Garden

Gas gains ground

The trend in barbecues is continuing to move in the direction of higher-quality products. The demand for gas barbecues is shaping up particularly well

Garden18. November 2002

Strengthening of position in Europe

Vari, the Czech manufacturer of agricultural and garden machines and equipment, is now selling 30 per cent of its total production abroad

Garden15. November 2002

High levels of growth

The UK garden products market is growing steadily. The main winners here are the DIY multiples, which will continue to take market share from the garden …

Garden15. November 2002

Dobbies expands southward

In Scotland Dobbies is the market leader in the garden centre business. Now the company has decided to venture further south

Garden15. November 2002

Wood in the garden

The product offer available from Bergenco, a company in the Netherlands specialising in wood for the garden, includes articles in different quality and price …

Garden16. October 2002

On new ground

Dehner, Germany’s number one garden centre group, has totally restyled the existing garden centre at headquarters and added a DIY store for the first time

Garden15. October 2002

New communication concept

Botanic, the French garden centre chain, is in future going for special participative promotions at the POS instead of advertising leaflets, which are t…

Garden15. October 2002

Confidence in Germany’s garden centres

Good sales growth and further expansion of both outlets and retail areas are shaping the picture of the German garden centre landscape

Garden2. September 2002

Al-Ko as systems provider

“Everything from just one source” is the strategy of the Al-Ko group of companies based at Kötz in Germany. All five product programmes are …

Garden20. August 2002

A passion for ponds

The Dutch manufacturer Velda claims market leadership in the garden pond sector of the Benelux countries with a market share of 75 per cent

Garden15. August 2002

Lawnmowers less in demand

The European lawnmower market lost ground in the year 2001 as a result of the poor weather conditions around Easter

Garden15. August 2002

Leadership through acquisition

Wyevale has seen uninterrupted growth over more than 30 years by continual acquisition, making it the unrivalled market leader in the UK today

Garden15. August 2002

Colour for the garden

The Austrian firm known as Happy Garden Steiner is presenting its “HappyGarden farbiges Holzdekor” as a colourful alternative to bark mulch and other ground …

Garden7. August 2002