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As the UK garden centres exited lockdown in May, sales boom to new heights, we are working harder than ever to ensure we get stock out to our customers during this busy time. We have been busy right through lockdown, and we have traded well above our expectations. May ended as a record month and June is over 100% up year on year too. It once again shows the resilience of the gardening industry.

COVID-19 has hit the UK hard as we enter a national lockdown. Here at Garland Products/Worth Gardening we are still operational, but we have to ensure the safety of our team as the top priority. Therefore our service will be limited during this difficult time, but we will be back stronger than ever as soon as we possibly can.

Garland Products is pleased to announce that James Worby Agencies has joined their sales team for the 2020 season. James Worby (right) Kevin Goodchild (middle) and Ollie Bedborough (left) bring with them a wealth of knowledge and sales experience. The James Worby Agency team already represent some of the best brands within the industry. They will be taking over the sales for the south east area from Phil Burgoyne, as Phil is taking on a much wider role within the main office. Phil will be overseeing product ordering and helping to manage the supply chain, to ensure greater product availability right the way through the season.

Following the announcement, Garland/Worth Gardening’s sales director, Mark Dedman said: “We are very pleased to welcome James and his team to Garland and we look forward to working with them all over the coming years. They have a great reputation in the trade, so we are sure they are a great fit for us and our plans for the future. We are experiencing phenomenal growth at the moment, so Phil is coming in to the office full time to ensure we can keep up with the demands of the seasons ahead. As we grow, it is paramount that we continue to strengthen the team, so that we can continue to develop new products and ensure they are all on the shelf at the right time.".

The Garland Products Group specialises in the manufacture of plastic injection moulded products, all of which utilise 100 per cent recycled or recyclable plastics, including the product’s packaging. The company supplies a wide range of products for keen and hobby gardeners.

Construction has already begun on the next exciting chapter in the Garland/Worth Gardening's future expansion, as the ground works begin on the new warehouse site in Kingswinford. The new site is due to be completed in the summer of 2020 and will allow the storage of another 4000 pallets. The new facility is the next major step forward for the company to ensure that they can keep up with the growing demand from their own UK factory.

As sales continue to grow, we strive to ensure our storage and distribution facility has the room to keep the stock levels we require. Therefore we have added yet more extra space at our Rudgwick site in West Sussex, with the opening up of another additional extension to our main building. Along side this we have also being planning a brand new purpose built warehouse at our factory site at Kingswinford. This new space will ensure we continue to keep up with anything the coming seasons throw at us and it will allow us to build more stock at our UK factory in the quieter months in preparation for the main season.