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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...
NexGen Update September 2022
Thank you for the lovely messages of support we’ve had over the last couple of months and the interest you’ve shown in our tree shelters. We really appreciate it and look forward to keeping in touch with you all. If you haven’t checked it out yet, we regularly post on...
Introducing our new releasable metal ties
Do you know our tree and shrub shelters come with releasable metal ties? Most tree shelters are secured with plastic zip or cable ties. However, these don’t meet our commitment to reduce the environmental impact of plastic in our countryside. So, to avoid using...
Our 5-year warranty to set a new standard for biodegradable tree shelters
NexGen’s 5-Year warranty will soon set a new standard for biodegradable tree shelters We’re delighted to announce that from October 2022, our entire range will come with a 5-year warranty. We designed the unique material we use in all our tree shelters, shrub...
Did you know cashew nutshell liquid is replacing palm oil in road diesel?
One of the main – and perhaps more surprising – materials we use to make our tree shelters is cashew nutshell liquid, or CNSL. CNSL is a natural, annually renewable, non-food biomaterial. It’s an agricultural by-product of the cashew nut industry defined as waste or...
We visit our cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) supplier in India
In May, Gary and Tim went to India to visit Cardolite, our cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) supplier We’re committed to helping sustain ethical industries through our supply chain. To make sure we’re delivering on this commitment, Gary and Tim recently travelled to India...
Trowbridge Museum’s WEFT exhibition
We’re proud to be part of Trowbridge Museum’s WEFT exhibition From 18th June to 29th October, Trowbridge Museum is once again hosting the West of England Festival of Textiles – or WEFT as it’s cleverly known. The WEFT is a biennial exhibition celebrating all textile...
We’re launching at APF 2022
Our production lines are set to be up and running for this season’s planting, our website is live, and APF is making a welcome return on 22nd September. As the UK’s largest forestry, woodland, arboriculture, fencing and biomass show, APF gives us the perfect...
British Hardwood Tree Nursery, our first UK distributor
We’re delighted to announce British Hardwood Tree Nursery as our first UK distributor We’re delighted to partner with British Hardwood Tree Nursery (BHT) as our first distributor. BHT is one of the UK’s leading specialist wholesale suppliers of bare root plants and...
NexGen Update July 2022
A heartfelt thanks to all of you who have contacted NexGen Tree Shelters over the last 18 months. I’ve been developing our environmentally friendly tree shelters for four years now, so it’s with much pleasure that I can update you with our first newsletter. The...
Tim Oliver joins NexGen as Technical Sales Manager
We are delighted to welcome Tim Oliver, who joins NexGen as Technical Sales Manager Gary Hurlstone, NexGen founder and managing director, says, “Tim is an excellent asset to our team and joins us at an exciting time. After four years working with foresters, landowners...
NexGen R&D update: November 2021
"As part of NexGen’s research and development programme we worked closely with Impact Solutions, who are based in Scotland, in order to give our customers the confidence that the NexGen range will protect newly planted trees for 5 years (depending on location) but...
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...
NexGen Update September 2022
Thank you for the lovely messages of support we’ve had over the last couple of months and the interest you’ve shown in our tree shelters. We really appreciate it and look forward to keeping in touch with you all. If you haven’t checked it out yet, we regularly post on...