DIY WEEK AWARDS 2024 WINNERS Garden Care Product of the Year


Future Developments – Genie Plant & Tomato Feed Tablets


Full range of plant and vegetable fertiliser with an easy ‘Pop Fizz and Grow’ tablet so no working out ratios or scoops, just drop the tablet into a watering can, wait three minutes then you’re ready to go. They are enclosed in a re-sealable tube ready for when you need them, each pack makes up 60 litres of ready to use fertiliser. The product is new to the market and has not been done like this before in the UK. In the range is tomato feed, hanging basket, houseplant, and bedding plant fertiliser all containing the essential nutrients required for strong plants and vegetables.


Also this is a great eco-friendly product saving on plastic along with shelf space as each CDU contains the equivalent of 1,200 litres of fertiliser. Consumers are looking for quality


products that they can use without fuss or working out ratios or scoop levels. Genie plant food makes life easy and takes away all the guesswork. Genie comes in a convenient re-sealable pack for safe storage that takes up minimum storage space.


If you have a small planted area the tablet has a crease line down the middle so you can use half the tablet only


requiring 2.5 litres of water for smaller plant growers saving wasting a full tablet pop the other half back in the tube for later use. The genie range is growing into a family of products including path and patio cleaner, black spot remover, rust remover, moss and algea remover, decking cleaner, and Indian stone cleaner. There is also another leading and award-winning product in the range called Air Fryer Genie The judges said: “This is a clever product that not only offers


environmental benefits, but is also easy for consumers to handle, store and use.”


FINALISTS: Avron – Dekton Path, Patio & Decking Cleaner Avron – Dekton Multi-Surface Barbecue Cleaner Crown Paints – Sadolin Wet Wood Decking Stain – HC Future Developments – Genie Plant & Tomato Feed Tablets – Winner! Pelsis – Slug & Snail Barrier Pellets Southern Trident – Harmony Gardens Multipurpose – HC


Retailer Support and Marketing Initiative Award Home Hardware Southwest


Home Hardware has continued to offer high levels of support through marketing, pricing and stock availability to maximise the sales opportunities for our members.


Our excellent supplier rapport continues to be the main drive in maintaining our stock levels. We are proud to support independent retailers, and value our supplier appreciation of this relationship. To assist smaller retailers, we offer virtually all our products in single units and we are proud to maintain an on-time delivery success rate of over 99%. The Buyer’s Guide really does make life easier for everyone. It covers over 18,000 stock lines at our distribution centres and gives a colour image and detailed consumer related text for each product so it can also be used effectively as a selling aid. It’s in full colour, discounts are coded, all the relevant barcodes included, and there’s a full product to brand index. Both warehouses at Home


Hardware have recently been upgraded with new scanners that show product information and product images. This has helped increase efficiency and improved accuracy and picking times.


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Every month we provide our retailers with a list of our 25 to 30 ‘Top Sellers’, to help them ensure they have the anticipated peak selling seasonal products available in-store. As over 30% of our product range is seasonal, many of our retailers find this service invaluable to ensure they are ahead of consumer demand. Based on our sales data, we can advise retailers regarding stock ranges and help with category management. The Judges said: “Overall, a very well-rounded retailer support package that covers multiple service elements end-to-end, to maximise sales opportunities for retailers.”


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