Commercial Horticultural Association
Encyclopedia
| Year Formed | 1978 |
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| Chairman | Pat Flynn |
| Secretary | Amanda Sizer-Barrett MBE |
| Treasurer | Don Pearce |
| Association Manager | Stuart Booker |
| Address | The White House High Street, Brasted Near Westerham Kent, TN16 1JE |
The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) is the UK Trade Association
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
representing and supporting companies that manufacture and supply plants, products and services to commercial horticultural
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
growers throughout the world.
History
CHA was established in 1978 under the name Commercial Horticultural Exhibitors Group (CHEG) to assist exhibitors at UK Trade show to negotiate collectively with exhibition organisers. In 19?? it expanded its remit to become a trade Association and the name changed to the Commercial Horticultural Association.The CHA was for many years administered by Brian Dunsby from offices in Harrogate
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
, Yorkshire. When Brian retired in 1997 the administration was taken over by Groundcover Services based at Stoneleigh Park
Stoneleigh Park
Stoneleigh Events is located south west of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England.The site covers about , of which is maintained...
, Kenilworth
Kenilworth
Kenilworth is a town in central Warwickshire, England. In 2001 the town had a population of 22,582 . It is situated south of Coventry, north of Warwick and northwest of London....
, Warwichshire. Finally in 2009 the administration passed to the Federation of Garden and Leisure Manufacturers based in Brasted
Brasted
Brasted is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located to the west of Sevenoaks town. The parish includes the settlements of Brasted Chart and Toys Hill, and had a population of 1321 persons . The single slightly winding street of the village has a...
, Kent. Day to day administration remains under the care of Stuart Booker who retains an office at Stoneleigh Park.
Objectives
The Association represent the interests of exhibitors at British trade shows and selected markets overseas and to answering queries and promoting its members products and services and British horticulture as a whole throughout the world. The Association's prime functions are fact-finding, liaison and co-ordination.Its Mission is;
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- "to help improve the business environment by identifying the needs of companies within the horticultural supplies sector and to help them to promote their products in the UK and overseas"
The CHA publishes an annual Buyers Guide and Members' Handbook which is circulated at horticultural shows and exhibitions in the UK and overseas as well as through overseas embassies, international journals and to individual enquirers.
Export Promotion
The CHA is an Accredited Trade Organisation under the Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) run by UK Trade & InvestmentUK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment is a UK Government department working with businesses based in the United Kingdom to ensure their success in international markets, and encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice ....
, a cross government organisation combining the export activities of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform .-Ministers:The BIS...
and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
. Working in conjunction with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the International Agri-Technology Centre (IATC) the association organises UK pavilions at selected overseas trade shows, recruits potential exhibitors and, in conjunction with other government support agencies, assists them to plan and execute their export strategy.
The CHA has organised pavilions at;
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| width="300px;" | AgriShow || width="200px;" | Ribeirao Preto || width="100px;" | Brazil
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| Agritech || Lima || Peru
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| Growtech || Johannesburg || South Africa
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| Growtech Eurasia|| Antalya || Turkey
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| Hortec || Nairobi || Kenya
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| Horti Fair || Amsterdam || The Netherlands
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| International Plant Fair (IPM) || Essen || Germany
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| Fruit Logistica || Berlin || Germany
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| Hortec Kenya || Nairobi || Kenya
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| Naivasha Horticultural Fair || Naivasha || Kenya
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| IPM Dubai || Dubai || UAE
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| Salon du Vegetal || Angers || France
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It has also been involved in missions to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Turkey and Syria.
The association is planning to add Fruit Logistica, Berlin, Germany to this list in 2011.