The Big Cheese launches aNEW Poison-Free Range

We all want to keep rats and mice out of our homes and gardens, but many people worry about using traps and poisons. We now know that conventionalrodent baits can get into thefood chain. Birds like owls and hawks prey on mice and rats that have previously eaten sub-lethal doses of poison. Hedgehogs have been found to be contaminated too, and every year many thousands of pet cats and dogs are treated for the effects of accidental rodenticide poisoning.

At STV,the team have been working on solutions to this problem, and the resultisthe launch of anew,innovativeapproach to DIY rodent control. The Big Cheese Poison-Free range contains no harmful baits and is completely safe to wildlife and pets. It’shighly effective and ideal for use all around the home and thegarden.

The Poison-Free block bait is irresistible to rats and mice. It can be used in the specially designed Poison-Free bait stations or loaded into one of thePoison-Free livecatch traps. Both bait boxes and livecatch traps allow close monitoring for any rodent activity so that appropriate action can be taken to control new infestations. There’sa range of seven products to cater for all situations.

The self-setting live catch traps areespecially easy-to-use. They areready-baited and with thetrap set to monitoring mode, it’svery easy to see if therehas been any new visiting rats or mice. When the block bait shows any signs of having been nibbled, it’squick and easy to adjust the trap to capturethe ratormouse at theirnextvisit.

The Poison-Free range offers asmalland largeoff-shelf option to suit different size retails.

No poison, no harm to the rodentsand no risk to pets, children or wildlife!

The Big Cheese -working towards aPoison-Free future.

Super-size lawncaresales with all-new 3-in-1 SuperLawn

Super-size your lawncaresales with SuperLawn, the brand-new,peat-free topsoil from The Real Soil Company,designed to create greater retail opportunities in the category.

Response to this exciting new launch has been overwhelmingly positive, with buyers delighted that the product not only creates further potential in organic, peat-free gardening but also helps to generate year-round lawncaresales.

Minimal footprint, maximum potential SuperLawn is athree-in-one product that benefits from a rich blend of natural topsoil, soil improver and horticultural sand, designed to support both seeding and turf laying, as well as alawn dressing. Packed full of slow-releasing nutrients, trace elements and minerals, SuperLawn helps lawns thrive by improving the soil type and structuretogive lawns the healthiest start.

All gardeners need is this one product, making SuperLawn the dream combination; not just because it makes life easier for customers but but because it also occupies a minimal retail footprint, allowing retailers to maximise their floorspace with three key products in one handy pack.

As with all products in The Real Soil Company portfolio –includingSuperSoil and Vegetable &Fruit Topsoil, SuperLawn does not contain any artificial fertilisers or added chemicals.

SuperLawn is PAS100 certified and screened to 3mm, providing auniform texturethathelps gardeners –whether amateur or experienced –tocreatea perfectly level lawn.

The Real Soil Company www.therealsoilcompany.co.uk email info@therealsoilcompany.co.uk

At aglance: SuperLawn from The Real Soil Company

•SuperLawn can be used for seeding, dressing and turfing.

•Using SuperLawn helps lawns to grow better and establish quicker

•SuperLawn improves root structureand the lawn’s resilience to drought

•Like all The Real Soil Company products, SuperLawn is organic with high consistency and resilience

•SuperLawn is perfect for customers with asocial conscience

•SuperLawn –this 3-in-1 product is all you need –maximise customer needs whilst minimising floorspace on the shopfloor

AGreenhouse Range

To Enhance Your Garden Centre

Vitavia Greenhouses is the British partner of the Vitavia Group, the leading name throughout Europe for quality hobby greenhouses and greenhouse accessories. From their warehouses in Suffolk, they provide home and trade deliveries throughout the UK together with acomprehensive greenhouse installation service. They areproud to supply quality hobby greenhouses, widely regarded as being the best value for money,backed up by exceptional customer service.

Vitavia is also the UK distributor for Janssens greenhouses and garden roomsfromBelgium.

Janssens specialises in developing, producing and distributing greenhouses, garden rooms, verandas, orangeries, conservatoriesand much more viatheir network of agents based across Europe and in the USA.

Janssens market middle and high-end products developed in-house for customers who attach paramount importance to quality and style. Over the years they have earned a reputation for high quality design and innovation.

Janssens arethe perfect complement to the already well established Vitavia range.

Would your Garden Centrebenefitfromselling greenhouses?

We appreciate this is the question that floats across lots of your minds when you’rethinking of filling aspace within your Garden Centre.

We hear that voice inside your head, saying ‘we’resobusy, can we really deal with greenhouses on top of everything else? The answer is, you don’thave to if your greenhouse supplier is agoodone.

Firstly,areputable supplier would visit your Garden Centre to see the space available and advise on the display models we think would fit.

Once we have confirmed the display models, most suppliers have specialised installers who will come and put up the greenhouses as agreed. At Vitavia, we supply aPOS to be displayed in each greenhouse in case acustomerwants to know specifics.

The next step

Once the customer decides on the model with or without installation, they come to you to make payment. Once the payment is received, you send the order over to the supplier and you can then forget all about it.

Vitavia’soperations team then contacts the customer directly to arrange delivery and installation (if applicable).

An allocated Vitavia driver will deliver the greenhouse to the chosen location on apreferred date and if the customer has requested installation, the process will be arranged on adate and time that suits your customer.Ifthe customer decides to install the greenhouse themselves, agood greenhouse supplier will have acustomer services team on hand to answer any queries.

What if the customer has queries regarding the greenhouse once it’sbuilt?

Theaftercareisthe responsibilityofthe supplier,not you. If thecustomer has any greenhouse queries or concerns thereafter,they can contact the supplier directly and, if they’reanything like Vitavia, they will help to resolveany issues that arise.

So, if like us you think that adding agreenhouse range to your Garden Centreisanexcellent idea, please email us to discuss this further

Vitavia

Email -sales@vitavia.co.uk

Phone -01473 218100