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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...

Have Your Say on the Future of Horticulture and Landscape Apprenticeships

The Horticulture and Landscaping Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group is a partnership of over 50 employers, trade associations, and educators. Together, we develop, refine, promote, and support horticulture and landscaping apprenticeships.  We are conducting surveys...

UK – The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) 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...

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.
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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