LANDSCAPING G
arden Stone at Buildit, Cam, in Somerset, is the dedicated landscaping department for the branch, with an extensive range of products from UK
suppliers to help transform customers’ outdoor space – whether that is a simple low-cost patio area or a major garden project. The indoor landscaping show area has a range of products, from fencing, paving - natural stone and porcelain -and artificial grass, to timber sleepers, decorative stone and walling stone. The 1640 sq ft area was an existing kitchen and bathroom showroom, building support manager Jeff Hawkes says. “We had a good idea of what we wanted to achieve right from the start, it was part of a re-modelling project of our Cam branch, that also involved moving the counter area and removing a wall that separated the showroom from the rest of the branch. We had lots of design inspiration on how to repurpose the area into an inviting landscaping show area, and used SmartDraw software to design and plan it.”
Putting the show area indoors was primarily to re-purpose an existing building, but, Hawkes admits, it was also because nobody else nearby had an indoor landscaping display. “Trades and their customers can come
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and browse all year round - even when it’s raining.”
He adds that there was plenty of input and help from suppliers providing products for display. “Suppliers include Digby Stone, Artificial Grass, Bradstone, Grange Fencing,
Composite Prime, Millboard. We get customers from a radius of around 20 miles, and they are a good mix of both landscapers and their customers, as well as DIYers.“ Hawkes says that branch landscaping sales noticeably increased after the show area opened. n
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