SUPPLIER NEWS VEGTRUG SET FOR FURTHER T Vegtrug’s requirements


he new premises, which includes a warehouse and offices, has been custom built and fitted to suit for the


coming years, including the creation of a new video and photography studio. The site also incorporates a new product showroom, meeting room, and state-of-the-art video and conference centre. Vegtrug explained the decision to acquire the new site was made following continued expansion of the business and it believes the new premises will serve Vegtrug well as this growth continues. Vegtrug Limited was established


in 2009 by founders Joe Denham and Paul Owen. Operating from a farm building and their dining


with offices in Frankfurt. In 2012, VegTrug was sold to


GROWTH WITH NEW UK HQ Garden planter manufacturer, Vegtrug has announced the recent acquisition of a new 26,000sq ft site in Colchester, Essex to serve as its UK headquarters. The previous Vegtrug HQ will be utilised as an online distribution centre.


garden products supplier Takasho, which was already serving as the company’s


partner. Under the terms of the deal, founders


sole manufacturing Joe Denham and Paul


Owen remained with the business. They said of the deal: “The Takasho partnership has given Vegtrug a huge manufacturing capability and the financial standing to create a global brand for our products.” To mark the move to the new UK head office in Colchester, local MP Will Quince visited the site, touring the premises and gaining an insight into Vegtrug’s operations. He was said to be pleasantly surprised to learn that


the business was first


established in Colchester and has since grown to become a global player in the gardening market. Mr Quince was shown a range


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room tables, Mr Denham and Mr Owen worked tirelessly to grow the business in the first few years, taking on its first dedicated premises in Ardleigh, Essex in 2011 and hiring the company’s first employee. From the very start, one of the main goals of the business was export. This side has grown rapidly and the Vegtrug product is now


established in 24 countries. In 2016 VegTrug USA Inc was established in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania with a warehouse and office facility that serves to supply its products across North America. The company also opened a new European subsidiary based in Germany. VegTrug Europe GmbH began trading from September 2018,


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of recently-developed Vegtrug products and was impressed with both the range and the fantastic team of people that stand behind the brand. Vegtrug CEO Joe Denham said: “We were delighted to welcome Will and to be recognised for the work we have done over the last ten years in building the VegTrug Brand and to have a representative who is on the side of local business actually listening to our views.”


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