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Wholesale nursery in Kent for Rent Situated in Kent, Medway/Swale area, not on main road. Currently stocked with variety of ornamental plants. Will consider offers to let nursery as a whole or individual polytunnels. |
Is this the latest season ever for gardening? Figures from the GCA and HTA confirm that April sales were sharply down. Early trading in May shows signs of improvement but the season has still not really started at the time when it came to an abrupt end last year. Some retailers have warned of an unholy scramble if or when warmer weather comes. See more... |
Rust Spotters Needed The UK's leading gardening charity launches survey with TreeWatch |
Agents Wanted We manufacture a wide range of orchid and houseplant sundries and we seek agents to expand our customer base in various areas of the UK. |
Retail Plant Centre For Sale Leicestershire An attractive Plant Centre on a site of 7 acres with the benefit of a two bedroom mobile home. |
Can anyone supply plug plants to Malta? Gardenforum have received an enquiry for nurseries who could supply plug plants to Malta |
Malcolm Scott calls for action against supermarkets Malcolm Scott suggests HTA should react to supermarkets move into gardening. He is offering to help by encouraging Local Planning Authorities to respond to breaches of planning where they exist. See more... |
Bob Flowerdew to blossom at The Edible Garden Show Author, gardener, speaker and BBC Gardeners’ Question Time panellist Bob Flowerdew will share his extensive experience and expertise with visitors to The Edible Garden Show 2013. |
Norfolk firm delivers 52,000 bluebells to Sherwood Forest British Wild Flower Plants in North Burlingham, the largest grower of native plants in the UK, have delivered 52,000 bluebells to Sherwood Forest to enhance a beautiful ancient woodland. |
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2012 Unveiled Renowned for its pioneering and innovative gardens and ideas, the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park is the highlight of the North of England's gardening calendar. |
Westland hits new heights at Chelsea Flower Show The Westland Magical Garden is eagerly anticipated at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show; bringing the largest garden ever to be seen at the prestigious event. |
Tetra Extends Specialist Food Ranges with New Tetra Pond Goldfish Tetra is now adding two new Goldfish foods to its range of specialist pond foods. Goldfish Mini Pellets and Colour Pellets are now available in addition to the existing Tetra Pond Goldfish Mix. |
Marshalls’ 2012 revenues drop 3% after April rain Marshalls, the manufacturer of paving and landscaping product, says sales did not show their usual post Easter uplift. Working conditions in April were disappointing, hampering sales and obscuring underlying market trends. See more… |
Westland and Diarmuid Gavin team up to build the largest ever Chelsea Garden Westland is backing Diarmuid Gavin at this year's Chelsea Flower Show as he seeks to build the largest ever garden. You can watch the progress by clicking regularly on the website link below. See more... |
The GIMAs – unrivalled exposure for new gardening products Just entering the annual GIMA awards presents unrivalled exposure for any company launching a new gardening product. See more... |
GIMA is a trade association supporting manufacturers who supply garden and home product to leading retailers.
To see a list of members and the products they supply, with links to their own websites, click here.
The Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) 1999 was formed on 1 January 1999 following the merger of the original GIMA, which was founded in 1982, and the Garden Products Association (GPA).
The membership now exceeds 100 companies, large and small, and represents the major share of all the key sectors in the market excluding green goods. The combined total turnover of members' businesses at retail selling level is now approaching £1.5 billion.
The Objectives of GIMA
The Association's basic objective is to promote and protect the commercial, trading and industrial interests of UK and EU based companies supplying the UK garden industry. GIMA does this by:
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Providing opportunities for the exchange of views and for cooperation between members on matters of importance to the garden industry.
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Representing the opinions and views of garden product suppliers, both within the industry and to other bodies and associations, and as the need arises, to the media and government.
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Making available a wide range of services to its members to support their business activities, both as an industry and as individual members.
- Organising a calendar of events of business value to members.
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David Domoney teams up with Alan Titchmarsh in the prime time ITV1 gardening show Love Your Garden
GIMA AGM Ushers in New Council
