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Growth trend in garden furniture market  

An assessment by KMC Management Consultants concludes that the west European garden furniture market, which is dominated by the DIY store…

Topical and trendy

Scotts' new products for the 2008 gardening season take up the themes of nature and convenience. The aim is to attract customers who were previously non-users

Multitude of colours and shapes  

Dried flowers and decorations made of natural materials are the mainstay of the Dutch company Star Dried Flowers & Decorations  

Old-established tool manufacturer  

Leborgne, the French manufacturer of hand tools for builders, gardeners and woodworkers, intends to concentrate on bolstering export sales in f…

Weather influences start of season  

Normal to good autumn business ensured a mood of optimism in the markets of western Europe, but it was not possible to exploit fully the …

North Sea coastal location

The joint German-Finnish undertaking Luoman/ Kiehnholz now also produces log cabins in Germany, which makes both economic and logistical sense

Full-range supplier of cordless tools

Bosch ensures the continuing growth of garden tool sales through innovations. The range of cordless tools powered by lithium-ion batteries is …

More floorspace growth again

Between July 2006 and July 2007 the garden centre operators in Germany expanded their sales area by 7.3 per cent, having only managed an increase of 1.…

Update of successful model

Thetford is presenting the new Porta Potti, which is still available as an easy to use and reliable toilet for all possible locations, but now features a…

Slight recovery in France

Sales growth of 0.6 per cent was recorded by the French garden market in 2006. This means that the previous year’s drop of 0.67 per cent has been made …

The whole works

Münster has decided to offer more than greenhouse staging: a complete programme that allows customers the greatest possible amount of flexibility

One-stop supplier

Chung Cheng Scissors created the company's Tiger brand for garden shears and irrigation articles. So far the products have been available in European ranges as …

Garden times six

The new specialist garden store concept from Zeus combines six product segments under the one umbrella brand. The first Floraland has been opened by Gillet, a …