In This Issue
Record-breaking month for up-for-sale Wyevale
Westland and Crest are touring!
Garden centre business back to normality...almost!
LOFAssured initiative gains strength
Gardman lands on National TV for the first time
Plant sales outstrip supply, but now 8% up year on year
Cultivating Retail Shaping up – the new one-day event
Bents receive Gold Award for Outstanding Achievement
Greenfingers Charity and Kew Green Hotels finalists in Business awards
Borough Market Kitchen Garden set to inspire home growers at Hampton Court Show
Colin Squire collects his OBE at the palace
Bord na Móna to keep Myeloma garden blooming bright
Nursery joins forces with TV gardener and charity
If 47% of gardeners want to do less weeding, what about the rest?
Johnsons Lawn Seed’s World Cup tip for retailers
GTN Xtra and GDPR
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
DecoPak enjoys the Chelsea effect
Increased pest activity leads to surge on ant and slug products
Tomato planter is a bestseller
Wild Bird Care sales still holding up well
Floramedia UK Account Manager Team goes from strength to strength
Perennial and Scotland’s Gardens Scheme partnership continues to flourish as Gardening Scotland opens doors
Johnsons launches new Growing Kit for All Year Round Microgreens and Sprouting Seeds
Greener, safer gardening with ecofective®
The best of last week's
26th June is Deadline for initial Wyevale Garden Centre offers
Homebase sold for £1.00 - "...one of the great all time disasters"
New owners for Stansted Park Garden Centre
Garden Centres in a much better place than DIY
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Adande’s Aircell Grab & Go cabinet wins energy efficiency award
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Greener, safer gardening with ecofective®

 

Many people are concerned about the safety of their children or pets when they use garden care products such as pesticides, plant food or cleaners.  However, the ecofective® range from Sipcam, one of the world’s leading plant technology companies, offers unrivalled peace of mind, thanks to its new series of ‘Child and Pet Safe’ products.

Made in Britain for the ethically conscious gardener, the range does not rely on conventional chemical pesticides or biocides but instead uses natural ingredients with favourable eco-toxicological credentials. This means the range is inherently safer for both user and the environment, so children, pets and wildlife do not need to be kept away from the treated areas as Matt Jones of Sipcam UK explains:

“Since 2009, the CLP Regulation requires chemicals to be classified for hazards and the packaging to be labelled accordingly.  Hazard pictograms have to be firmly affixed to common consumer household products such as washing-up liquid, laundry detergents, shampoos and even antibacterial gels and soaps, highlighting warnings such as “Can cause serious eye irritation, Keep out of reach of children, Harmful to aquatic life etc.”                                                      

“ecofective’s Child and Pet Safe products (currently eight) use effective formulations based on ‘green chemistry’ and need no such labels. To say our products are safer for children and pets than Fairy Liquid to the trade and consumer is a powerful and bold statement to be able to make. 

“There is a common misconception that all pesticides and fertilisers in garden care products are harmful, however ecofective use naturally derived ingredients which leave no residual effect on the environment, making the treated area instantly safe for all the family, aquatic life and wildlife too!

Now more than ever the nation is being educated about the importance of protecting the world we live in, with a specific focus on bee safety. Rest assured ecofective’s Child and Pet Safe range is also safe to use around bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects too.”

This specific sub-category offers garden retailers an attractive and highly visible product offer, fully supported by a compact FSDU and 1 metre shelf header boards to help merchandise the range.   We encourage retailers to tap in to the increasing consumer demand and growth for child and pet safe products and stock up for the upcoming gardening season.”

Available through exclusive wholesaler Decco or contact ecofective direct on 01763 212100 or email sales@ecofective.uk.com

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