Compo, provider of plant care and garden solutions, announces the appointment of Eloy Latorre as its new sales manager for Spain and Portugal. Latorre brings more than two decades of experience in leading teams and i…
Minus 14,5 per cent
Italian garden market down in first half year
Data compiled by the Italian manufacturers' association indicate an overall drop of 14.5 per cent in the first half of the year, with …
Spring balance
Royal Flora Holland: fewer sales, but punctuality improved
The so-called "peak period" for the Dutch marketing cooperative Royal Flora Holland is over. The cold start to the season…
Robert Hafredal
Husqvarna appoints new CIO
Robert Hafredal has been appointed as Husqvarna Group's new EVP Global Information Services and Group CIO with effect from 1 August 2023. Hafredal has …
Robotic mower and irrigation segments perform well
Gardena with slight increase in the second quarter
The Gardena division, which covers the consumer business of which the Husqvarna Group, increased its sales in the second quarter …
Inner city concept
Bellaflora opens second Salon Verde in Vienna
Austrian garden centre chain Bellaflora has opened another branch of its inner-city sales format Salon Verde in Vienna. The store is …
Green as far as the eye can see
The Van Uytsel Tuincentrum in Kontich, Belgium, grew out of a plant nursery and still clearly focuses on its strengths in green goods.
MORE HALLS, MORE EXHIBITORS, MORE VISITORS
“Smooth start” to Spoga+Gafa
Larger and more international than ever before - that's how Stefan Lohrberg, director of Spoga+Gafa, had announced this year's fair. The influx of …
EUR 2.5 mio for Angsa Robotics
Husqvarna invests in Munich-based start-up
Husqvarna Group, global manufacturer of outdoor power products, will invest EUR 2.5 mio in the Munich-based startup Angsa Robotics, the …
Recruitment process finished
Pavel Hajman appointed CEO of Husqvarna Group
Pavel Hajman is the new CEO of Husqvarna Group. In January 2023, the board of directors announced that it would initiate a recruitment…
Spoga+Gafa
Better than before Covid-19
Koelnmesse Director Stefan Lohrberg recommends comfortable shoes for the upcoming edition of Spoga+Gafa in Cologne: there are only a few remaining …
Per capita expenditure down
German ornamental market at pre-pandemic level
The German market for flowers and ornamental plants in 2022 failed to match the pandemic record years of 2020 and 2021, but settled …
No more boring backyards
Backyarding - the trend of moving activities from indoors to outdoors - became incredibly popular during the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the United…
Garden centres in Germany maintain pre-pandemic level in 2022
Independent garden centres in Germany turned over 8 per cent less last year than in 2021, although the latter was, …
Myplant & Mygarden
Italy's garden market is growing at double-digit rates this year
The Italian garden market will grow to a market volume of EUR 3.35 bn to EUR 3.40 bn in 2022. Compared to 2021, …