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A brief introduction to some of the main garden equipment manufacturers and suppliers operating in the UK.
Gardening Equipment Companies
Last update: December 22nd, 2005 by BGS
German company that manufactures outdoor power tools for a number of different sectors including agriculture and forestry. The company operates two brands in the UK gardening market, Stihl and Viking, and is especially strong in the chainsaw and trimmer segments. The Stihl Group worldwide is a Euro1,700 million turnover company with operations across all continents. Andreas Stihl Ltd., the UK subsidiary company, had 73 employees and turnover in financial year ending 31/12/04 was £49.9 million, showing a pre-tax profit of £3.6 million.
Gardena is a German company and one of the major gardening equipment suppliers in Europe. They market a complete range of products from hand tools to power tools to irrigation equipment and everything in-between. The UK subsidiary company is based in Newcastle on Tyne and the brand is best known in the UK for its watering systems.
Hozelock is the dominant brand in the water management, irrigation and pond maintenance sector in the UK and has a strong presence in continental and world markets as well. The company's turnover in financial year ending 30/09/04 was £60.3 million, showing a pre-tax profit of £3.2 million.
Sale and distribution of power tools for garden and leisure use including trimmers, blowers, cultivators, chainsaws and pruners. The UK subsidiary's turnover in financial year ending 31/12/03 was £9.4 million, showing a pre-tax loss of £0.5 million.
Concentrated on the manufacture and sale of garden, agricultural and contractors hand tools, woodsaws and builders tools. The company's turnover in financial year ending 30/09/03 was £13.1 million, showing a pre-tax loss of £1.8 million.
Manufacturer and distributor of plastic garden netting, meshes and accessories mostly under the well-known Rapitest brand with divisions in Italy (Head Office), France, Germany and Belgium. The UK company's turnover in financial year ending 31/12/04 was £8.3 million, showing a pre-tax profit of £83,000.