Growtrade.ie Newsletter - October 10, 2019

The companies showcasing new machinery at SALTEX 2019

Sports & Parks | SALTEX 2019 will take place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, October 30-31. Here are some exhibitors which will be releasing new machinery products at the show.

Used bog sites to be transformed into native woodlands

Sports & Parks | The Collite Nature and Bord na Móna collaboration will see approximately 600,000 native trees being established across 1,500 hectares of Bord na Móna land that is no longer used for peat production, over the next three years.

Government contracts for the supply of bedding plants and trees open for application

Landscape | Cork City Council seeks suppliers of bedding plants for summer 2020 while South Dublin County Council seeks contractors for the supply, planting, and maintenance of 1,334 trees for a two-year period.

Kavanagh Christmas Trees: 67 years on and still growing

Retail | As Christmas 2019 quickly approaches, Christy Kavanagh, owner of Kavanagh Christmas Trees, discusses the origins of the Christmas Tree producer.

Neudorff signs exclusive distribution agreement with DLF Seeds

Retail | DLF Seeds, owner of the Johnsons Lawn Seed brand, is to exclusively distribute Neudorff’s leading natural gardening product portfolio in the UK, with immediate effect.

Commercial horticulture sees €6m investment from Budget 2020

Agriculture and horticulture both see increased investment with organics receiving a €13.2m investment.

Uniplumo seeks warehouse supervisor and sales executive

Uniplumo are looking to hire a full-time warehouse supervisor and sales executive for their operation in County Dublin.

Wood packing material requirements in the event of No-Deal Brexit

In the event of a No-Deal Brexit, the UK will leave the EU and become a third country, i.e. a non-EU Member State, on October 31, 2019, and International Standard for Phytosanitary Measure (ISPM) No. 15 will apply to Ireland-UK trade.