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| Cash and Carry supervisor Nathalie Phillips |
Southern nursery group Golden Acres has reported a 44 per cent year-on-year turnover increase in its trade cash and carry business near Christchurch in Dorset.
The cash and carry division – where trade customers such as landscapers choose and collect plants onsite – has been gradually expanded since being separated in 2007 from its previously joint wholesale nursery business.
Golden Acres’ group operations manager Simon Edwards said there were several reasons for the high sales figures: “There is generally more confidence out there, and with people putting things off last year, landscapers are now getting consistent bigger jobs.
“After two cold winters, some plants need replacing – often with a hardier species. And supervisor Nathalie Phillips returned after a period in one of our garden centres, she is very respected for her plant knowledge. The property market has helped too.”
www.golden-acres-nursery.co.uk Picture by Phil Dowding
