Steve Faulks, who introduced two handled flexible plastic tubs to the world in the nineties, has retired.
Tubtrugs first hit the garden trade in 1997, when Steve gave one to Alan Titchmarsh on the BBC film set and he used it in “Gardeners’ World” the following week!
The following year Charlie Dimmock chose Tubtrugs as Best New Product at Gardeners' World Live, and there followed a steady expansion across the trade.
The product was refined and took to producing bright colours and expanding into many other areas of trade.
"When Tubtrugs were launched, I couldn't believe there were no other flexible tubs on the market... they are so simple, yet so unbelievably useful," says Steve.
The product was re-branded Red Gorilla in 2018 to get away from the solely gardening name.
"My business partner Dean Cox has organised the new look across all the livery and POS materials, and is now going to take the product to new heights in many more varied markets," adds Steve.
Steve, 72, intends to live a quiet life into the future, "hopefully reaping the rewards of meditation and mindfulness."
Steve Faulks, who introduced two handled flexible plastic tubs to the world in the nineties, has retired. 
