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Latest edition of the Finlays Magazine published
The latest edition of the Finlays Magazine (Spring/Summer 2010) is published and available to download as a PDF from the "About Finlays" section of this website.
Eastern horizons look bright for Taikoo
Three years ago, Finlay Flowers commenced work on a cut-flower project in Songming county, 57kms north of Kunming city in the Chinese province of Yunnan. Today the Yunnan Taikoo Flowers farm has a production area of 9.5 hectares, growing over 12 million stems of high quality spray and standard carnations per annum, targeting the Japanese market.
Finlays Estates first in Sri Lanka to be awarded Rainforest Alliance certification
Finlays estates in Passara, Uva Province earned the Rainforest Alliance certification for sustainable production, becoming the first company in Sri Lanka to be awarded this independent and transparent accreditation. Commenting on this achievement, Finlays Chairman Naresh Ratwatte stated, "This is an inspiring moment not only to Finlays, but to the entire Tea industry in Sri Lanka.
Yunnans Flower Industry Blooms
M&S Announces Plan A Award winners at Balmoral Show
Two local suppliers to M&S have been rewarded for their supplier excellence in animal welfare, environment and ethical issues at the M&S Plan A Awards, which took place at the Balmoral Show.
Delaware Valley Floral Group and Finlays announce strategic alliance in North America
Delaware Valley Floral Group (DVFG) and Finlay Flowers (Finlays) are delighted to announce the establishment of a strategic alliance between FreshBlooms, DVFG’s mass market division, and Omniflora, Finlays’ US subsidiary supplying retail mass markets. The alliance provides DVFG/FreshBlooms the exclusive right to distribute Omniflora/Finlays Africa-Sourced product
Hilary Benn visits Homegrown in Naivasha
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn wrote this diary during his trip to Kenya and Antarctica. He attended the Governing Council of the United Nations Environmental Programme in Nairobi and visited a number of schemes and projects, including Homegrown; he then went to Antarctica to look at climate change research there.
