LANDSCAPING
SPRING FORWARD INTO SEASONAL SALES
As we move into the warmer months, merchants are starting to look at the variety of products available in the landscaping industry. BMJ highlights some of the prevalent trends.
n Spring, a young merchant’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of outdoor rooms, decking accessories, and boosting profit margins by bringng the outside in. With one of the wettest Winters on record and Easter coming in the middle of April, merchants and landscaping suppliers will be hoping to see the start of sunnier skies, warmer temperatures and drier ground, all of which will be conducive to a householder Spring spending spree on garden landscaping.
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Over at Digby Stone, they have introduced a plethora of original products have been for 2020, focusing on porcelain material, with particular emphasis on greys and blacks. Fired at up to 1400’C, this product offers exceptional durability alongside high performance technology, which allows for a low maintenance landscape combined with the beautiful aesthetic of natural paving. Director Andy Williamson says it has
Right: Digby Stone, Evolution Granite Ice and,above, the Crosswood Buff range from Pavestone.
numerous beneficial attributes, including little to no moisture absorption, minimal maintenance - porcelain tiles are non-porous (meaning that they are stain resistant). “Porcelain is scratch and abrasion resistant, giving an incredibly hard wearing surface and is also resistant to fading, meaning that the patio will retain its colour. Our Italian porcelain external collection has a slip rating of R11 and an internal slip rating of R9 (industry standard), is frost/salt* resistant due to its minimal moisture absorption rate.”
Bigger demand
Williamson says that Digby Stone introduced the new Stonerock range in response to the growing demand within the industry for large scale, rectangular tiles. “This superior quality product is rectified; meaning that each tile
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