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Sipcam appoint Alan Jones as Retail Channel Manager
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Sipcam Home & Garden have added valuable industry experience to their team with the appointment of Alan Jones as Retail Channel Manager. 

 

With the focus on supporting growth in garden retailers, the new role will help increase Sipcam’s stockists in this channel and provide extra support and value for Garden Centre customers. 

 

Supported by Sipcam Oxon, an international specialist in crop protection, Sipcam Home & Garden have an unrivalled network from which to utilise new technology and expertise. Whilst supported by a large group, there is still the character of a small business offering flexibility to serve customers in bringing unique home and garden solutions to the gardening and pet market. 

 

Alan joins the Sipcam team, after working for some of the gardening industry’s top companies and brings valuable sales experience working with both independent retailers and national accounts. Alan will soon be celebrating 25 years in the gardening industry, and he is sure to offer valuable insight and guidance as Sipcam Home & Garden embark on a vitally important year in 2025.

 

Nigel Thompson, Head of Sales and Marketing at Sipcam Home & Garden said: “We are delighted that Alan is joining us here at Sipcam Home & Garden. He brings to us a wealth of experience and he will be able to get to work quickly with and for us. He has a great reputation and is well liked in this wonderful industry. It feels to us like a great fit in terms of skills, knowledge, and our culture. We are really pleased to bring Alan into this team”.

 

With continuous innovation across Sipcam’s product categories, Alan will be hitting the ground running helping to support recent launches in the Sipcam brand portfolio. This includes working with brands such as Fito, GET OFF, retail partner Block Blitz and flagship brand ecofective®, 2023 winner of the GIMA Sword of Excellence, with Organic Superfood Ideal for Peat-Free Compost and winner of the Best New Product at Glee 2024, with Slug Stoppa.

 

Speak to Alan today (alan@sipcamuk.co.uk) about his latest move and Sipcam’s innovative range of garden care products! For more information about Sipcam Home & Garden please visit https://www.sipcamhg.co.uk/

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