Celebrating 60 Years of UK Manufacturing Excellence
Garland Products proudly celebrates 60 years of manufacturing in the UK — a Diamond Anniversary that honours a legacy built on innovation, investment, and family.
July 1965, The Beginning
Glendenning Plastics was founded on 7th July 1965, by Ronald and Valarie Glendenning, the company began with a simple vision: to manufacture high-quality, practical plastic products that serve everyday needs. Through their passion, dedication, and entrepreneurial spirit, Ron and Val laid the foundations of a business that would grow into one of the UK’s leading names in the gardening and DIY industry.
June 1974, Investment In Machinery
During the early years, Glendenning Plastics made investment after investment in new machinery. This early investment set the business on a path to future success.
September 1980, M.R.G (Stourbridge) Ltd Was Founded
Following 15 years of successfully contract moulding products for other companies. Ron and Val embarked on the journey of creating a range of products that they could sell directly. This brought about a new era for the business, a change from just making products for others, to designing and manufacturing products for themselves. Stuart Glendenning became a Director of the business alongside Ron and Val. The company specialised in the early days in housewares, as well as Bakelight door knobs and handles.
July 1994, M.R.G (Stourbridge) Ltd Changed Name To Become Garland Products Ltd
Ron and Val decided to embrace their passion for gardening, designing and manufacturing several garden products that were a truly new innovation to the industry. The housewares range was merged alongside a range of new gardening products, many of which are still being made today in our UK factory.
July 1995, Miles Glendenning Joins The Family Business
Miles joined the business to help launch the Garland Products brand. Having started his career in marketing for Lucas Car Parts, Miles initially gave it 6 months to decide if being part of the family business was for him. Miles brought in a brand new perspective, a view to not just having the best individual product, but having the best range of products, with propagation and growing being the key area of focus. This year saw the first ever Garland Products catalogue.
June 1999, Garland Products Moves To A New Larger Factory
Due to the continued expansion of the business, Garland Products moves to much larger factory. Having started out on Second Avenue on the Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford, the business moved to a much larger facility on First Avenue. Paving the way for further expansion and investment.
February 2008, Ron Glendenning Sadly Passes Away
Ron Glendenning sadly passes away, however, his values remain at the heart of everything we do. With the business now under the leadership of Miles and Stuart Glendenning, the second generation continues to build on that proud legacy — blending traditional manufacturing, with innovation to meet the needs of gardeners and retailers across the UK and beyond.
In loving memory of Ron Glendenning 05/02/1925 to 21/02/2008
September 2012, Garland Products Launch The New Brand ‘Worth Gardening’
The launch took place at the Glee Trade Show that year. After a very busy 9 months of development, the launch of Worth Gardening was a major milestone in the evolution of the business. Now we offer a complete range of gardening products that are no longer just limited to what we can make in our own factory. With ‘British Made’, still being the big focus, we launched the brand with over 300 new products.
February 2015, Garland Products Opens New Southern Distribution Centre
With the rapid growth of the Worth Gardening brand, Garland Products opens a brand new Southern Distribution Centre. In the heart of the West Sussex country side, this new warehouse is perfectly placed for easy access to the M23, A3, A24 and the M25 areas. This new building provides a much need increase in space, with a 70% increase in pallet spaces over the previous location.
August 2015, Garland Products Celebrates 50 years of manufacturing
The annual sales conference this year, marked the 50th year of UK manufacturing for the company. With a celebration of the business’ success and achievements over the years. This year also saw us open our first ever showroom at our factory in Kingswinford.
August 2020, Garland Products Expands With A Brand New Warehouse
This year sees the country locked down with the Corona virus, but we still managed to get our brand new warehouse build and completed with no real delay. The newly built warehouse ensures we can stock more product than ever before, to help cope with the changing demands of the industry.
September 2022, Worth Gardening Celebrates 10 Years
The Worth Gardening brand celebrates its 10 year anniversary. This anniversary is further marked in history, as the year that the Garland Products range doubled from the original launch of Worth Gardening. The 450 strong product offering of 2012 has grown in the last 10 years, to an impressive 900 plus products. Years of continued investment has seen the business grow at one of the fastest rates in the gardening industry. The increased range also gets a new home following the completion of our brand new and updated showroom at our Kingswinford Factory.
March 2023, Garland Products Acquires The Greenhouse Sensation brand
Having served the Greenhouse Sensation business for many years as a contract moulding partner, Garland Products acquired the name and assets of Greenhouse Sensation. The purchase opens the door to many exciting products and new development opportunities. Greenhouse Sensation had built a name for itself in the propagation world, with products like the hugely popular Vitopod and the Duogrow.
February 2025, Val Glendenning Sadly Passes
This year has been a roller coaster of emotions as the last creator of the Garland Products company, sadly passes. Val was the corner stone of the Glendenning family, a true inspiration. Val was the personification of grace, with her unwavering dedication to her family and the pursuit of excellence. Although both Ron and Val are now no longer with us in body, their spirit and their values remain at the heart of everything we do.
In loving memory of Val Glendenning 31/05/1938 to 18/02/2025
September 2025, The Never Ending Story
As we mark this incredible milestone of 60 years, we’re also celebrating the opening of yet another brand-new warehouse facility, a symbol of growth, the continued investment in the future and our ongoing commitment to British manufacturing. This new building, nestled on the same Pensnett Estate as the factory, ushers in the next chapter in our continued evolution. Not only does this new warehouse bring more space and opportunity, it also brings with it a brand new, even larger showroom and conference facility. This new hub of business, finally brings everything under a single roof, and it will become a new central point to our distribution network.
To our dedicated team, loyal customers, trusted partners, and everyone who’s been part of this incredible journey — thank you.
Here’s to 60 years of growing strong — and many more to come.