German garden market shrinks by 3.2 per cent in 2023
The garden market in Germany shrank by 3.2 per cent year-on-year to a volume of EUR 19.7 bn in 2023. Industry expert Klaus Peter Teipel attributes this to the poor general conditions, particularly the bad weather at the…
4th quarter and end-of-year report
Gardena ends 2023 with slight minus
The Gardena Division, Husqvarna Group's consumer business, reported a decrease in sales of 5 per cent for 2023 to SEK 12,964 m (EUR 1,14 bn). …
Husqvarna Group
Gardena boss Pär Åström to leave the company in June
Pär Åström, president of the Gardena division of the Swedish Husqvarna Group, is leaving the company. His last day of work …
Low demand hits sales
Slight minus at Gardena
Sales at the Gardena Division, Husqvarna Group's consumer business, fell 5 per cent in the third quarter to around SEK 2.287 bn (about EUR 196.54 mio), the …
VDG thrilled about confirmation
ICGA Congress to be held in Germany in 2026
Germany will host the International Garden Centre Congress (IGCC) in 2026, the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) has …
Martina Mensing-Meckelburg
Germany now represented on the board of the International Garden Centre Association
Martina Mensing-Meckelburg, president of the association of German garden centres (VDG – Verband…
Spain and Portugal
Compo appoints Eloy Latorre as new sales manager
Compo, provider of plant care and garden solutions, announces the appointment of Eloy Latorre as its new sales manager for Spain a…
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.
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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 …