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What is a Persistent, Bio-Accumulative and Toxic (PBT) Assessment?
Within the EU, there is an obligation for anyone who places chemicals onto the commercial market to comply with R.E.A.C.H. This stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals and is designed to provide a high level of protection for...
The Woodland Trust and Soil Association Agroforestry Event
The inaugural Agroforestry event, held last week on the farm of Soil Association Chief Executive Helen Browning, was a ‘blazing success’ in every sense. Organised jointly by The Woodland Trust and The Soil Association, visitors ‘enjoyed’ record temperatures and the...
Exciting evidence of biodegradation on trial site
Being able to define biodegradability for a product that lasts 5 -7 years is highly complex. Whilst there are a number of tests available, they are generally for short life-span products such as weed mulch, which only needs to last three months. The key for innovative...
Infographic: Why CNSL matches our values
When Gary began designing NexGen’s tree shelters, he knew he wanted to use materials that were ideally a waste product, plentiful, sustainable and kind to the environment. His research led him to cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a by-product of the cashew nut industry....
An optimal growing environment for today’s changing climate
The current very high temperatures and almost tropical thunderstorms have made us think about the climate inside tree shelters. We realise it should move further up the hierarchy of considerations when choosing which shelters to use. Tim Oliver has a small trial plot...
Groundswell 2023
Groundswell is billed as the regenerative agriculture festival, or to adapt the sentiment behind Cloths of Heaven by WB Yates, ‘how to tread lightly on the earth.’ We make our tree shelters from unsaleable waste or by-products of the food industry, including British...
The ARB Show 2023 at Westonbirt
This month, Tim Oliver, our technical sales director, went to the Arb Association show at Westonbirt. The Arboricultural Association ARB Show is the UK's biggest show dedicated to arboriculture, promising a unique experience for all those with a passion for trees and...
Why the sheep’s wool tree shelter is the way forward
There’s so much that’s interesting about NexGen tree shelters. Yes, they’re fully biodegradable, pH and ecotoxicity neutral. But did you know that the process NexGen use is similar to when forming fibreglass, except that our material is biodegradable. Or that their...
The Great Wool Weekend at RHS Rosemoor
The Great Wool Weekend takes place every year at the glorious gardens of RHS Rosemoor in Devon. The two-day event is a celebration of the many ways wool and yarn is used practically and creatively in our daily lives, a subject close to our hearts. So we were delighted...
Tree shelter ties speed test: NexGen vs plastic
Contractors need to know how long it takes to install tree shelters when pricing up planting jobs. Plastic tree shelters are easy, as they’ve been installed many times over. However, NexGen shelters are new and a little heavier, and they have pre-installed metal ties...
NexGen metal ties are now protected by a UK registered design (6265352)
As you may know, we pre-install reusable metal ties on our tree shelters. They’re a key part of our commitment to protect the environment and remove harmful plastics from the countryside. NexGen ties are now protected by a UK registered design (UK registered design...
Catching up with Scottish Woodlands’ trial site, Melrose
Last month Gary Hurlstone and Tim Oliver travelled to Scotland to catch up with Scottish Woodlands foresters Michael Wilson and Ali McTavish at one of their trial sites near Melrose. Scottish Woodlands have proved to be supportive allies in the development of NexGen...
Podcast: Talking Natural Capital with Galbraith’s and Tim Oliver
NexGen's Tim Oliver talks to Dr Eleanor Harris from Galbraith's podcast series 'Talking Natural Capital' and Alex Flinn from Galbraith's Forestry team. The pair quizzed Tim about his work with Nexgen, the company history and how we became leaders in creating 100%...
Feedback from the Durham Wildlife Trust trial
In the summer of 2021, as part of our ongoing research and development, we sent 4,000 NexGen tree shelters to trial sites across the UK. We’re grateful to everyone who’s helping us run the trials and really appreciate their feedback. Laura Tedstone works for Durham...
Interview with Tomorrow’s Forests
Tim Oliver was delighted to talk to Dr Simone Webber, Senior Ecologist at Tomorrow's Forests, about our 100% biodegradable, British wool-based tree shelters. Tomorrow’s Forests specialise in planting trees, creating habitats, and restoring biodiversity throughout the...
