In This Issue
Glee 2022... it's the biggest and boldest yet for Westland
GEMS brings 'hidden' outdoor essentials into the spotlight
Flopro Can Can - the watering can you can connect to a hose, with a rose you can't lose
£500k Kent & Stowe marketing boost hits the spot...and there's more to come
Visiroot Grow House set for sales stardom in 2023
Westland Hardware Team massively ups hardware category investment to drive future growth
Hi-tech Eversharp secateurs lead charge by new 3D design team
A case for treatment: brilliant new seasonal focus for 'unsung' Handipacks
As houseplants sales soar, these new indoor cans will be a boon
Big new investment adds capacity and resilience to the supply chain
Westland becomes the 1st company to offer no-kink hose across full range
Capability Trowel heads expanding Kent & Stowe hand tools line-up
Visiroot range creates visible results...and visibly higher sales
Market leading solutions for non-chemical weed protection
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Glee 2022... it's the biggest and boldest yet for Westland

Its now only 23 days till the curtain goes up on what is undoubtedly the landmark trade event for the UK gardening industry – Glee 2022, now in a new position in the calendar in June. Westland is putting the final touches to its presentation on its largest stand ever...

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GEMS brings 'hidden' outdoor essentials into the spotlight

The Outdoor Essentials department is an awkward part of the garden centre – generally un-loved and under-traded – but Westland has a new merchandising system that will give these hidden gems the attention they deserve...

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Flopro Can Can - the watering can you can connect to a hose, with a rose you can't lose

UK consumers clearly love their watering cans as 95% of them own one, but as research shows that two thirds of people are not really satisfied with the way they work, Westland has come up with a can that answers their concerns – the inspired Flopro Can Can...

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£500k Kent & Stowe marketing boost hits the spot...and there's more to come

A £500k marketing investment by Westland into their market leading tools brand Kent & Stowe is really paying dividends – and there's much more to come in 2023...

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Visiroot Grow House set for sales stardom in 2023

“No more growhousembarrassment”. That’s the promise for future owners of the new Gro-Sure Visiroot Growhouse according to Senior Brand Manager Martin Ward...

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Westland Hardware Team massively ups hardware category investment to drive future growth

Westland is investing heavily in an ambitious programme of innovation in its garden hardware categories for 2023 and beyond to drive growth and restore consumer confidence as the market weathers the current period of uncertainty and rising costs....

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Hi-tech Eversharp secateurs lead charge by new 3D design team

The launch at Glee 2021 of the Kent & Stowe stand-out Eversharp secateurs was the tip of the iceberg in a long-term new product development programme - and the 2023 season sees another major step forward as the new 3D Design Team gets into its stride...

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A case for treatment: brilliant new seasonal focus for 'unsung' Handipacks

Westland is on a mission to raise the profile of handipacks, the unsung heroes of the garden sundries category, with a landmark seasonal merchandising idea based on an idea inspired by Victorian plant hunters... 

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As houseplants sales soar, these new indoor cans will be a boon

The launch of seven new indoor watering cans for 2023 will cement Kent & Stowe’s position as a leader in the watering cans sector – and will be a boon for the UK’s burgeoning houseplants market...

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Big new investment adds capacity and resilience to the supply chain

After two-and-a-half years that stretched every organisation’s supply chain, Westland has used the experience to invest in even greater capability, capacity and resilience...

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Westland becomes the 1st company to offer no-kink hose across full range

The fast-growing Flopro brand is making a real difference in the garden watering market place with a host of innovative solutions. In particular, it is now the only UK supplier of no-kink knitted hoses right across its line-up, from entry level to top-of-the-range...

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Capability Trowel heads expanding Kent & Stowe hand tools line-up

The Kent & Stowe Capability hand trowel is probably the only trowel you will ever need. As Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown himself said: “In gardening, everything has the capability to be improved”...

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Visiroot range creates visible results...and visibly higher sales

The Gro-Sure Visiroot Propagation range – the start of Westland’s evolving growing system  – was one of last year’s most successful launches...

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Market leading solutions for non-chemical weed protection
 

If your customers are looking for non-chemical Weed protection Weedstop™ is answer for them...

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