LANDSCAPING


promote ideas and innovation. “Landscaping purchases are once in 10 to 20 year purchase for end users and the materials are only a fraction of the overall cost of a job,” he says. “Digby Stone’s merchant support team provide regular back up to branches - providing training, product samples and


support with displays – with the aim of helping merchants to make the most of their sales opportunities.”


Malcolm Gough, group sales & marketing director at Talasey Group, also reports that natural paving Indian sandstone is continuing


to sell extremely well - making up a large proportion of business, whilst two products that have recently gained wider acceptance within the UK landscaping market - vitrified paving and artificial grass - are also performing very well.


Italian influence


“Vitripiazza Italian porcelain paving and Luxigraze artificial grass have also had an incredible start to the year. Both products save the homeowner in maintenance costs and these high quality products are becoming very


accessible via the builders merchant and are now competitively priced,” he says.


A key trend for 2018 is for artificial grass and the continuation of people wanting to use outdoor space as an extension of the home. “The market is quite strong at the moment with a real rise in outside living spaces,” Gough says.


It’s not a new trend - rather a fashion that has been growing for several years. Homeowners are putting an increasing emphasis on creating and improving their property’s outdoor environments .


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