All Flowers articles – Page 13
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ArticleCosco reports 2012 loss
Chinese container shipping company Cosco has reported further losses in 2012 due to market volatility
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ArticleMajor acquisition for UK flowers industry
The acquisition of Verde Horticulture by the Butters Group will create the "biggest flower business in the UK"
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ArticleFlowers evade recession
Shoppers' enthusiasm for flowers has not been dampened by the recent economic gloom according to a new study
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The Co-op in Fairtrade 'first' for roses
The Co-operative Food says it is the first UK retailer to switch all of its own-brand bunches of standard and single stem roses to Fairtrade.
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Fairtrade boost for flowers
A report by the Center for Evaluation (CEval) published in the UK for Valentine’s Day by the Fairtrade Foundation shows that Fairtrade has boosted rural development in the flower sector.
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Rabobank full of praise for UK floriculture model
Rabobank has urged retailers in north-west European countries to follow the model of UK supermarkets for flowers in order to revitalise a 'stagnant' floriculture market.
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Minister visits New Covent Garden after crash
DEFRA secretary of state Owen Paterson MP visited New Covent Garden Flower Market on Monday to talk to tenants about the impact of last week’s fatal helicopter crash on business.
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Pink award win for flowers giant
UK plant producer Thompson & Morgan has won the 'Best New Plant' award at the 2012 Garden Retail Awards for its foxglove plant 'Illumination Pink'.
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Greenhouse climate system is Horti Fair winner
Sercom Regeltechniek and Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) BV have won the Horti Fair Innovation Award with their Air Monitoring system.
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ArticleBrassica bouquets are the ‘next big thing’
Cabbage bouquets are proving popular with shoppers, according to Tesco.
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ArticleWeather hits salads and ornamentals
The cold weather has caused problems for both salad and ornamental growers
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ArticleOrnamentals growers suffer the cold
The NFU has described recent cold temperatures and low consumer demand as delivering a 'double whammy' to the protected ornamentals sector in the UK.
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ArticleWhale death linked to produce packaging
Plastic waste could have caused the death of a sperm whale which was discovered on Spain's south coast
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ArticleProduce Investments acquires Rowe Farming
Greenvale's parent company Produce Investments has acquired Cornish potato and daffodil growers Rowe Farming Ltd.
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ArticleGolden night for Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has won five awards, including Supermarket of the Year for the fifth year running, at this year's 2012 Retail Industry Awards.
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ArticleLife after Agrexco
A year down the line from Israeli fresh produce juggernaut Agrexco disappearing as we know it, Michael Barker tracked down some of the company’s former UK-facing executives to find out what they’re up to now
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ArticleTime to look at Spain
Northern Spain has perfect growing conditions for certain apples but, according to one grower, for too long rigid attitudes and exclusivity have kept its producers out of the limelight, writes Elspeth Waters.
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ArticleThe Luxury look
For the luxury hotel industry, first impressions are vital. Samantha Lyster meets the florist top hotels call in to ensure that their arrangements are stunning
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ArticleThe composite conundrum
The issue of whether London needs composite wholesale markets remains a live topic in the trade. Lisa Kjellsson brings the debate up to date
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Koppert expands into South Africa
Dutch biological control specialist Koppert has expanded into the South African market.