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A welcome return to our Garden & Outdoor Supplement which is bursting with informative and inspirational articles on products and services that will get you and your colleagues set for the gardening and outdoor living season ahead.

Dulux are continuing with their vision of bringing all of their exterior brands together under the umbrella of Dulux Exteriors. Their purpose is to keep their customers at the core. They understand that customers finding that perfect colour can be a tricky task and their aim is to make that task as easy and enjoyable as possible.

Ames True Temper tell us how for them 2022 has been a tale of two halves, beginning with their biggest pre-season order book in their 90 year history and ending with demand normalising. They are also now distributing all Ames UK and Ireland brands from their newly developed site at Whites Cross and have recorded unprecedented demand over the past two years.

Fiskars remind everyone that their tools are built to last and are backed by a lifetime guarantee. They offer a wide variety of garden and yard tools that help make gardening easier and more efficient for customers season after season.

The Royal Horticultural Society in the UK for 2023 have predicted flourishing houseplants, wildlife habitats and technology among their gardening trends. Also Garden Centres in the UK are suggesting that sustainability, growing your own and outdoor living will be top of mind for their consumers in the year ahead.

Fleetwood Paints Advanced interior and exterior wood paint is their champion of trim product and has taken the paint market by storm. Providing beautiful aesthetics both inside and outside of your customer’s home on a range of surfaces with excellent flow, levelling and sag resistance. It is one for your customer to have in their painting kit.

Halo Tiles & Bathrooms, based in Camolin, Co. Wexford, are in business for over 50 years supplying tiles and bathrooms across the Irish market to retail, wholesale and commercial customers. Products in the Halo Pave range have been manufactured to the highest quality standards and have outstanding technical performances, including high resistance to wear, mechanical stress, weather and are anti-slip, all without compromising on style.

DS Supplies having partnered with Multy Home to now distribute their wide range of Canadian designed home & garden environmentally friendly products. The range includes heavy duty floor mats, plant pots, pavers, stepping stones, flexi garden edging and decking tiles.

International Tool Industries are now in their fifth year in business and are strengthening their market position by expanding their portfolio with many exciting new brands. Having the foresight to invest in stock they are now in a very good position to develop new business relations based on their excellent service levels and product availability.

Westland are providing gardeners with all the solutions needed for success while striving to help make gardening dreams come through. At the heart of everything they do is sustainability and the promotion of wildlife and boosting wellbeing. They are continuing the process of making their products and packaging even more environmentally friendly.

Balcas are on a mission to secure the future for timber fencing with their product Permapost®. Although launched in 1974, they have fine-tuned the design and manufacture to ensure quality is never compromised and offer a 15-year performance guarantee.

Whelehan Gardening are offering the full range of Evergreen’s bestselling products including the newly launched Clear Range. These natural home and garden pest control products are supported by the company Whelehan Gardening in assisting retailers in developing their online presence and the provision of product staff training. They also provide some essential and timely retail display tips and suggestions.

Varo Power Tools carry an extensive range of electric, battery and petrol powered garden tools from its house brand Powerplus. Offering solutions for any type of budget or project from light to heavy duty or professional. They are also encouraging you to promote the advantages of their battery powered lawnmowers to customers for their first grass trim of the year.

Joseph Murphy Ballina Ltd. offer your customers their new liquid fertiliser Blattwerk Pure as the perfect choice for both organic gardeners and farmers. Ideal for both indoor or outdoor plant, flowers, lawns, fruit & vegetables and herbs. It comes in a very handy high concentrate one litre bottle. Made in the EU this product is 100% free of genetically modified materials, additives and chemicals.

Ronseal has expanded its leading Garden Paint range with versatility one of its key selling points. It can be used on wood, brick, terracotta, and metal. With so many potential applications the impact of Garden Paint can be transformative giving homeowners the licence to be creative in their outdoor spaces.

Bellota will have launched 50 new lines of products in the first two months of the year with an additional 50 new lines on the way for the second part of the quarter. This confirms Bellota’s commitment to Ireland and proving that the Southern part of Europe is an excellent source of good value tools for the professional user.

Dargan Tools are delighted to announce the launch of their new One Battery System range of garden power tools. Combined with their Hyundai lawn mowers, strimmers, hedge trimmers and multi tools they are confident that they have something for everyone.

John Stafford & Sons are excited to introduce their new product line of John Deere garden tools. Joining forces with such a recognised and iconic brand allows them and you as retailers to offer a complete line of professional wood and fiberglass handle tools to your customers.

Lighting the way is Burg-Wachter’s BURGcam the ingenious smart camera, motion detector, intercom & LED Floodlight. Combining all these functions into one product allows your customer to monitor their property at any time from anywhere in the world.

Jim Copeland Editor – The Hardware