In This Issue
A big 'thank you' to everyone who made SOLEX a success
Move to mid-week ensures 'outstanding' outcome, says LOFA chairman
“Following my visit to Solex I'm excited about outdoor living sales for 2016.”
Culcita launch new Monte Carlo Rattan furniture at SOLEX
Norfolk Leisure present their ECO BOX at SOLEX
Thunder Grey covers are a hit for Bosmere
Resin furniture creates huge interest for Europa Leisure
TV star David Domoney promotes garden furniture on Hartman stand
Napoleon Grills focuses on user friendliness
Aspire Outdoors make a bigger impact at SOLEX
Fallen Fruits features Fancy Flames at SOLEX
Innovators International expand award-winning bar set range
Bargain bistro and top-end pizza from Premier
4 Seasons Outdoor win Best New Product Award
Bramblecrest win Best Stand at SOLEX
Sky News report on Sunday Trading changes from SOLEX
SOLEX goes Al Fresco for Pizza
Kettler 2016 Collection shines bright at SOLEX
The Bahama range proves a big hit for Zest 4 Leisure
Barlow Tyrie's 4m parasol puts others in the shade...
New COSI brand from Trans-Continental was the talk of SOLEX
La Hacienda brought the heat at SOLEX 2015
Gardman extend outdoor leisure offer with furniture, parasols and gazebos
Spectacular New Product Showcase welcomed visitors
Customer experience expert was guest speaker at SOLEX
Norfolk Leisure praised for their customer service
Katie Blake Gazebo by Glencrest Seatex has the WOW factor
LOFA presents cheque for £10,000 to Greenfingers
How LG helps stockists to compete with online sales
Popcorn draws visitors on to the Zest 4 Leisure stand
Unique children furniture sets exhibited by Brundle
SolarCentre's innovative dark room shines brightly with Lumify
'Best in Class' is a real winner for Weber
Gardeco's new crack-proof chimenea is a world first
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A big 'thank you' to everyone who made SOLEX a success
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2013-07-09 11.33.57.jpgOrganiser Phil Gibbs has thanked all the exhibitors and visitors for making SOLEX a record-breaking success, and said he hoped to see everyone again next year when the exhibition returns to the NEC Birmingham...
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Move to mid-week ensures 'outstanding' outcome, says LOFA chairman
Looking back over SOLEX 2015, LOFA chairman Paul Bevington says: ‘Yet again the show has proved to be an outstanding success for both visitors and exhibitors. The move to mid-week was universally accepted and we’ve received numerous compliments about the organisation and ambience of the show."
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“Following my visit to Solex I'm excited about outdoor living sales for 2016.”
Garden centre feedback from SOLEX at the NEC


During three days at the NEC writing the SOLEX SUN, the GTN Xtra team collected the views on the market and SOLEX 2015 from a number of garden centres including Haskins, Squires, Chessington, Bosworths, Monkton Elm, Caulders, Fresh@Burcot and Highfield Garden World...
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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...
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Norfolk Leisure present their ECO BOX at SOLEX


The ECO BOX from Norfolk Leisure is a creative, new and innovative one-box storage solution that is great in the garden and great for the planet.
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Thunder Grey covers are a hit for Bosmere


Bosmere's range of barbecue and garden furniture covers has been extended with the launch Thunder Grey at SOLEX...
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Resin furniture creates huge interest for Europa Leisure


Europa Leisure are the exclusive UK distributors for the Italian brand Nardi, whose range of resin garden furniture proved popular at SOLEX...
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TV star David Domoney promotes garden furniture on Hartman stand


TV personality David Domoney appeared on the Hartman stand on day one of SOLEX to promote his Celtic range of garden furniture...
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Napoleon Grills focuses on user friendliness


Napoleon Grills is launching two new gas BBQ models for 2016 where user friendliness is the watchword. The new P500 and PRO500 models include new features, restyling and stress free assembly in less than 30 minutes...
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Aspire Outdoors make a bigger impact at SOLEX


Aspire Outdoors exhibited at SOLEX for a second year and visitors saw a much larger range of garden furniture from the emerging company.
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Fallen Fruits features Fancy Flames at SOLEX


Garden giftware company Fallen Fruits, whose many themed and designer collections are inspired by both by nature and the impetus to recycle and make anew, promoted its Fancy Flames range at SOLEX . The range incorporates everything from candles and tealights to chimineas and firepits – plus all the accessories the retailer could wish to feature...
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Innovators International expand award-winning bar set range
 
Innovators International have expanded their award-winning bar set range to include a contemporary designed 8-seater bar set featuring stainless steel accents and an integrated ice bucket. This set can be purchased in a mixed container with other sets from the range...
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Bargain bistro and top-end pizza from Premier
Premier launched a host of new products at SOLEX to enhance their increasingly in-depth offering across outdoor leisure categories...



Above: Buyers watch a demonstration of Fontana ovens on the Premier stand.
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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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Sky News report on Sunday Trading changes from SOLEX


Leading figures from the garden industry – Carol Paris, Matthew Bent, Bob Hewitt, Mike Withers and Debbie Curtis – were all interviewed by Sky News on the first day of SOLEX  for a story about the changes to Sunday trading announced in the budget...
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SOLEX goes Al Fresco for Pizza
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An underlying trend from the BBQ and grill exhibitors at SOLEX was the increasing number of Al Fresco Pizza baking options for retailers to choose from.
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Kettler 2016 Collection shines bright at SOLEX


Garden furniture specialist Kettler unveiled 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 throughout the show...
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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 was the ultimate in stylish shade protection...

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New COSI brand from Trans-Continental was 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 all three days of the show...
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La Hacienda brought the heat at SOLEX 2015
 
“We were delighted to launch the new Prestige collection of contemporary chimeneas at SOLEX, bringing a fresh modern spin to our product offering. Due to increasing demand, we have sourced these chimeneas from Europe, helping cut delivery lead times by two thirds," said Simon Goodwin, Managing Director of La Hacienda...
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Gardman extend outdoor leisure offer with furniture, parasols and gazebos


Gardman made their debut at the well-attended SOLEX outdoor living show at the NEC with a new Garden Leisure range and a display of their best-selling Cole & Bright solar lighting...
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