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Welcome to the Spring 2025 Issue of the GIMA Buyers’ Digest
As the peak gardening season gets fully underway, there’s no better time to refresh, explore, and embrace new opportunities. In this special digitial edition, you’ll discover a diverse range of innovative products, marketing insights, and business support tools from GIMA members.
Kate Ebbens
GIMA President 2024/2025
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Final call – just days left to enter 2025 GIMA Awards
There are just days remaining until the entry deadline for the 2025 GIMA Awards. Entries must be submitted by Friday 30th May, and with an updated roster of awards and a top-tier panel of judges ready to assess the very best in innovation, design and marketing, there is no time to waste!
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| The AutoPot RHS Collection
Endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the AutoPot RHS Collection includes a range of automatic plant watering systems for every kind of plant, in every kind of garden...
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Greenman Garden Tools – Award-Winning Quality & Innovative Design
Greenman Garden Tools proudly celebrates our Border Fork being named a BBC Gardeners’ World Best Buy for 2024. This prestigious recognition confirms what our customers already know – Greenman delivers exceptional quality and performance in every tool we create...
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Biohort GmbH: European market leader for high-quality metal outdoor products
Biohort is a family-owned company from Austria and the European market leader for high-quality garden sheds, boxes, and raised beds made of metal...
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Biolan Quick Thermocomposter 220eco: The perfect solution for year-round composting
Spring is the ideal time to start composting, and the Biolan Quick Thermocomposter 220eco is designed to make it easy and efficient...
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The Premier Range from Bulldog
Strength, British heritage and reliability reflect the traditions upon which the Bulldog name has been built. Skill and craftsmanship have been key to the company’s success for over 240 years...
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Charnwood range from Charles Bentley
With over 160 years of manufacturing expertise, Charles Bentley has established itself as a trusted name in British brushware. The Charnwood range is designed specifically for garden centres and retail environments, offering a selection of robust, consumer-friendly brushes that not only meet customer expectations but also help drive sales and enhance merchandising displays...
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Countrywide Bird Food: Happy Birds, Happy Customers
Albert E James & Son, manufacturers of Countrywide Bird Food, has been proudly producing bird seed since 1962. Carefully-sourced from only the finest ingredients, our expertly-formulated, highly-cleaned, dust-free blends are full of flavour, nutrition and texture...
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Deco-Pak’s Chelsea range continues to keep tills ringing
Deco-Pak’s Chelsea Horticultural range is a top-selling, high-quality aggregate solution for garden centres across the UK. This range offers a selection of horticultural sands, gravels, and growing media, designed to help gardeners easily choose the right materials for their projects...
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Defenders: Great value, reliable quality, versatile use
The Defenders range of home and garden sprayers under the All Ways banner provide great value, reliable quality, versatile use…
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Durstons delivers peat-free excellence for the 2025 gardening season
Garden centres seeking a reliable, high performance peat-free compost need look no further than Durston Garden Products. As a trusted, family-run business, Durstons has spent years refining its all-new peat-free range, ensuring it not only meets but exceeds expectations...
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Wood symbolises strength and stability, EKJU furniture adds beauty
EKJU's large and complex catalogue is full of innovative wood products for the international market. The creative use of wood sits at the core of the brand's DNA.
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Step into spring with stylish and sustainable innovations from elho
The B-Corp plant pot innovator, elho, has introduced its latest range of sustainable and stylish innovations to help consumers bring more nature into their homes and gardens this spring...
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Miracle-Gro Complete 4 in 1: The ultimate lawn care solution with fresh new look
As spring blooms, it’s the perfect time to ensure you have Miracle-Gro® Complete 4 in 1 in stock, offering your customers an easy and effective solution for their lawn care needs. This all-in-one treatment tackles common lawn issues, such as weeds, moss, and poor growth, providing a simple way to achieve a healthier, greener lawn.
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Fandango Fire Tools: It’s a cracker!
Boost your garden centre’s appeal with Fandango Fire Tools, the UK distributor of the authentic, patented Kindling Cracker® firewood splitters!
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Formbar: Smarter trolleys for smoother shopping in garden centres
At Formbar, we know that the right trolley transforms the shopping experience in garden centres. A well-designed, easy-to-manoeuvre trolley keeps customers browsing longer, boosts sales, and improves store efficiency. That’s why we work closely with garden centres to create durable, practical, and sustainable trolleys that enhance every step of the customer journey...
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All NEW Bee Friends with nature Spring Flowering Bulbs from G Plants
The perfect way to entice early pollinators into our gardens, bringing the scents and colours of spring to life...
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GARDENA’s new range of cutting tools – A cut above the rest
GARDENA, Europe’s leading brand for watering and hand tools, is proud to announce the launch of their new and improved cutting range. The new Premium and EasyCut secateurs and loppers combine cutting-edge German engineering with ergonomic comfort to make precise pruning effortless...
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Greenkey Introduces New Premium Sprayer Lineup
Step up your game with the unparalleled quality of Greenkey Pressure Sprayers. Designed with premium features that ensure ease of use and reliability, Greenkey deliver top-tier performance for gardening and home care tasks...
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All set for Glee 2025
The leading and most loved garden retail event in Europe takes place at the NEC Birmingham on 16-18 September 2025...
