Exponent Private Equity announced on Friday that it had completed the purchase of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's interests in Europe and Australia, and pledged to invest in more media and innovation to grow the business...
Left: Simon Davidson of Exponent Private Equity LLP
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Bathgate Horticulture continue to expand their growing media products with further additions to the award winning Champions Blend range, the latest Seed and Cutting formulation and Extra-large Planter have been well received and produced excellent results...
Woodstock Chimes UK has announced three new products to be seen for the first time at Glee this month. These chimes and bells are already popular in the United States and are sure to become big sellers in the UK....
Plants, bulbs and garden decoration products were flying off the shelves in the last week of August – a promising sign that an Indian summer could deliver good sales levels in September...
Timber garden products supplier Zest 4 Leisure is marking its fifth consecutive year at Glee (stand 2OS32-T33) with an impressive range of new products for the 2018 season...
One of the most innovative new features at Glee, the Retail Lab, has secured backing from a wide range of leading partnering suppliers for the Lab’s four trend-led areas. Here, ‘Preferred Supplier Partner’ Elho’s sales manager UK & Ireland, David Nicholson, tells us more about Elho’s plans for it...
As we move into the final week of preparations for Glee 2017, there are still a few days left for exhibitors to make their entries into the Glee New Product Showcase and Glee Awards, in association with GTN...
Just like last year, the warm July evenings sparked a huge increase in volume sales of garden lighting, as reported in GTN Bestsellers' latest Garden Products Chart...
Despite an upturn in the second half of the month, growing media sales were down 5.3% on August 2016 levels according to the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media Top 50 chart index...
The newly-re-designed Plantarium trade fair at Boskoop in August attracted 9835 visitors over its four-day run, the organisers reported. Visitors on the traditional consumer day brought the final total to 15,765...
The British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce in Ljubljana is organising and hosting a programme of events for UK companies in the gardening, DIY, homeware and home improvement sectors. Pet care firms are also encouraged to contact the Chamber to assess the opportunities for them in this market...
Compared to the last four years, August was the best for grow-your-own activity. The GTN Bestsellers Veg 2 Gro Top 50 Chart shows a 12% increase on last year, to make it the highest sales volumes for the month since 2013...
