We specialise in delivering a diverse range of effective and 'must have' products for successful gardening and growing. From specialist fertilisers and lawn products to highly effective weedkillers and pest control solutions, used by everyone from weekend gardeners to professional growers, groundsmen and greenkeepers.
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Garden World provides a host of innovative ideas and trusted products which help experienced, enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardeners to enjoy their gardens more.
Vitax Amenity offers a wide range of products specially developed to promote the growth and health of turf grass used on golf courses, sports pitches, horse racing courses and other managed amenity turf.
Vitax Grower is dedicated to professional growers of every type of plant - from bedding, nursery stock, ornamentals and trees to salads, fruit and vegetables.
Vitax is a fourth generation family-owned business with roots which go back long before the gardening industry as it is known today even existed.
Our origins can be traced back to G H Richards Limited, established in 1880 and based in Bermondsey, London. Richards was a pioneer manufacturer of insecticides and supplier of horticultural sundries.
Two manufacturing sites drive and support the operations of Vitax Limited. The largest facility is in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, which produces and distributes our retail range of products. This is a modern 20+ acre site producing liquids, powders and blends.
We are keen distributors of knowledge and know-how to help growers and gardeners alike...
Both of our production sites at Skelmersdale and Coalville have achieved certification of ISO9001 2015 (Quality Systems) and ISO 14001 2015 (Environmental Management Systems). These rigorous standards are managed by our internal audit teams, and are subject to regular third party independent assessment and review to ensure continued compliance.
We are hugely proud and honoured to have a Royal Warrant of Appointment for the supply of fertilisers to the Household of HM The Queen, a mark we have had the privilege to hold since 1965.
Eric Hutchinson, the first Managing Director of Vitax Limited, wrote the eponymous Vitax Gardening Book in the 1950s. Full of information, tips and ideas, the book proved to be a popular and invaluable guide to traditional gardening, and demand was such that the book was printed in a second edition.
