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Garland urges retailers to secure stocks as demand for products soars

 

The launch of over 40 new products at Glee 2018 coupled with developments elsewhere in the industry has contributed to a significant surge in sales for garden care products manufacturer, Garland Products/Worth Gardening. 

 

The company’s sales have risen by 90 percent in the past month and by 50 per cent on the overall year.  The company is keen to alert new customers to potential availability problems unless they notify Garland (or indeed other suppliers) of their future requirements.

 

The current situation is explained by Mark Dedman, Sales Director for Garland/Worth Gardening:”We have worked closely with garden and hardware retailers for many years and know only too well the difficulties that retailers have in estimating their future stocking requirements. 

 

"However, it is in their interests to communicate their future ordering expectations to their suppliers unless they wish to risk being left high and dry in the spring of 2019.  If retailers talk to their suppliers now it will give those suppliers the opportunity to invest in the necessary extra stock for the coming season. 

 

"Retailers that sit tight and hope that stock will be available at short notice next year may be disappointed and this is something that we are trying to avoid. Garland has always invested heavily in order to provide its customers with products they require and at short notice.  

 

"We are determined to continue with that policy but input from the retail sector is vitally important to help us in our aims.

 

 “In spite of heavily increasing our stock and warehouse capacity for 2018, we were frustrated in having to turn away some new customers in March, and whilst we have invested further still in stock, the same situation could arise early next year if new customers leave it too late.  

 

"We would urge retailers that have not yet placed orders to contact us now to avoid disappointment.”

 

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. 

 

The products available to both keen and hobby gardeners have been designed through the company’s own experience as keen gardeners.

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