GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Spring 2024

In This Issue
Welcome to the 2024 Spring Edition of the GIMA Buyers' Guide & New Product Digest
A-Z listing of GIMA New Product Directory Advertisers
Read the GIMA Buyers’ Guide & New Product Digest Spring 2024 in online A4 page turner format
Merchandising masterclass with the Apta Planting Bench
The AMES Companies expands home delivery service
Let’s start a revolution with AMES Tools
AutoPot keep growing!
Four mighty mini cleaners from Azpects
The Premier Range from Bulldog
Enhance retail experience with CJS Display
CoirProducts: Quality and sustainability guaranteed
Durstons introduce new peat free range
Edelman: Exciting, fresh and versatile trends
Get consumers growing their own with elho
Evergreen Garden Care introduces new ranges
Fargro: Say no to waste
Forest Garden unveils stylish new pergola range for 2024
Stay pruned to perfection with GARDENA’s range of cutting tools
Handy commits to providing competitively priced products
Save the date: Glee 2024 – 10-12 September
Hortiwool provides gardeners with secret weapon
Hozelock unveils groundbreaking automatic hose system
Tackle winter damage with Johnsons Lawn Seed
Why LBC boots are the go-to choice this Spring
Major kitchen textiles range launched by Museums & Galleries Ltd
Compost Improver: latest innovation from Empathy by PlantWorks
Primeur showcases exciting new additions and colourways
Pot-Mate: a best friend for containers
Conquer outdoor cooking with Shark Ninja
Lighting the way with Solar Centre
ClipGlove expands award-winning range for Treadstone
UK Greetings deliver best service
Boost your garden centre’s success with Vitavia greenhouses
Field to beak, the Peckish journey continues
Give containers a boost with Westland’s Boost All Purpose Compost
Witt’s easy-to-use ETNA Rotante delivers perfect pizza
Grow your sales sustainably with Woodmansterne
New products for 2024 from Zest – the natural choice
GIMA Charity Golf Day returns – mark 6th June in your diaries
GIMA Awards are back for 2024 – entries are now open
GIMA Day Conference 2024 recap: Navigating the current challenges in garden retail
Meet the women of GIMA
Send us your news and great ideas

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Welcome to the 2024 Spring Edition of the GIMA Buyers' Guide & New Product Digest

Welcome to the all-new GIMA Buyers Guide, where we bring together the latest news, innovations and other important updates from GIMA and our members...

Jenny Douthwaite
GIMA President 2023/24

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Read the GIMA Buyers’ Guide & New Product Digest Spring 2024 in online A4 page turner format

The GIMA Buyers’ Guide & New Product Digest Spring 2024 has been published in A4 magazine format on-line as well as this e-mail newsletter format...

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Merchandising masterclass with the Apta Planting Bench
 

As spring takes hold, garden centres across the country are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new Apta Planting Bench, an exciting and highly versatile ‘merchandising bench of choice’...

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The AMES Companies expands home delivery service
 

The AMES Companies has expanded its home delivery service to feature even more of the market leading brands. In doing so, garden centres can benefit from increased sales, safe in the knowledge that the logistics are taken care of and that very little precious floorspace is required...

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Let’s start a revolution with AMES Tools
 

Launched exclusively ahead of the 2024 season, AMES Tools has been brought to market to arm consumers with the right tool for every gardening job...

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AutoPot keep growing!
 

With AutoPot growers can put an end to dead plants and daily watering, and produce stunning fruit, veg, and flowers sustainably with minimal effort...

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Four mighty mini cleaners from Azpects
 

Azpects have created mini bottles of their EASYCARE range, which are being promoted as a ‘small bottle with BIG impact’…

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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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Enhance retail experience with CJS Display
 

CJS Display Ltd (formerly C Jackson & Sons) have over 30 years’ experience of designing and supplying timber display products to garden centres, farm shops or store. Our products can help increase potential sales, improve visual merchandising of your products and enhance your customers retail experience...

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CoirProducts: Quality and sustainability guaranteed
 

CoirProducts of Salike®, UK’s largest coir portfolio, continues to bring innovative product varieties to gardeners and growers across the country. Marking a ground-breaking first, the company announced that its signature 5kg Coir Potting Mix block now provides over 80L of coir...

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Durstons introduce new peat free range
 

Through extensive R&D, operational improvements and new technologies, Durstons are set to storm the market with their consistent and reliable peat-free product range...

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Edelman: Exciting, fresh and versatile trends
 

Introducing EDELMAN: the industry’s leading supplier for all your decorative needs, featuring over 20.000 SKUs across indoor and outdoor...

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Get consumers growing their own with elho
 

elho has been producing stylish, sustainable pots and planters for over 60 years, and this spring the B-corp business has expanded its popular green basics collection to offer retailers even more ways to get their customers growing...

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Evergreen Garden Care introduces new ranges
 

Evergreen Garden Care ups its natural game in 2024 with the introduction of three exciting new ranges...

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Fargro: Say no to waste
 

Say no to waste with Fargro’s new Eco Metallic Flexi-Tub range available now. Made from 100% recycled raw material...

