Plus eight per cent

Sagaflor, a German specialist dealer cooperative, increased sales in the first nine months of 2011 by eight per cent compared with the same period last year. Altogether, growth came to six per cent in centrally cleared transactions in the two operating areas of garden and pets. The company saw considerable double-digit growth in its independent import operation and with its private labels. In the garden area, where the head office provides support for several garden centre distribution channels, there were 21 new openings and new additions by partner businesses.