Glee 2011 – the one stop shop for the garden industry G
lee 2011 (19 - 21 September, NEC Birmingham) looks set to be the year’s most essential destination for buyers across the garden, leisure and pet industries; packed with leading brands, retail inspiration and product innovation. This year’s show will also feature a number of added value visitor attractions – all designed to make your visit as value-packed and enjoyable as possible.
Glee event director, Nick Davison comments: “No other show offers such a comprehensive mix of products and services for the garden and leisure industry, relating to all areas from garden tools and plants, to outdoor furniture and landscaping essentials. This year at Glee we’re focussing on three key themes – Innovation, Inspiration and Education – all working together to deliver products and features that will help visitors to take a fresh look at the garden industry and respond to an ever-changing market.“ “This year’s show is also set to be bigger than previous years, as sales of exhibition floorspace have proven. Key sectors for builders’ merchants and garden retailers such as Glee Landscaping & Garden Design (Hall 4) and Glee Garden Care (Hall 5) have witnessed a phenomenal response with returning exhibitors taking even bigger stands and lapsed customers coming back to maximise Glee’s unrivalled proposition. Overall, the show is in great shape and is already larger than it was in 2010.”
Whether you are looking to source the latest plant innovation or core gardening products, outdoor living furniture and sundries or landscaping products from garden building to aggregate, Glee will be home to it all. Encompassing six unique product sectors, Glee is the leading annual showcase for the whole of the garden industry and the first stop for any garden centre owner or manager
Glee Nursery (Hall 5) provides a showcase for future trends from UK and international growers. The first place to see new plants for 2012, Glee Nursery remains the green heart of the show. In addition to new plant launches, Glee Planteria is also home to nursery stock, bedding plants, house plants, cut flowers, trees and shrubs, herbs and florist sundries. Key exhibitors confirmed for Glee Nursery include A. Jakins Christmas Trees, Baby Plants UK, Vivai Piante, Darby Nursery Stock, Golden Grove Nursery, Joseph Noblett, Kilworth Conifers, Morley Nurseries, Plantworks Ltd, Quality Ornamentals, SP Trading (Scotland) Ltd, Tropica Airplants, Vannucci Piante and Whartons Nurseries.
Glee Garden Care (Hall 5) features everything from growing media, compost, fertilisers, and GYO products to garden machinery, garden tools and accessories and bird food. One of the most bustling sections of the show,
Nick Davison, Glee event director, said: “The visitor attractions and features outlined for Glee 2011 are sure to add value for exhibitors and visitors alike. Whether looking for in depth, industry facing information or simply want to rethink your merchandising techniques, there will be something for everyone. I’m really looking forward to seeing everything in situ at the show and hope people enjoy them as much as we have planning them!”
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expect to see big name brands side by side with niche manufacturers, together bringing the widest selection of new product launches and innovation.
Key exhibitors for Glee Garden Care include Agralan, Briers, DLF Trifolium, Fallen Fruits, Maingate, Mr Fothergills Seeds, 6x Natural Fertiliser, Ackerman Group, Altrad Belle Group, Belstane, Bermuda, Bonnington Plastics, BGP Limited, Bosmere, Burgon & Ball, Crown Garden Products, Cuprinol, Doff Portland, Draper Tools, Eco Charlie, Gablemere, Gardman, Globus, Growth Technology, Haxnicks, Higrow, Lasher, Nutscene, Parasene, Oakthrift, Richard Sankey & Son, Rolson Tools, Scheurich, Scotts Miracle Gro, Spear & Jackson, Strata Products, Taylors Bulbs, The Stewart Company, Town & Country and VegTrug.
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