In This Issue
SOLEX 2019 hailed as great success
Organiser happy with response to her first SOLEX
Was Solex 2019 the tipping point from weave to modern contemporary garden furniture?
LifestyleGarden wins Best New Product Award at SOLEX
Best Small Stand Award goes to Barlow Tyrie
Kettler win Best Large Stand Award at SOLEX
Altons and Baytree win Greatest BBQ Sales Team Award
Blue Diamond, Scotsdales, Whitehall Lacock and Baytree set the gold standards in GTN’s Greatest Outdoor Leisure Sales Team Awards
LOFA make £15,000 donation to Greenfingers Charity
Norfolk Leisure unveiled new blue version of popular Florenity range
Zest 4 Leisure celebrates SOLEX success
Tom Chambers' major success on return to SOLEX
New Kadai Log Store creates huge interest
Kettler launch two new brands at SOLEX
Great response to the Garden Grill Company range of BBQ accessories
Riley Outdoor Pool Diner is a big hit at SOLEX
LeisureGrow fires up BBQ market with new Hybrid Gas and Charcoal Grillstream System
RotoSpa showcased new marketing displays
Pacific Lifestyle cover all areas at Solex
Hartman encourage younger people to invest in garden furniture
Charles Taylor unveil new style of wooden seating
Daro wow SOLEX with new products and industry-changing ideas
Outback launch charcoal cooking on gas
New additions to top-selling Barlow Tyrie range
Outdoor kitchens draw visitors to the BeefEater stand
Katie Blake Garden Furniture continues exciting growth
Mercer Leisure launch biggest range of garden furniture
The best of last week's garden retailing news
Char-Broil showcased its BBQ range for all sizes of outdoor spaces
All options covered by Garden Impressions
Lots of interest shown in BBQ Rubs and Sauces
GLATZ – the leading worldwide parasol experts
Urban Barbecues are on the UP with Cadac
Unique glass fronted heater from Lifestyle Appliances
Extreme Lounging intoduce their new B-bulb
New products for next season by Pagoda on show
Marble Stone and Ceramic table tops from Europa Leisure create a point of difference
A taste of Brazilian hospitality from Tramontina
See all the pictures from Build-up Day
If you enjoyed Solex Sun, get your own copy of GTN Xtra every week
Latest SOLEX news
SOLEX launches super new website
 

SOLEX has launched its very own website to help visitors to register and attend the event...

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Do your cushions comply?
 

Over the last three years LOFA have been working with FIRA (Furniture Industry Research Association) and HTS (Hertfordshire Trading Standards) on an initiative to ensure that all cushions sold by LOFA members comply with Trading Standards and the Governments Fire Safety Regulations...

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SOLEX 2019 hailed as great success

 

SOLEX celebrated another successful show last week with both exhibitors and visitors agreeing it had been a highly profitable event...

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Organiser happy with response to her first SOLEX

 

LOFA’s marketing manager Gina Hinde, who organised her first SOLEX exhibition, has said she has been extremely pleased with the response from exhibitors and visitors to the show...

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Was Solex 2019 the tipping point from weave to modern contemporary garden furniture?

We gained reaction to SOLEX from both exhibitors and suppliers. Find out what they had to say after another memorable three-day show...

Read reaction from Bents, Klondyke, Blue Diamond, Millbrook, Fron Goch, Grovewell and exhibitors
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LifestyleGarden wins Best New Product Award at SOLEX

 

LifestyleGarden have won the Best New Product Award at SOLEX for their revolutionary DuraOcean furniture...

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Best Small Stand Award goes to Barlow Tyrie
 

Barlow Tyrie have been judged the Best Small Stand at SOLEX on the first day of the show...

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Kettler win Best Large Stand Award at SOLEX

 

Kettler scooped the Best Large Stand Award at SOLEX and received the trophy from Mark Osborne, chairman of LOFA, on the first day of the show...

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Altons and Baytree win Greatest BBQ Sales Team Award

 

Alton Garden Centre and Baytree of Hilgay won golds in GTN’s Greatest BBQ Awards presented at SOLEX this evening...

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Blue Diamond, Scotsdales, Whitehall Lacock and Baytree set the gold standards in GTN’s Greatest Outdoor Leisure Sales Team Awards

 

Blue Diamond (group) above, Scotsdales (large centre) below, Whitehall Lacock (large centre) and Baytree of Hilgay (small centre) won Gold Awards in GTN's Greatest Outdoor Leisure Sales Team Awards, presented yesterday evening and this morning at SOLEX 2019...

