Ravensworth Nurseries in Richmond , North Yorkshire is gift £ 1.1 m in developing an upmarket retail garden centre to raise its already successful works nursery with financial support from Reward Finance Group .
Having been established for more than 50 long time , the family unit - run business , which is the large cultivator of Poinsettias in the North of England , has develop an fantabulous report for supplying tone house - grow plant , starter plants and seedlings to retail outlets and garden centres across the UK . It also has contracts with several councils to ply hanging basket and plants for their parks and high street .
Fiona Dean – Director of Ravensworth Nurseries
With landed estate usable on its 36 - Akka internet site , and with a select location near the officious A66 , it was a natural progression to expand its live garden centre , with the potential difference to add a café in the futurity .
Unfortunately , plans were put on hold for a few months when the coronavirus pandemic closed the stage business to the populace . However , through quick thinking , the company create a new site in a matter of day offering local deliveries . It hire some avant-garde and used members of the squad , who usually deliver to other garden centres , to drop off the Holy Order .
It was passing successful , leading to an increased the telephone number of visitant to the nursery who are keen to see the full range of plant usable , now lockdown restriction have been ease .
This has give way the possessor even more trust to grow the on - site retail offering , and work is now underway to develop the coordination compound , with funding secure from Reward Finance Group .
Speaking about the enlargement , Director of Ravensworth Nurseries , Fiona Dean , said , “ Having recruit experient commercial enterprise advisor Bob Morton to refresh the business , he identified the chance to create a significant step-up in receipts by creating more of a leisure time finish , where visitant can browse our homegrown works , as well as garden production and accessories , and potentially love a drink and a pungency to eat in the café . A move which will augment our successful pith business of supplying the trade .
“ Although we apprize it is a significant investment , we were disappointed by the negative reaction from the banks we near for funding . luckily , Bob introduced us to David Jones at Reward Finance Group , who understand our business , grasped the great chance for emergence that had been identify , and quick provided the funds to develop the complex . ”
ground Director of Reward Finance Group , David Jones , sum up , “ This is a fantastic phratry business which has built an excellent reputation as a top - socio-economic class greenhouse over its 50 class of trading . With the ability to rise their own plants , it give perfect good sense to expand and meliorate the retail experience .
“ As well as name an increase margin on the cut-rate sale of the plants and tree diagram , there will be no additional distribution costs , as the nursery and growing orbit are next to the garden centre . This place them in a perfect post to tap into the growing demand by consumer for plants that are ‘ grown not flown ’ .
“ Having looked at the line of work plan and with the right security in place , we were very happy to render the funds to help the business maturate . ”
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