be kinder to the environment compared to conventional products;

·Include ingredients with favourable eco-toxicological and health and safety profiles and, preferably, using naturally derived ingredients;

·Demonstrate excellent efficacy in use.

The range with accompanying in-store point of sale and marketing support will be launched at Glee.  DECCO will exclusively handle all sales to UK garden centres and Sipcam UK will also unveil details of its high street retail partners.

The UK company has a team of eleven, with Matt Jones heading up retail and amenity. Matt has spent a career in the domestic pest and weed control market and was previously managing director of Doff Portland. The technical team is led by Dr Anne Noble and Bob Hand specialists in plant nutrition and regulated products.

 “We are taking a very long view, having recognised the opportunities and potential for our products in the British domestic garden market,” explains Matt. “Sipcam is a €0.5 billion family owned business that has been trading for 70 years. Our technology has been developed following many years of strategic R&D in co-operation with leading international universities.

 “This provides us with a unique skills set in what is an already overcrowded market.  All research shows that British domestic gardeners seek environmentally responsible ways to help them. Ecofective makes the bio-technologies we have developed available to them in attractive and easily useable forms. This is particularly relevant now as an increasing number of pesticides, active ingredients and conventional chemicals are being withdrawn from the worldwide market, often due to environmental and safety concerns.”

Ecofective products are all produced to the highest international standards including ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and meet all relevant EU and international requirements. The full technical resources of Sipcam locally and internationally will be available to support new UK customers.

The range includes a non-pesticide ecofective Rose Defender to control aphids and powdery mildew with an added foliar feed. This is available in 1 Ltr RTU and as a 100 ml concentrate.

Weed Blast has a patented natural formula that gives visible results after one hour.  This is available as a one litre and four litre RTU.

Other products in the ecofective range include a Path & Patio Weed and Moss Killer, a Bug Killer which is used extensively by organic farmers and growers, a non-pesticide Plant Defender and a 100% natural and organic Wonder Feed for tomatoes which is preferred by commercial organic growers.

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.

The new range will be previewed at Glee for sale in January 2017.

W: www.fiskars.co.uk. E: ukinfo@fiskars.com. T: 0121 7960444.

An award-winning fireball depicting London landmarks and an innovative space-saving solution to growing plants will head Brundle Gardener’s product range for this year’s Glee trade show.

Bosses at Brundle are gearing up for their fourth appearance at Glee with their biggest ever stand after proclaiming last year’s event as their most successful one to date.

And they are arriving at the renowned trade show fresh from winning the Best New Product award at last month’s Solex show for their London fireballs.

The award-winning product – boasting iconic landmarks from the capital - will also be exhibited at Glee, along with the company’s GreenWall Vertical Planting System which offers an ideal way of growing plants, herbs and fruits in a range of outdoor spaces.

Business manager Paul Smith said: “Everyone at Brundle is looking forward to sampling the Glee experience once again.

“We were delighted with our success at Glee in 2015 when we increased orders and had so many potential new customers see our bold range of eye-catching products.

“This year, we have been further building on that success and we can’t wait to showcase our range at Glee in an even bigger and better way.”

The increased space will allow Brundle to show even more of its distinctive product range including illuminated tables, raised planters, tool sheds and its mosaic bistro set.

And for the younger gardener, Brundle’s popular and extended range of children’s furniture will also be on show.

For further information on Brundle Gardener, visit www.brundlegardener.co.uk or phone 0131 335 5955.

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.

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