Former Homebase and Gardman director Tim Stainton has formed a new company to develop retail brands and strategies.

One of the first projects for the company, Future Retail Thinking, is the relaunch at Glee of Strata Products, including its Sankey brand. Sankey manufactures compost bins, water butts, watering cans and other plastic garden products.

Future Thinking Retail will also showcase mobile catering units from food service provider the Compass Group.

Stainton was managing director at Gardman until 2013, when he moved to Homebase, where his last role before the takeover by Australian group Wesfarmers was as commercial proposition and new business director.