- How did you get started in the industry? The Leisure Outdoor Furniture Association (LOFA) advertised for a company secretary in the Daily Telegraph and I applied and got through the selection process. I started on 1 October 2011 and had a three-month handover from (former LOFA secretary) Richard...
How did you get started in the industry? When I left school. I spoke to the careers officer and said I wanted to work outside. He suggested agriculture, horticulture or the army. The army was a non-starter and because I lived in the country I knew agriculture was hard work. Horticulture is equally...
What does your typical day involve? I'm up early at 5-6am and on the road to the first customer by 8am. Meetings are prearranged throughout the day, as are most site visits, such as to golf courses and football pitches. Once there, I'll discuss how the programme is going, diagnose any problems - look...
How did you get started in the industry? For almost 20 years, I worked in the engineering industry. Then in the spring of 2010, at the age of 34, I decided to pursue a career that would encompass my passions, which are flora and fauna. I was accepted onto the work-based learning programme at Kirklees,...
How did you get started in the industry? I previously worked in film PR for around 10 years but made the move into horticulture four years ago because gardening has always been my passion. I worked at another garden centre before moving to Camden Garden Centre 18 months ago. Now my personal interest...
- What does your typical day involve? I'm not sure I have a typical day because I am involved with all aspects of the company including sales, hire and parts, but my main responsibilities are service. - How did you get started in the industry? I trained as an agricultural engineer at the local...
How did you get started in the industry? I started working in a small garden centre when I was studying horticulture at college. At 20, I began my own soft landscaping and garden maintenance business, and a few years later I began working in garden centres and nurseries. I did that until I began my...
- How did you get started in the industry? I started working at the local garden machinery dealer in the village where I was brought up after leaving school. I've always been fascinated by mechanics - I was forever repairing engines in my spare time, so it seemed like a good career for me. - What...
- How did you get started in the industry? On returning to the UK after living in Europe, I started to source and grow vegetables and seasonal produce unavailable in UK shops. I began to share this passion with others which led to the establishment of Original Touch World Garden Seeds. - What...
- How did you get started in the industry? I always wanted to be David Bellamy when I was a kid, so I did a botany degree, but ended up as a minister. About 25 years ago, I started to write about self-sufficiency. Now we are opening a cookery school linked to self-sufficiency and growing courses....
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