Flowerpot Merger Announced

Monday, February 26, 2024 - 11:20

Naylor Gardenware is to merge with Smith & Jennings effective from Friday 1 March 2024.

Naylor a 4th generation family business has been manufacturing clay pipes and other ceramic products since being founded in 1890; with its Yorkshire Flowerpot range dating back to the early 1990s.

British Flowerpot Merger Announced - from left: Edward Naylor - Director; Liz Hudston – General Manager; Simon Smith – Managing Director

Photo shows from left: Edward Naylor - Director; Liz Hudston – General Manager; Simon Smith – Managing Director

Smith & Jennings is a Welsh-based manufacturer of high-quality glazed & terracotta ware, which was founded in 2013 by ceramicist Simon Smith.

The combined entity will be named British Flowerpots and be based in a new purpose-built manufacturing premises in Barnsley. 

The business will be headed by MD Simon Smith and General Manager Liz Hudstone and will offer a comprehensive range of British-made glazed and terracotta pots, complemented by a select range of imported items.

MD Simon Smith commented ‘this is an exciting new venture and we look forward to supplying the UK market with high-quality Biriths made pots glazed and unglazed”.

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