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Horticulture Industry Unites to Urge VAT Removal on Sunscreen for Outdoor Workers

A coalition of leading horticulture and landscape industry organisations has today announced the submission of a joint letter to the UK Government, calling for the removal of VAT on SPF 30+ sunscreen. The letter follows a revealing survey by the Chartered Institute of...

UK – The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is conducting an update to the Government Buying Standards (GBS)

The GBS set mandatory minimum and best practice standards for central government departments and the wider public sector to use in tender requirements and contract terms. The GBS update covers 11 categories of procurement spend.  Defra welcome your views on the...

Skin cancer: a growing concern

HEALTH CAMPAIGN No one enters horticulture thinking about skin cancer. Yet for an increasing numberof professionals, the consequences of sun exposure are becoming impossible to ignore. Mercy Morrisand Emma Burns focus on a new survey into the risk of skin cancer in...

Trade and Agriculture Commission launches call for evidence

The Trade and Agriculture Commission has launched a call for evidence and is seeking submissions on whether provisions in the UK-India Free Trade Agreement that relate to trade in agricultural products may affect the maintenance of UK regulatory standards in relation...

The Horticulturist – Vol. 34 No. 2 – Summer 2025

The Summer 2025 publication of The Horticulturist is out now for all members. View the preview of what’s inside this edition here. The full issue can be viewed in the Members Portal.

The Greenhouse Innovation Consortium (GIC) – consultation on the future of protected edible production

An opportunity to help ensure the white paper reflects a range of experience, priorities, and ideas across protected edible production. The GIC hosted a national workshop at Edge Hill University in partnership with West Lancashire Borough Council and...

Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres announce the passing of John Hillier

With great sadness, Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres has announce the passing of John Hillier - a respected plantsman, devoted family man, and beloved figure in the horticultural world. Born in Winchester as the eldest son of Sir Harold Hillier, John grew up...
Skin cancer: a growing concern

Skin cancer: a growing concern

HEALTH CAMPAIGN No one enters horticulture thinking about skin cancer. Yet for an increasing numberof professionals, the consequences of sun exposure are becoming impossible to ignore. Mercy Morrisand Emma Burns focus on a new survey into the risk of skin cancer in...

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