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 by 5 per cent to approximately SEK 5.031 bn (about EUR 438 million), as reported by the …
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.
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“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, …
DIY stores post double-digit growth
German garden market down 8.4 per cent year-on-year in the first half of the year
The garden market in Germany shrank in the first half of the year. Compared to the same period …
Award ceremony at Spoga+Gafa
Gardena garden award goes to Bird Buddy
This year's Gardena garden award went to the US company Bird Buddy. The award ceremony took place on Sunday 19 June 2022 at Spoga+Gafa in …
2021 figures corrected upwards
The German garden market is growing more strongly than thought
The garden market in Germany may have grown more strongly in 2021 than the data available so far indicated. According…
DIY stores still most important
French garden market grows by 14 per cent in 2021
The French garden market grew by 14 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, and by 25 per cent compared to 2019. This has …