PRODUCT NEWS
The back ache has been taken out of growing tomatoes for the thousands of ‘grow your own’ enthusiasts who lovingly nurture their red fruits in grow bags. Clever designers at FOREST GARDEN, the leading UK company that offers timber fence panels, sheds, greenhouses and other decorative structures, have created the first grow bag container on legs. The Grow Bag Container is made at Forest Garden’s rural Worcestershire factory from pressure treated, British-grown, FSC certified timber. It has a built-in cross beam to which support canes can be tied. This keeps the tomato plants straight, making it easier for removing side shoots, watering and feeding and harvesting the fruits.
The use of face masks during the recent pandemic has justifiably grown to hundreds of millions worldwide. However, masks can easily end up littering public places or natural sites. METSÄ BOARD, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, partnered up with a packaging design agency Futupack and corrugated board converter Capertum to manufacture a corrugated mask bin for the specific disposal of face masks. The design of the bins paid special attention to the materials used to produce the bin and the usability and disposability of the bin. Futupack is a Finnish company that designs and implements sustainable packaging solutions. “We wanted the mask bin to be as aesthetic as possible so that it could be placed easily into any indoor environment. The mask bin is delivered flat, and can be quickly assembled. In addition, full instructions on assembly for the consumers are printed on to the bin itself. When the mask bin is full, it is easy to close the lid, and the entire bin can be safely and hygienically disposed of with the incinerated waste,” says Jani Mäkipää, Lead Packaging Engineer at Futupack. MetsäBoard Pro WKL 160g/m2 coated white kraftliner was used as the top liner of the mask bin. The Finnish corrugated board converter Capertum printed the e-flute corrugated board in silk screen. The bin is light and robust thanks to the fresh fibres of the white kraftliner. “With urbanization and a
growing population, hygienic waste management solutions are becoming increasingly important. The Covid- 19 pandemic has brought its own challenges to waste management. We are happy to be able to offer a solution to the dilemma of mask waste,” says Ilkka Harju, Packaging Services Director EMEA & APAC at Metsä Board who worked on the design project with Futupack. n
www.metsaboard.com
Each container holds one grow bag and is just the right depth to hide unsightly bags. This is particularly important if growing on a patio as it will stop the floor from staining. The containers have a 15-year anti-rot guarantee and can either be painted or simply left to gracefully mature over the years. Their legs give a working height of 60cm, making them ideal for older gardeners,
children or anyone with mobility problems. They are flat-packed, are quick and easy to assemble, strong and sturdy once built and cost £74.99 and are available from high street multiples, garden centres or online. n
www.forestgarden.co.uk
Have you ever wondered what a modern, log burning stove would look like in your house, especially as you don’t already have a natural chimney breast for a fireplace? A new app from SCHIEDEL allows the user to see what it looks like, as well as calculating the components required. Stoves can easily be installed into existing homes, be it a newly built house on an estate or an existing, older house or even a self- build project. A stove can be installed going through the ceilings of each room and out of the roof, or along the outside and up the building. The app gives you a choice of four basic stove designs, to give an impression of what a typical design would look like in your home. This app can then be used to assist the installer in selecting the parts required following a full site survey, which can
then be ordered directly from their chosen distributor of the Schiedel product range.
Please note that as conditions on site may vary, the final price for the system may change following the full site survey and may vary between distributors.
The app is available now for both
Android and iOS. n
www.schiedel.com/uk/ augmented-reality-chimney- builder-for-stoves
TOOLSTREAM has entered into a new partnership with King Dick Tools, an established and long- standing manufacturer of premium quality engineering tools. The ethos that underpins King Dick’s tools is that higher quality materials result in superior performance. To achieve this, King Dick’s tools are drop-forged from high grade materials to precise tolerances and machined to exceptional accuracy. A three- stage finishing and plating process ensures a hard surface finish with excellent wear characteristics and resistance to chemicals and corrosion. The result is tough, hard- wearing tools that offer superior reliability and a long service life. Griff Roberts, Managing
Director of King Dick Tools says: “I am delighted King Dick Tools is entering into a supply agreement with Toolstream. This partnership will provide direct access to the King Dick range of quality, high performance tools, and will complement the existing broad range of hand and power tools already available to Toolstream’s diverse, multi-trade customer base.” Toolstream will distribute the King Dick range, which includes premium quality spanners, wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers and more, throughout the UK and Ireland. For more information and to shop the new range visit: n
Toolstream.com
In what has been a difficult start to the year, BRANSFORD WEBBS is available to support customers wherever it can, whether they are fully open, or offering click and collect and home deliveries. At this current time, the company has high quality stock available to help garden centres maximise their sales potential. Throughout the year, Bransford Webbs will have an exciting range of new plants on offer, helping to keep plantareas colourful and interesting, enabling the final consumer to benefit from the therapeutic and mindfulness appeal of gardening during this challenging period. To start the 2021 season, Bransford Webbs has launched a new range of Primula to bring colour and joy to your customers. The range of nine new varieties was selected following intensive nursery trials early last year, and consists of a beautiful selection of different varieties. A range of colours from bright yellows and oranges, to pastel purples and blues, bloom throughout a long period in spring offering a prolonged selling period. Internally Bransford Webbs is continuing to work within its safe practise guidelines to ensure the safety of its staff, whilst ensuring it can continue to offer the excellent service and high quality plants you expect from Bransford Webbs. n 01886 833733 n
www.bransfordwebbs.co.uk
26 DIY WEEK JANUARY 2021
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