Commercial horticulture specialist William Sinclair Holdings has reported a solid year so far as it looks to counter stock reductions by retailers.

Ahead of its full year results on January 5, 2010, chief executive Bernard Burns said trading for the 12 months to the September 30, 2009 was in line with our expectations with relatively strong consumer demand being slightly tempered by retailer stock reductions.

Burns said: “The company expects to be able to meet customer requirements from its own resources without the need to purchase peat or substitute materials from third parties during the coming year.

“Discussions remain ongoing with Natural England over Bolton Fell compensation and we hope to be able to provide a further update along with our year end results in January 2010.”

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