 

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LOFA make £15,000 donation to Greenfingers Charity
 

 

Greenfingers Charity were presented with a cheque for £15,000 from LOFA at the three-day SOLEX exhibition at the NEC Birmingham...

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Norfolk Leisure unveiled new blue version of popular Florenity range
 

The ever popular Florenity range from Norfolk Leisure has taken a modern and contemporary twist this year with the launch of a stunning new blue version at SOLEX.

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Zest 4 Leisure celebrates SOLEX success

 

Zest 4 Leisure has celebrated another successful year at SOLEX. The company, which showcased its range of award-winning quality decorative timber garden products, furniture and BBQ shelters for 2020, reported increased interest and enquiries on the new look stand...

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Tom Chambers' major success on return to SOLEX
 

Tom Chambers has announced outstanding results on their return to SOLEX with orders for outdoor furniture and their brand new range of Covers exceeding all expectations...

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New Kadai Log Store creates huge interest

 

Lots of interest has been shown in the new Kadai Log Store and the Winter Warmer display unit containing the Tula Firepit.

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Kettler launch two new brands at SOLEX

 

Following a successful year for Kettler, the brand is leading the way as the home of outdoor living by launching two new brands at SOLEX – the Menos and Kalos range.

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Great response to the Garden Grill Company range of BBQ accessories

 

Premier Decorations had a great response to their Garden Grill Company range of BBQ accessories and the Char-Griller renage of grills and smokers.

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Riley Outdoor Pool Diner is a big hit at SOLEX

 

Visitors to SOLEX were wowed by a unique product from Riley England, which allows the consumer to play American pool, have a game of table tennis and also dine on the same table.

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LeisureGrow fires up BBQ market with new Hybrid Gas and Charcoal Grillstream System
 

NEW for 2020 all Grillstream BBQs now come with LeisureGrow’s revolutionary HYBRID SYSTEM. The new system lets users decide whether to cook on gas or charcoal each time they cook by simply lifting the grills and either adding or taking away charcoal from the BBQ...

 

Demonstrations on a Grillstream barbecue by Dr Sweetsmoke proved popular at SOLEX.

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RotoSpa showcased new marketing displays

 

After the first time doing the show in 2018, RotoSpa, the UK's only spa pool manufacturer, have listened to attendees from last year's show and are now offering their 2019 marketing displays that compliment their award-winning QuatroSpa..

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Pacific Lifestyle cover all areas at Solex

Pacific Lifestyle’s Nigel Lawrence took time out from taking orders on Thursday morning to take the Solex Sun through the highlights of their ranges for 2020...

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Hartman encourage younger people to invest in garden furniture
 

TV Gardening Celebrity David Domoney was on the Hartman stand at SOLEX where he said; "if we are focusing to try and encourage younger people with stylish designs to invest in garden furniture and invest time in their own garden that's got to be good for the industry..."

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Charles Taylor unveil new style of wooden seating

 

Charles Taylor launched a fantastic new Gold Series range at SOLEX. Director Richard Ball (pictured) said: "We have again had tremendous growth throughout the 2019 season and with the new range and products we are positive this will continue."

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Daro wow SOLEX with new products and industry-changing ideas

 

Outdoor and indoor rattan furniture experts Daro unveiled the latest furniture in their popular collections at SOLEX. As one of the UK's leading producers in furniture for outdoor living the Daro collection is broad and includes a variety of styles and designs to suit all tastes...

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Outback launch charcoal cooking on gas

Outback launched their Hybrid BBQ solution with models that feature charcoal cooking, lit by the gas burners, alongside traditional gas BBQ burners...

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New additions to top-selling Barlow Tyrie range

Barlow Tyrie's design team have created new additions that sit perfectly with its current ranges. The company is excited to introduce its new products and reinvigorated designs...

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Outdoor kitchens draw visitors to the BeefEater stand

 

Lots of interest was shown in the range of stunning outdoor kitchens displayed impressively on the BeefEater Europe and Profresco Trading stand...

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Katie Blake Garden Furniture continues exciting growth

 

For next season Glencrest Seatex are introducing two new ranges – a stylish Aluminium Range and a Luxurious Rattan Range branded ‘Katie Blake Elite’...

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Mercer Leisure launch biggest range of garden furniture

 

Mercer Leisure launched their biggest range of garden furniture to date where quality and customer service comes hand in hand...

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The best of last week's garden retailing news
 

If you missed all the garden retailing sector news while you were at Solex, here's a link to last week's GTN Xtra...

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