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News Release from: Gripple | Subject: Garden trellis kit
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 February 2005
Gripple tackles the towers of learning
Gardeners working in the grounds of one of England's most prestigious university colleges have turned to Sheffield-based Gripple to solve an architectural conundrum.
Architect David Yandell was called in to advise on the care of the listed buildings and surroundings of Keble College in Oxford with the help of garden designer Sarah Eubank and College Gardener Caroline Brett Gripple went to the top of the class with their unique answer to replacing perished wiring holding up roses, honeysuckle and grapevines on walls dating back more than 130 years
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 3 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Gripple's new garden trellis kit, launched at independent garden centres nationwide this week, avoids the problems of securing and straining traditional wire with a fast, safe, rust-free answer to guiding climbing and trailing plants.
College Gardener Caroline Brett explained: "Due to the nature of the bricks and the traditional lime mortar separating them, the conservation architect was keen to use a product which would not damage the structure of the building but keep plants secure.
"The original buildings are one of the finest examples of Victorian Gothic architecture and it was essential to choose the right product.
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These trellis kits are easy and quick to use and avoid any sharp edges making it the ideal solution to our trellis problem.
The college plans to use 300 metres of nylon monofilament and 400 tensioners to complete the trellis work on college buildings before the growing season starts.
Gripple's trellis kit will be launched nationwide from March to a network of garden centres up and down the country and across France.
The company is currently in consultation with 1,300 independent garden centres in the UK and has already received orders to stock the product from as far as Wiltshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Birmingham and London for the easy to use support system.
Andy Davies, Gripple's Business Development Director said: "We were delighted to have secured the order from such a high profile educational establishment.
Keble were looking for a quick and easy solution to their problem and our product did just that.
"It was a huge step forward for Gripple to move into gardening and hobby use rather than just commercial use and our hands-on research into the market proved the interest was there." Gripple's first gardening product has grown from strength to strength since being trialled at leading garden and flower shows during 2004.
Up to now the product has only been available online but the new nationwide distribution deal means now everyone can gets their hands on the trellis kit.
Three products make up the range being sold through independent garden centres across the UK and via French garden centre chain Truffaut.
Each pack uses the unique Gripple joiner and tensioner device and comes with 30 metres of plastic wire which, when used, is passed through the central channel of the device, looped around an anchor point and passed through a second channel on the device.
This simple push-fit provides an instant lock and automatically tensions the wire.
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