A glimpse across the border

The CMF Group, one of the biggest producers of greenhouses in France, has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Its goal for the future is to increase …

Three and a half centuries

Hauert, a Swiss producer of fertilizers, has been in family ownership for 350 years and twelve generations

The colour of happiness

People would like to spend more time in green spaces, because it does them good. The Global Green Space Report from Husqvarna has taken a closer look at the…

In brief

Europe stays green

Despite the economic crisis the trade in cut flowers and plants remains stable overall. But there are big differences between the different countries

The living desert

Garden centres in the Arabian Peninsula? In Dubai, the biggest city in the United Arab Emirates, anything is possible. There are five garden centres at present

In brief

Barbecuing with system

Grilling in the Korean style, baking like the Danes: Weber-Stephen extends the concept of its barbecue system

Trend towards more valuable products

Last year the Bosch garden business unit recorded growth of seven per cent. The European market expanded by five per cent

Customer magnet in Luxembourg

Gamm Lux, part of the agricultural cooperative De Verband, has completely renovated its biggest Gamm Vert store in Luxembourg-Gasperich

The garden keeps on growing

In 2011 the German garden centres again saw gains in both number and sales area, as well as their average size

Network of green specialists

Greennet provides advice to international suppliers making the step onto the German garden market

“I can only do branded or premium”

Interview with Martin Bertinchamp, chairman of the advisory board at Compo, following the sale of the enterprise to a private equity company

A look at the 2013 season

MTD, an American group that is still family-run and incor­porates three European brands, has introduced the new products with which it intends to counter …