Four Oaks Trade Show - new products and services on offer
25 Aug 2011
From high-end planters and garden furniture to recycled pots and spraying equipment, Four Oaks caters for specialist growers and retail buyers alike, says Jack Shamash.
Variety is the key attribute on show this year as a vibrant selection of plants reflects a high level of confidence in the industry, notes Jack Shamash.
From high-end planters and garden furniture to recycled pots and spraying equipment, Four Oaks caters for specialist growers and retail buyers alike, says Jack Shamash.
This year Four Oaks, in conjunction with Horticulture Week and Garden Retail magazine, is hosting a day of seminars to offer practical advice to people working in the industry.
As Doug Reade steps down as sales and marketing director at Wyevale Nurseries after 27 years at the company, he reveals his thoughts on the current state of the industry to Horticulture Week and offers his predictions on how he thinks it may move forward.
The current round of funding cuts hitting land-based colleges (HW, 26 March) will have made grim reading for employers throughout the industry. With the supply of fresh talent already scarce, the new rules could see even fewer bright sparks attracted to horticulture.
Garden retailers are increasingly dealing with plant distributors as growers share transport, but what are the benefits? Gavin McEwan investigates.
Poor weather at this year's summer trials failed to detract from the array of star plants on show.
Chris Michaels explains how he got started in the industry
Yes, says Danny Adamson, William Sinclair Horticulture is very interested in snapping up another company or two, but all in good time. After all, the new managing director of the firm's retail division has had his feet under the desk since only February.
In just six years, Hertfordshire-based Majestic Trees has grown into a £2m-plus specimen-tree supplier, with turnover up 35 per cent from last year.



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