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BVG Group

Multichannel retailer

Company overview

BVG sell a vast range of horticultural and garden lifestyle products, along with outdoor buildings. BVG Group's sales have grown rapidly with the group on track to achieve annualised sales of £150m this financial year.

The Group’s brands include Thompson & Morgan and Waltons. BVG Group acquired Suttons in early November 2020. This latest acquisition means that the group now generates combined garden plant sales of over £82m annually, by far the largest online retailer of plants in the UK.

Website
bvg-group.co.uk

Company information

Head office
  • Brecon, Powys
CEO
  • Ian Burgess
Chair
  • David Cox
BGF office
BGF team
Investment date
  • Jun 2015
Total BGF investment
  • £10 million

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