All Flowers articles – Page 76

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    Horticulture should plough own furrow

    2002-10-16T00:00:00Z

    UK horticulture should go it alone to build a higher profile image and look after its own lobbying with government by establishing a separate organisation, MP Michael Jack said last week.

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    Frost hits again in New Zealand

    2002-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Top fruit and kiwifruit growers are facing some tough decisions after frosts in the Hawkes Bay and Bay of Plenty areas.

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    Tesco takes top floral retail award

    2002-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has been recognised as the UK's leading retailer of cut flowers at the 2002 Retail Industry Awards.

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    Kenyan flower lift

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The Kenyan floriculture sector has received a boost with the launch of a new fungicide, Flint 50 WG.

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    Zwetsloots down Flamingo road

    2002-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Two flower suppliers to the multiples are joining forces. Flamingo Holdings and Zwetsloots Ltd have completed an agreement under which Flamingo will take a substantial shareholding in Zwetsloots.

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    Rosy at Christmas

    2002-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The holly and the ivy could soon be joined by the rose and the daffodil as typical Christmas plants.

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    A&M's one-stop venture

    2002-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Arnott & Mason is launching a cash-and-carry wholesale flower operation in November which the company believes blazes a trail for the future of wholesaling.

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    Abertay shows the way

    2002-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Students at the University of Abertay Dundee and the Scottish Crop Research Institute have launched an arable seed identification system, Asis, to help agronomists and gardeners.

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    Western gearing up for move

    2002-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Western International tenants will shortly be receiving a detailed communication from landlord Hounslow Borough Council (HBC), providing the first concrete details of the cost of moving into a new market building that could be operational by early 2005.

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    Western gearing up for move

    2002-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Western International tenants will shortly be receiving a detailed communication from landlord Hounslow Borough Council (HBC), providing the first concrete details of the cost of moving into a new market building that could be operational by early 2005.

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    Sunking logo shines

    2002-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Importer Sunking Flowers has designed a new logo to update its image and highlight it's progressive nature. The company has also invested in increased packhouse and cold storage space.

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    Mack on the attack

    2002-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Mack annual report shows an increase in profits of £0.23m. While the company's net asset value has increased by £5m. Christopher Mack is keen to see the company continue to grow in the future.

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    Anthurium to take the UK by storm

    2002-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Anthurium houseplants to be launched in the UK, following huge success in the Netherlands. Rijnplant will showcase the plant at GLEE in its Love Collection.

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    Chrysanths reinvented

    2002-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Specialist Dutch flower designer to showcase new possibilities for the Chrysanthemum.

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    My name is not John Bates Flowers Ltd

    2002-09-03T00:00:00Z

    John Bates Flowers Ltd becomes JB Flowers Ltd. The new name reflects the company's vision for the future. Negotiations are also under way for supermarket contracts.

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    NZ in freight turmoil

    2002-08-29T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand flower growers and exporters want the ministry of transport to stop airlines increasing freight rates by 20 per cent from October.

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    F&PA on tour

    2002-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Veronica Richardson of the Flowers & Plants Association (pictured) is travelling around the country next month, spreading word of its new advertising campaign, which is sponsored by the Flower Council of Holland.

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    Guernsey discusses its future

    2002-08-29T00:00:00Z

    A series of meetings are now being held in Guernsey concerning the future of the horticultural industry.

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    Commodore stays in-nest

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    The future of flower shipments between Guernsey and the UK has been assured.

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    Redbridge acquistion blooms

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Redbridge Holdings Ltd acquired the assets and goodwill of Cardiff-based flower company AJ McLean Flowers Ltd on August 16.