LANDSCAPING
showcasing the product. For those merchants who specialise in landscaping or have a dedicated landscaping section, carrying the additional ranges/products has resulted in increased sales. End users like to see and feel the unique new products and gain inspiration from these dedicated areas.”
Bark buying
Since 1983, Melcourt has supplied mainly bulk loose loads of UK bark to local authorities, landscape contractors, play industries, and the equestrian market. Now, 80% of products are supplied to garden centres (pre-packed 100% peat-free composts), builders merchants (bulk bags of composts, bark mulch, and topsoil), and retail trade nurseries and professional growers (standard or prescription mix media, growing media additives, pot mulches, and barks). Managing director Andy Chalmers says that from those early days, Melcourt has run and grown the business in line with a few simple guiding principles. “We aim to be totally market and customer focussed; to innovate and not imitate; to form long-lasting strategic partnerships with our customers, suppliers, haulage contractors and staff; to transform raw materials into valuable product ingredients,” he says.
“Many landscape professionals have used our bulk bags of topsoil, bark mulch and compost, natural play surfaces and decorative aggregates. To supply builders merchants consistently and successfully, we have joined all the key builders merchants buying groups, continually updates and invests in production and equipment currently serviced by three bulk bag filling plants, has appointed a national field sales manager, and negotiated long-term supply contracts with a leading quality topsoil manufacturer.” Quality and innovation have always been at Melcourt’s heart, Chalmers continues. “Indeed,
Below, from top: Landscaper of the Year, PB Landscapes of Melbourne; Best Patio Transformation 30-60sq m, Alfresco Landscaping; Best Patio over 60sq m, Lee Harvey Designs.
BRADSTONE ASSURES AWARD WINNERS
Paving manufacturer Bradstone has celebrated its annual national landscaping awards fpr its Bradstone Assured landscapers, given for projects using Bradstone products.
the quality of our products is recognised, and we are honoured to have been awarded Royal Warrants from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and, at the time of the award, the former His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. However, it doesn’t stop there. Melcourt is always looking to develop and enhance our product offer and is continuously researching and trialling new raw materials that will have an important part to play in our future offer. n
The full list of winners is: Best Driveway: P Halliday
Best Driveway Transformation: Winslade Landscapes
Best use of a Natural Stone Paver Goldenstones Best Use of Porcelain PB Landscapes of Melbourne Best Patio Transformation up to 30m2 Patios and Drives Best Patio Transformation 30-60m2 Alfresco Landscaping Best Patio over 60m2 Lee Harvey Designs Most Challenging Project Goldenstones Employee/Apprentice of the Year Alfresco Landscaping Landscaper of the Year PB Landscapes of Melbourne
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