Marking the return of in-person events, the 11th annual GIMA Charity Golf Day (June 9th, 2021) was a fun-filled day of friendly competition, reunions, networking, fundraising, and glorious summer sunshine. Continue reading
Tag: growing media
Last chance to enter the 2021 GIMA Awards
Don’t miss the May 28th entry deadline
Suppliers wanting to gain unrivalled market-wide recognition for their latest product innovation, marketing support or approach to sustainability will want to take centre stage at the forthcoming GIMA Awards (11th November, Celtic Manor). However, time is running out, as the deadline for entering the 2021 event– Friday May 28th – is now just days away. Continue reading
Re-elected GIMA President, Simon McArdle, thanks retail customers on behalf of the membership
Plus, Kate Ebbens re-joins GIMA Council
GIMA has announced the re-election of Simon McArdle of Westland Horticulture as GIMA President, following its AGM held virtually on Thursday 20th May 2021. Continue reading
Catering to the greener gardeners of the future
Whether changing their diet and lifestyle or trying to adopt better habits, consumers are making more informed decisions and better choices for their own health and that of the planet. The interest in vegetarian and vegan diets has increased steadily, whilst concern for the environment and the effects of climate change is escalating. Shoppers are actively seeking products that have minimal impact on the environment, from production and the way materials are sourced, right through to what happens to the packaging after use. This is a growing movement in gardening, with demand soaring for sustainably-sourced, plant-based products that work with nature to deliver impressive results. Retailers need to act now and get on board with this emerging category. Continue reading
How The Real Soil Company is driving sales in store with informative packaging and PoS
Creating stand-out PoS in an increasingly saturated retail environment was a key consideration when the team at The Real Soil Company created the packaging for its new peat-free, organic and veganic topsoil, SuperSoil. Continue reading
GIMA confirms Scarlet Opus is to return for new series of Consumer & Design Trends virtual webinars
GIMA is pleased to confirm that it has recommissioned its Consumer & Design Trends research for the third year running, once again optimising the leading insight from trend agency, Scarlet Opus. Continue reading
GIMA confirms Scarlet Opus is to return for new series of Consumer & Design Trends virtual webinars
May 17th, 18th & 19th
GIMA is pleased to confirm that it has recommissioned its Consumer & Design Trends research for the third year running, once again optimising the leading insight from trend agency, Scarlet Opus. Continue reading
Deco-Pak marathon Mar-CHING for Garden Re-Leaf Day
March has seen lots of suppliers go that extra mile for Garden Re-Leaf Day but one, Deco-Pak, has quietly being making March a marathon month for this annual FUNdraising event – together tackling over 700miles and elevations which would have taken them to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and beyond. Continue reading
GIMA Charity Golf Day returns this summer
June 9th at Belton Woods Hotel & Golf Course
As lockdown restrictions ease and golf clubs reopen, there was no better time to confirm that the annual GIMA Golf Charity Day will be making its return on Wednesday June 9th at the Belton Woods Hotel & Golf Course in Grantham. Continue reading
The GIMA Awards are back! Make a note of November 11th in your diaries now!
Following an imposed year off in 2020, the leading trade association, GIMA, is pleased to confirm that its annual awards evening will be making its highly-anticipated return on November 11th, 2021. Continue reading
Not all topsoils are created equal! The Real Soil Company outlines why retailers should be asking more about what is in the bag & why it matters
Topsoil forms a huge part of growing media sales every year but very few topsoils deliver when it comes to organic matter or environmental protection, according to the creators of the new organic topsoil, The Real Soil Company. Continue reading
Introducing ‘The Real Soil Company’ – the new name in high-quality, results-driven topsoil
As spring approaches and gardeners start thinking about their gardens again, garden retailers will be pleased to learn that there is a new brand of high-quality organic topsoil launching to the UK market; a brand which is set to change the way we think about this often-neglected product offering – introducing The Real Soil Company. Continue reading
GIMA launches the UK garden industry’s first ‘Plastic Packaging Pledge’
GIMA – the trade association that represents a wide range of companies supplying consumer products to the UK’s gardeners – has launched the industry’s first ‘Plastic Packaging Pledge’. The pledge is in response to the global impact of plastic packaging usage and the potential environmental damage this packaging can cause as a result of incorrect use and careless disposal. Continue reading
How The Greener Gardening Company is exceeding its own peat-free expectations
Already the UK’s largest peat-free growing media manufacturer, The Greener Gardening Company has confirmed that it is currently exceeding its own expectations, with almost 60% of its product portfolio set to be peat-free in 2021, up from 20% in 2019.
How The Greener Gardening Company is meeting the needs of the nation’s new ‘gardening army’
With three of the UK’s leading growing media brands in its stable – Growise, Happy Compost and Richmoor – The Greener Gardening Company is ideally positioned for growth as demand for quality compost continues to go through the roof. Continue reading