Bath-based hedging plants grower and retailer Hedges Direct has branched out to acquire specialist distributor Impact Plants – with help from a team from the local office of regional law firm Thrings.
Hedges Direct, part of the Lansdown-based mini conglomerate Euxton Group, has more than 10 years’ experience of growing and supplying hedging plants, topiary, turf and other garden merchandise.
The acquisition of Impact Plants – also based in Bath and which has distributed large trees, hedging, living screens, pleached trees, topiary and instant hedging since 1988 – extends Hedges Direct’s expertise and product offering in the fast-growing garden landscape sector.
Impact Plants founder John Ingham joins Hedges Direct as a consultant.
Thrings Bath-based company commercial partner Alex Pyatt and solicitor Sarah Ellis provided legal advice to Hedges Direct owners June and David Pearce.
June Pearce said: “This merger is an ideal strategic fit for Hedges Direct and Impact Plants, with the coming together of two successful organisations enabling customers of both businesses to enjoy a greater range of quality plant products and services.
“Impact Plants’ hedges, plants and screens continue to be enjoyed by landscapers, house builders and home owners throughout the UK and Europe. We are tremendously excited to be working with John to realise Hedges Direct’s ambitious growth plans in the landscape market and to further strengthening our reputation in the competitive homes and gardens industry.”
Completion of the Impact Plants deal is the second acquisition handled by Thrings on behalf of the Euxton Group. The firm advised on its purchase of family-run wholesale and retail tree nursery business Ornamental Tree Nurseries in 2012.
Alex Pyatt added: “Hedges Direct’s focus on providing customers with quality products and services has led to it being regarded as one of the UK’s leading online hedging plants retailers.
“Working closely with June and David, we were able to gain greater insight into the business and understand its strategic and commercial objectives.
“Thrings prides itself on forging close and lasting relationships with its clients, and we are very pleased to have advised Hedges Direct, a long-term client of the firm, on its latest acquisition.”
Pictured, from left: Thrings partner Alex Pyatt; Hedges Direct founder June Pearce and Sarah Ellis of Thrings