BBC Scotland’s Landward discovers the eco alternative to plastic tree tubes
We’re delighted to see our tree shelters feature on BBC Scotland's Landward programme this month, courtesy of Borders Forest Trust. Presenter, Arlene Stewart, spoke to Adrian Kershaw from the Borders Forest Trust about why they plan to replace their plastic tree tubes...
NexGen Update November 22
Thank you to everyone who helped make our launch in September at APF 2022 such a success. We were overwhelmed by the interest and support we received. I can hardly believe it was almost two months ago! Now NexGen is officially up and running, it's all hands on deck to...
Setting the standard for biodegradable tree shelters
In the latest issue of Forestry Journal, discover how we're 'setting the standard'. How we've created 100% biodegradable tree shelters made from British wool that protect young trees without harming the environment. How we're setting the standard by offering a 5-year...
Talking ‘All Things Arb’ at APF 2022
We were delighted to meet Tom Alexander from All Things Arb at APF2022. If you work in arboriculture or forestry, you’ll know that the All Things Arb podcast is the UK’s most popular arb podcast. Founded by Tom, All Things Arb talks with leading arb experts, industry...
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who visited our stand at APF 2022. We loved meeting you all and appreciate the enthusiasm and support you showed for our 100% biodegradable, British wool-based tree shelters. Thank you to the whole NexGen team and LimeGreen Marketing who worked...
What is a Persistent, Bio-Accumulative and Toxic (PBT) Assessment?
Within the EU, there is an obligation for anyone who places chemicals onto the commercial market to comply with R.E.A.C.H. This stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals and is designed to provide a high level of protection for...
The Woodland Trust and Soil Association Agroforestry Event
The inaugural Agroforestry event, held last week on the farm of Soil Association Chief Executive Helen Browning, was a ‘blazing success’ in every sense. Organised jointly by The Woodland Trust and The Soil Association, visitors ‘enjoyed’ record temperatures and the...
Exciting evidence of biodegradation on trial site
Being able to define biodegradability for a product that lasts 5 -7 years is highly complex. Whilst there are a number of tests available, they are generally for short life-span products such as weed mulch, which only needs to last three months. The key for innovative...
Infographic: Why CNSL matches our values
When Gary began designing NexGen’s tree shelters, he knew he wanted to use materials that were ideally a waste product, plentiful, sustainable and kind to the environment. His research led him to cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a by-product of the cashew nut industry....
An optimal growing environment for today’s changing climate
The current very high temperatures and almost tropical thunderstorms have made us think about the climate inside tree shelters. We realise it should move further up the hierarchy of considerations when choosing which shelters to use. Tim Oliver has a small trial plot...
Groundswell 2023
Groundswell is billed as the regenerative agriculture festival, or to adapt the sentiment behind Cloths of Heaven by WB Yates, ‘how to tread lightly on the earth.’ We make our tree shelters from unsaleable waste or by-products of the food industry, including British...
The ARB Show 2023 at Westonbirt
This month, Tim Oliver, our technical sales director, went to the Arb Association show at Westonbirt. The Arboricultural Association ARB Show is the UK's biggest show dedicated to arboriculture, promising a unique experience for all those with a passion for trees and...
Why the sheep’s wool tree shelter is the way forward
There’s so much that’s interesting about NexGen tree shelters. Yes, they’re fully biodegradable, pH and ecotoxicity neutral. But did you know that the process NexGen use is similar to when forming fibreglass, except that our material is biodegradable. Or that their...
The Great Wool Weekend at RHS Rosemoor
The Great Wool Weekend takes place every year at the glorious gardens of RHS Rosemoor in Devon. The two-day event is a celebration of the many ways wool and yarn is used practically and creatively in our daily lives, a subject close to our hearts. So we were delighted...
Tree shelter ties speed test: NexGen vs plastic
Contractors need to know how long it takes to install tree shelters when pricing up planting jobs. Plastic tree shelters are easy, as they’ve been installed many times over. However, NexGen shelters are new and a little heavier, and they have pre-installed metal ties...