AMES UK have announced that Sarah Winn, Group Marketing Director, will extend her management responsibilities across the entire product and category strategy for the group, in addition to her brand and marketing accountabilities. This change reflects the group's strategic focus on developing a strongly market-led approach to product and brand development...

Richard Pyrah has more than 30 years in the garden market, but he believes this pre-season has been the best he’s ever experienced. AMES UK are reporting an uplift on 2018 of over 46% on a like for like basis across Kelkay, Woodshaw and La Hacienda.

One of the huge advantages of AMES UK acquisition of Kelkay has been investment to drive business expansion. The site near Snaith, from where Kelkay’s aggregate and paving operations are run, has expanded by over 20% this autumn in preparation for the forecasted increase in garden centre business...

The most recent addition to the AMES UK Director team is Matt Wilson who joined the business in Setptember. Matt is responsible for Finance and HR and comes with a wealth of relevant experience in privately owned business and large corporations...

Apta became part of AMES UK earlier this month, announcing they were acquired by The AMES Companies on 2 December. AMES (www.ames.com) has a long history dating back to 1774 and is excited about expanding its presence in the UK market, with Apta joining its other UK businesses: Kelkay, La Hacienda and Anchorfast.