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Forest Garden unveils stylish new pergola range for 2024
 

As the trend for alfresco living grows, pergolas and arbours are becoming garden must-haves, offering stylish shelter and a cool retreat from the summer sun. Forest Garden has taken the cue and continues to expand its collection with an array of versatile pergolas, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for every outdoor space.

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Stay pruned to perfection with GARDENA’s range of cutting tools
 

From secateurs to hedge clippers, loppers and more there’s a GARDENA tool for every kind of cutting task...

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Handy commits to providing competitively priced products
 

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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Save the date: Glee 2024 – 10-12 September
 

Discover the garden retail event that's innovating the industry. Glee 2024 takes place at NEC Birmingham on 10-12 December 2024. Don't miss it...

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Hortiwool provides gardeners with secret weapon
 

Hortiwool 100% Pure British Wool Garden Pads are the secret weapon sustainable gardeners are adding to their arsenal, to enhance plant growth indoors, in the garden or on the allotment...

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Hozelock unveils groundbreaking automatic hose system
 

Hozelock is expanding its extensive hose storage offering with the launch of the brand-new Auto Reel Mobile 35m, which builds on the legacy of the popular Auto Reel and is the first of its kind on the market.

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Tackle winter damage with Johnsons Lawn Seed
 

Johnsons Lawn Seed has pioneered the development of formulations specifically engineered to withstand the challenges posed by waterlogged ground and prolonged wet weather. Adverse conditions such as saturated soil or low temperatures do not hinder the seed’s ability to germinate...

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Why LBC boots are the go-to choice this Spring
 

With a commitment to quality, comfort, and style, LBC Boots has been gaining traction in the footwear category, and for all the right reasons, becoming a trusted brand in the market...

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Major kitchen textiles range launched by Museums & Galleries Ltd
 

In a major move, Museums & Galleries Ltd launches a comprehensive kitchen textiles collection this spring. The collection comprises oven gloves, adjustable aprons, tea towel sets, and cotton napkins, all in organic cotton and certified for kitchen use. Aimed at being both beautiful and useful, they will make fantastic gifts or wonderful self indulgences...

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Compost Improver: latest innovation from Empathy by PlantWorks
 

Launching in Spring 2024, Compost Improver is the latest innovation from Empathy by PlantWorks, designed to enhance plant nutrition and vitality like never before...

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Primeur showcases exciting new additions and colourways
 

Primeur’s new lines are a must-have for retailers this season as the British company enhances its market-leading range of doormats with the introduction of its first ever licensed collection, and adds stylish new colours to its sustainable, self-watering Tierra Verde planter assortment...

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Pot-Mate: a best friend for containers
 

From a British gardeners inventive spark comes a game-changing solution for container gardening. Our innovation stylishly tackles common garden issues, promising simplicity and effectiveness. We have blended functionality with elegance to bring container gardeners Pot-Mate® – your pots new best friend...

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Conquer outdoor cooking with Shark Ninja
 

Take the kitchen outdoors with the Ninja Woodfire range of Electric BBQ Grills and Outdoor Ovens. Powered by electricity and flavoured by real wood pellets, add authentic smoky flavours to anything you make with Woodfire Technology and enjoy all the flavour, without the fuss...

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Lighting the way with Solar Centre
 

Discover the perfect blend of innovative product design and sustainability in our latest garden lighting range. We’re excited to present three standout products designed to elevate outdoor spaces while minimising environmental impact.

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ClipGlove expands award-winning range for Treadstone
 

With another round of Best Buy recommendations by BBC Gardeners World Magazine in February 2024, ClipGlove is grabbing the attention of UK gardeners including for the new ClipGlove Warm ‘n’ Waterproof gloves...

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UK Greetings deliver best service
 

At UK Greetings we create award winning greeting cards, gift dressings and social expressions products, featuring many well-known licences, for birthdays, life’s events, special occasions, and those “saw this an thought of you” moments...

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Boost your garden centre’s success with Vitavia greenhouses
 

From our warehouses in Suffolk, we provide home and trade deliveries throughout the UK. We are proud to supply quality hobby greenhouses, widely regarded as being the best value for money, backed up by exceptional customer service...

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Field to beak, the Peckish journey continues
 

Five years ago, Peckish embarked on its ‘Field to Beak’ strategy, a journey of discovery, and a plan of action that aims to always place sustainability first. The brand looked at supply chain, packaging, and distribution and took steps to make improvements...

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Give containers a boost with Westland’s Boost All Purpose Compost
 

Westland Horticulture is tackling the challenges consumers face using peat free composts in containers and baskets with the launch of the brand-new Boost All Purpose Compost, specifically crafted to be the perfect partner to its Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed...

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Witt’s easy-to-use ETNA Rotante delivers perfect pizza
 

Witt’s Pizza oven range has been wowing reviewers and customers with ultra-fast heating and rotating technology since its launch, gaining 5-star reviews...

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Grow your sales sustainably with Woodmansterne
 

Woodmansterne is the leading supplier of premium greeting cards to independent retailers, and we have recently launched our first Gift Packaging collection...

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New products for 2024 from Zest – the natural choice
 

Zest’s innovative range for the 2024 season is a collection designed around wellbeing, outdoor living and relaxation...

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