The Sponsors
This year’s competition is bigger and better than ever with more competitors, tougher questions and more to play for! The heats are well underway and the regional finals are just around the corner and here are the contributors that make the competition possible.
Our headline sponsors are the Shropshire Horticultural Society who provide sponsorship for the competition final. They also generously provide the Percy Thrower Travel Bursary of £2,500 which is awarded to the 2017 Young Horticulturist of the Year. This is used to fund a research trip anywhere in the world! The Shropshire Horticultural Society is the organiser of the Shrewsbury Flower Show, the longest-running horticultural show in the world to have been held continuously in one location.
This year we welcome new competition sponsors ICL providing a significant contribution to this years YHOY final. ICL are a global manufacturer of products based on unique minerals, fulfils humanity’s essential needs, primarily in three markets: agriculture, food and engineered materials. It is a major manufacturer of speciality fertilisers, speciality phosphates and flame retardants. ICL’s mining and manufacturing activities are located in Israel, Europe, the Americas and China, and are supported by global distribution and supply networks.
Also providing a generous financial contribution to the competition is the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) The HTA is a non-profit membership organisation representing horticultural growers, manufacturers and retailers.
“The HTA is proud to support the CIH Young Horticulturist of the Year competition. Young horticulturists are the life of our industry and through initiatives such as this we can help to encourage the next generation of ambassadors into this vibrant and diverse sector.” Carol Paris, HTA Chief Executive
Supporting this year’s competition posters are MorePeople. MorePeople are a specialist recruitment business that operates across all sectors of horticulture. The business is owned and managed by industry experienced professionals who are committed to offering pragmatic, value for money, people centred business solutions at all levels within the horticulture, agriculture and fresh food supply chains. They provide a range of services that can be tailored to suit a variety of business requirements – not just traditional recruitment solutions but also other people centred services such as training & development, interim managers and non–executive directors.