HISTORY
The Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) 1999 was formed on January 1st 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:

Providing opportunities for the exchange of views and for cooperation between members on matters of importance to the garden industry.

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.

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.