In the green lane

In the Netherlands 16 former Europatuin garden centres have joined the new Life & Garden franchise organisation

A strong green showing

With 47 stores in Holland and a further three in Belgium, the Dutch specialist retail cooperative Intratuin is a major player among European garden centres

New potential

Available from Waterman, the young subsidiary of the German manufacturer of water treatment chemicals Chemoform, are swimming pools, care products and related items

Practical aids for gardeners

Planto GmbH has established itself quickly and consistently as a trading partner for garden products since starting up in July 2003

Stock availability as basic precept

A study has put consumer behaviour in the specific sub-sections of garden tools and plastic plant pots under the microscope. It is not special …

Featuring Italian chic

Mariotti offers frostproof garden paving stones and polished terrazzo tiles with German certification

Extreme quality consciousness

Shrinking markets in Europe

The year 2003 was a difficult one for the European suppliers of power tools for the garden: the market volume went down by eight per cent

Major new garden furniture player in Europe

Hafin has taken over Lawn Comfort in a transaction designed to make it one of the leading manufacturers of garden furniture in Europe

Continuing growth of retail area

Germany’s Top 30 operators of garden centres raised their number of outlets by 4.2 per cent between July 2003 and July 2004, and retail area …

"Wood brings life into gardens"

Werth-Holz has established its reputation in the area of wood for the garden. Today production of the company’s broad range of lines is mainly…

Ambitious goal

For about a year now a retail format going under the name of “Les Jardinautes” has been active in the French marketplace. Its declared ambition is to feature …

“The heart of the products”

It is only a few years since Briggs & Stratton turned directly to the DIY mass-marketers. The motor manufacturer’s intention was to …

"Indoor ceramics with a future"

Furnishing and decorating one’s own four walls has become increasingly important again. The ceramics manufacturer Soendgen intends to profit from …