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Here are just some of the key benefits:

 

• The Gardenex A-Z Guide to Exporting.  This beginners’ guide to all aspects of exporting is aimed specifically at garden product suppliers and is available exclusively to members of Gardenex.
• Sales leads.  Gardenex often receives enquiries from trade buyers which we pass on to our member companies.  These have recently included leads from many European markets, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Mexico and many more!
• Meet-the-Buyers events.  We regularly invite trade buyers to the UK and arrange a day of cost-effective one-to-one meetings for them with Gardenex members.  The next one will be held on 8 November 2018!
• Key international trade shows.  Gardenex organises the British exhibitor group at spoga+gafa (Cologne) and the National Hardware Show (Las Vegas).  For many years we have been successful in our application to the Department for International Trade (formerly UKTI) for funding for eligible British exhibitors at these shows.  In 2018-19 we are also organising British exhibitor groups at Gardex/Ifex (Tokyo) and MyPlant & Garden (Milan).
• The Directory of British Garden & Leisure Products.  This multilingual directory of members is distributed to 5,000 international trade buyers annually, ensuring publicity for members around the world.
• International press coverage.  Gardenex organises international press coverage of member products at trade shows where we have organised the British exhibitor group.
• The Gardenex research library.  We hold a wealth of information on the garden sector worldwide, including a database with 11,000+trade buyers of garden products, market reports, trade magazines, show catalogues and much more!
• A 12.5% discount off stand space at the UK’s leading garden trade fair, Glee, where we organise the International Buyers’ Centre and International Buyers Connect buyer/supplier meetings.
• Discounts at overseas trade shows.  Gardenex negotiates discounts for member companies exhibiting at overseas trade shows.  Contact us for details.
• Gardenex & PetQuip News.  This quarterly publication includes international retail news, profiles of overseas retailers and details of events and opportunities for exporters.
• Free telephone legal advice line.  For information about business issues such as employment law, contract and company law, marketing law, taxation, health & safety and personal legal queries.
• Intellectual Property Protection Service.  Designed by chartered patent attorneys Chapman & Co specifically to meet the needs of Gardenex members, this service offers a free, one hour Intellectual Property (IP) audit to check that all IP that can be protected has been protected; 30 minutes free IP advice per issue; and a 20% discount on fees for preparing and filing design and trade mark applications at the UK IP Office.
• A Design Deposit Scheme.  Administered by Gardenex, this provides a straightforward way for members to produce evidence of when a design was created.
• Discounted fees for the reclamation of Euro VAT.
• Access to supply chain finance, early payments and import finance.  A recently launched service from URICA enabling members to get risk-free access to supply chain finance, early payments and import finance, and credit checks in the UK and internationally.

 

Other new services are being introduced – contact the Gardenex Team for more information.