In This Issue
Record-breaking SOLEX is buzzing with activity
SOLEX useful facts and figures
Culcita launch new Monte Carlo Rattan furniture at SOLEX
How LG helps stockists to compete with online sales
Sky News report on Sunday Trading changes from SOLEX
4 Seasons Outdoor win Best New Product Award
Bramblecrest win Best Stand at SOLEX
Spectacular New Product Showcase welcomes visitors
Kettler 2016 Collection shines bright at SOLEX
The Bahama range proves a big hit for Zest 4 Leisure
'Best in Class' is a real winner for Weber
Customer experience expert is guest speaker at SOLEX
LOFA presents cheque for £10,000 to Greenfingers
Barlow Tyrie's 4m parasol puts others in the shade...
Gardeco's new crack-proof chimenea is a world first
New COSI brand from Trans-Continental is the talk of SOLEX
Student design competition here to stay say Alexander Rose
La Hacienda's new steel chimeneas are EU-made
Popcorn draws visitors on to the Zest 4 Leisure stand
Unique children furniture sets exhibited by Brundle
Have your picture taken on the Culcita stand
SolarCentre's innovative dark room shines brightly with Lumify
Remembering the victims of the 7/7 bombings
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Record-breaking SOLEX is buzzing with activity
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A record number of exhibitors attracted high volumes of visitors to the first day of SOLEX at the NEC with organiser Phil Gibbs admitting that Hall 5 was buzzing with activity...
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SOLEX useful facts and figures
  • SOLEX takes place in Hall 5 of the NEC in Birmingham.
  • The exhibition is open for another two days – Wednesday, July 7-8, 9am to 5.30pm; and Thursday, July 9, 9am to 5pm.
  • There are large car parks at the NEC, and parking will be free
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Culcita launch new Monte Carlo Rattan furniture at SOLEX


The new Monte Carlo Rattan range of garden furniture caused a lot of interest on the Culcita stand (440) on the first day of SOLEX...
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How LG helps stockists to compete with online sales
LG Outdoor’s Green Room concept, which enables garden centres to offer own-brand ranges and compete with online sales, now accounts for almost 50% of the company’s business, group chairman Richard Grimmer told SOLEX Sun yesterday...

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Sky News report on Sunday Trading changes from SOLEX
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Leading figures from the garden industry – Carol Paris, Matthew Bent, Bob Hewitt, Mike Withers and Debbie Curtis – we're all interviewed by Sky News at SOLEX today (Tuesday) for a story that will be broadcast at 5pm about the changes to Sunday trading due to be announced in the budget tomorrow...
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4 Seasons Outdoor win Best New Product Award


4 Seasons Outdoor picked up the Best New Product Award for their Largo range of furniture...
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Bramblecrest win Best Stand at SOLEX


Bramblecrest scooped the Best Stand at SOLEX and the team received their trophy from Paul Bevington, chairman of LOFA, on the first day of the show...
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Spectacular New Product Showcase welcomes visitors
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A spectacular New Product Showcase welcomes visitors to the show...
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Kettler 2016 Collection shines bright at SOLEX


Garden furniture specialist Kettler (stand 510) has revealed an exciting new collection for the 2016 season at this year’s SOLEX, building on the huge success of the Palma Casual Dining range.
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The Bahama range proves a big hit for Zest 4 Leisure


Great interest was shown for the Bahama Bar, Bar Table and Stools on the Zest 4 Leisure stand (350) on the first day of the show...
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'Best in Class' is a real winner for Weber


Weber's 'Best in Class' campaign, which focused on five top-of-the-range products, has been a huge success with a 25% increase in sales of the selected items, and the company were promoting the initiative at SOLEX...
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Customer experience expert is guest speaker at SOLEX


Andrew MacMillan, an expert in differentiating business through customer experience, is the guest speaker at SOLEX and he gave his first talk on the opening afternoon of the show.
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LOFA presents cheque for £10,000 to Greenfingers
 
LOFA chairman Paul Bevington presented a cheque for £10,000 to Greenfingers head of fundraising Linda Petrons at SOLEX today. The money will be put towards creating a garden at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight...
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Barlow Tyrie's 4m parasol puts others in the shade...
This 4m beast of a brolly…sorry, parasol… on the Barlow Tyrie stand is the ultimate in stylish shade protection...
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Gardeco's new crack-proof chimenea is a world first
Gardeco launched a unique range of chimeneas at SOLEX today made from the world's first  crack-proof fire clay...

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New COSI brand from Trans-Continental is the talk of SOLEX


Trans-Continental launched a new brand of outdoor furniture called COSI at SOLEX and it certainly caused a lot of talk from visitors on the first day of the show...
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Student design competition here to stay say Alexander Rose
Alexander Rose announced at SOLEX today that they are to continue with their Outdoor Furniture Student Design Competition following the outstanding success of this year’s contest...

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La Hacienda's new steel chimeneas are EU-made

La Hacienda used SOLEX today for the official launch of their unique tower chimeneas – the Prestige range…

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