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New Dealer Promotions Catalogue from Handy
British garden manufacturer Handy has announced the arrival of its new Product Range and Pricing Catalogue and Monthly Dealer Promotions Calendar, both designed to provide retailers with valuable increased margins on a wide range of gardening and DIY products and ensure they have everything needed for the season ahead...
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Give your garden centre a Helping Hand
As the UK’s leading manufacturer of sustainable litter clearance tools, Helping Hand Environmental offers a versatile and growing range of products ideal for garden centres and its core customers. With exports to over 30 countries, we are renowned for high-quality, durable tools that meet the needs of both domestic and professional users. Whether your customers are passionate gardeners, outdoor enthusiasts, or community volunteers, our litter pickers are a practical and popular addition to your store.
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Make the most of wool’s natural benefits with Hortiwool
Made from 100% pure British sheep’s wool, Hortiwool Garden Pads repurpose a beneficial resource that is available in abundance. By choosing Hortiwool, gardeners can not only support British farmers, but help their gardens to thrive in a more sustainable way...
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Johnsons Lawn Seeds: Practical lawns with the beauty of nature
Johnsons Nature’s Lawn with Mowable Native Wildflowers is an innovative seed mix that allows gardeners to rewild their lawns while maintaining usability. This unique blend supports biodiversity, providing a practical lawn combined with the beauty of a native wildflower meadow...
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LBC BOOTS launch the first ever ULTRALIGHT Chelsea Boots!
LBC BOOTS have unveiled their groundbreaking ULTRALIGHT Chelsea Boots, the first of their kind made entirely from their innovative EVA material. After the success of the Ankle Boots into the garden leisure industry the brand has now launched a new range for 2025!
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Melcourt introduces SylvaGrow Seed Compost to award-winning range
At Melcourt, we’ve spent over 40 years perfecting sustainable, peat-free growing media that deliver outstanding results for both home gardeners and professional growers.
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Mercia Garden Products: Timeless Design, Superior Durability
At Mercia Garden Products, we go beyond sheds—we craft high-quality, innovative outdoor buildings designed to elevate any garden or outdoor space. Whether you’re seeking a peaceful retreat, a functional workspace, or a play area for children, our diverse range of products offers the perfect solution...
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New products from Museums & Galleries
M&G has added brand new products to its tabletop collections, and also new gift plant bags – especially formulated for garden centre gift purchases...
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OutRade BV: Inspiration and innovation for a heated outdoor lifestyle
Outdoor products that not only create warmth, but also add a sophisticated and stylish atmosphere to the outdoors, so that everyone can enjoy a complete, inspiring outdoor experience...
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Hug Rug: Eco-friendly products made with love
As the days grow brighter and flowers begin to bloom, we are excited to share our new collections of stunning Spring designs...
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Prestige Water: Sustainable & Elegant Water Management
Prestige Water provides UK-manufactured rainwater harvesting and garden solutions, featuring durable MDPE water butts and planters designed for sustainable water management. Our products blend practicality with aesthetic appeal, enhancing garden ambiance...
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The Sustainable Choice: Primeur Set to Expand Eco-Friendly Ranges in 2025
Primeur remains at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the home and garden. As we continue to grow and innovate, our expanding ranges offer retailers high-quality, eco-conscious options that customers love. With new qualities, designs and flexible stocking solutions, Primeur ensures that retailers can create the perfect product mix tailored to their market.
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Top-selling RocketGro range gives peat-free a boost
Drive sales of peat-free compost this season with a climate positive collection that ticks all the boxes for gardeners seeking sustainable growing media...
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Ninja: Outdoor Cooking Conquered
Ninja redefines the outdoor pizza making experience with the Ninja Artisan Electric Outdoor Pizza & Air Fry Oven...
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Bin the bottle and pick up a pouch with ecofective
Sipcam Home & Garden are leading the way in sustainable packaging with flagship brand ecofective®, encouraging retailers and gardeners to ‘Bin the Bottle’ with their range of plastic saving spray pouches...
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STV International: Putting the heart into The Big Cheese
The Big Cheese Free To Go is a completely new way to control rodents without harming them. It's a safe space for mice with meals included – making it easy to simply Catch Them & Put Them Out!
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Yard Force from SUMEC UK: For life on the go!
At Yard Force, we’re passionate about helping people create and maintain beautiful outdoor spaces with innovative, high-performance equipment. Our mission is to make gardening and outdoor maintenance efficient, effortless, and enjoyable...
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Sales bloom with UK Greetings bespoke and innovative Homegrown solution
At UK Greetings, we are passionate about product, service and sustainability. We create award winning greeting cards, gift dressings and social expressions products, for birthday’s, life’s events, special occasions, and those “saw this and thought of you” moments...
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Viva! Vitavia
Why garden centres should stock Vitavia: the unique benefits and why yhey stand out...
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Grow your sales sustainably with Woodmansterne
Woodmansterne is the leading supplier of premium greeting cards to independent retailers and now offers a 100% plastic-free gift packaging collection...
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Zero In: The Happy Factor
Zero In Plant Remedy is the new range for healthier house plants. Keeping customers and their house plants happy and healthy!
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Zest Outdoor Living – The Natural Choice
Zest is an award-winning, user-focused garden product designer, manufacturer, and innovator, embracing the latest outdoor living trends. The range includes a wide selection of dining sets and seating, outdoor entertaining furniture, arbors, planters, garden structures, Grow Your Own solutions, fencing, trellis, and more...
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