TruGrow topsoil, compost and bark won't cost the Earth

A brand new sustainable range of garden products that won’t cost the earth has been
launched. It brings together four brand new products – topsoil, compost, landscape
and play area bark - under a name set to take the UK garden market by storm,
TruGrow.

Today’s topsoil is precious. It protects the different layers of our earth, allows everything
that’s green to grow and cannot be stripped away without damaging the planet and harming
life. But it’s in very short supply, especially if you want high quality topsoil, and of course it is
not sustainable to keep removing topsoil from one location and renewing another.
Industry expert John Halfpenny said: “Topsoil can now effectively be manufactured from
selected sand and organic nutrients, such as soil and compost, to make it absolutely ideal
for the garden. All of the new TruGrow products are made and processed in a way that
helps to protect and safeguard our environment.

“It’s a win win situation in many ways both for gardeners and for the environment.
“That’s exactly what we are doing with TruGrow topsoil, creating a product that’s sustainable
and consistent (it has no stones, weeds or contaminants). It is available in attractive
packaging, made to British Standards and comes complete with Forest Stewardship Council
approval.”

The new range comprises: TruGrow multi purpose topsoil, organic rich topsoil for all year
round planting and landscaping. Key benefits include a guaranteed consistency, naturally
sustainable and peat-free and manufactured to British Standards.
TruGrow multi purpose compost, a premium grade aimed at ensuring healthy and
vigorous plants at all stages of their growth and under a variety of growing conditions. It is
recommended for sowing seeds, rooting cuttings, transplanting seedlings and for use in
pots, containers, beds and borders.

TruGrow Landscape Bark is a high quality product produced from mixed confers, with a
high percentage of spruce, and suitable for a variety of landscaping uses. TruGrow
Landscape Bark provides decorative finishes for beds, borders, paths and containers,
suppressing weed growth, protecting plant roots and aiding moisture retention in the soil.
And finally in the new range:

TruGrow Play Area Bark is made from mixed conifer (predominantly pine) and aimed at
areas which need a decorative finish and also be able to cushion and absorb impacts.
TruGrow Play Area Bark is 100% natural and conforms to British Standards for use as an
impact-absorbing playground safety surface. It also conforms to British Standards’ ease of
ignition tests.

More information about the products is available at www.tru-grow.co.uk, including a very
handy online calculator so that you can estimate how much of any of the four TruGrow
garden products you need for your individual garden project.

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New BBC One programme The Great British Weather kicks off in St Ives

We all love to talk about the weather, so much so that the BBC One have now produced a primetime TV series celebrating the remarkable climate of our weather-rich islands. The series began on Porthminster Beach in St Ives, Cornwall, where resident presenters Carol Kirkwood, Alexander Armstrong and Chris Hollins tried to unravel the mysterious world of British weather with help from the veteran Bill Giles. As well as taking a microscopic view of Cornwall’s unique weather, the programme looked at basking sharks and followed an enticing trail of plankton, courtesy of the Gulf Stream and whether the weather was a crucial factor in the success of the D Day Landings.

If this has given you a taste for the St Ives microclimate then what better way to enjoy it than from the Cottage Hotel; based in extensive grounds overlooking Carbis Bay and only a five minute journey into St Ives itself. Only 300 yards from the golden sandy beach, this 80 room hotel has a large ballroom, two bars, games room & TV lounge. The restaurant, sun lounge and many bedrooms have unforgettable views of the bay.

Why not make the friendly Cottage Hotel your base from which to enjoy some great days out such as the famous Eden Project, Heligan Gardens and the Tate Gallery.

Click here for more information on the Cottage Hotel or any other of the 19 hotels in the Leisureplex hotels

For more information on the BBC’s Great British Weather click here

 

New arrival at Exhibition Trailer specialist EMS

Event roadshow specialists Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) has appointed a new account manager to head up the team handling a number of key clients in 2011.

Cassie Kendrew will lead on roadshow exhibitions and campaigns for Ford, Infinera and Barclays, adding further strength to EMS’ growing expertise in delivering imaginative technology and internal communications campaigns for big brands.

Cassie joins EMS from pharmaceutical communications agency Gardiner-Caldwell, where she managed accounts for pharma giants Roche and Ferring.

She said: “I am joining EMS at a very exciting time of massive growth for the company in Pan-European business, and look forward to playing my part in even greater success.”

EMS Managing Director, Keith Austin commented: “We are delighted to welcome Cassie to EMS. She joins a top team of people who continue to win valuable business as the company goes from strength to strength in 2011. Last year was our best year ever, and all the indications are that this year will be even better.”

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EMS Raise £1000 for BHF Charity at Dragon Boat Challenge

The Event Marketing Solutions team took to the water in the annual Chester dragon boat race – despite torrential rain, to raise £1,000 for its client the British Heart Foundation.

Led by managing director Keith Austin, the intrepid team improved on last year’s performance to finish seventh out of 15, and equalled the previous fundraising total.

The team took to the River Dee in a colourful Chinese-style longboat on June 12.

EMS selected the British Heart Foundation as its designated charity as it works with the organisation on a variety of awareness roadshows and event marketing campaigns using specialist exhibition trailers.

Keith Austin at EMS said:
“Despite torrential rain for most of the day, the EMS top team completed all three races and improved dramatically on last year’s performance. Most importantly I’m proud to say we have again raised a grand total to support the vital work of BHF.”

The festival, now in its seventh year, has become one of the largest dragon boat events in the UK.

Crews of up to seventeen people (sixteen paddlers and a drummer) have to work together to get their boat down a 250 meter course and over the finishing line as fast as possible.  A series of heats are held throughout the day, culminating in a nail-biting final race to decide the overall victor.

EMS are a team of roadshow experts with the largest and most versatile fleet of exhibition trailers in Europe.

From conception to completion, they deliver tailor-made roadshows to put products and services right in front of any target audience, anywhere in the world.

They manage client campaigns in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the United States and to date they have operated roadshows in over 40 countries. Their roadshow marketing service helps brands to communicate campaign messages to Business to Business, Business to Consumer and Internal Communication audiences.

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