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Gary Hurlstone interviewed for Radio4 Farming Today.
Gary Hurlstone, NexGen Founder and MD, was featured on Radio4 Farming Today, where he discussed their innovative tree shelters and mission to replace the use of plastic tree shelters.. Listen to the interview... Photo of farming tractor and...
Thank you.
NexGen Tree Shelters would like to thank everyone who has supported the trials and provided feedback over the last year. We would also like to thank Brannach Olann for their support in bringing together over 1,200 British sheep farmers who will be providing us with...
NexGen wins Wool Innovation Prize
In 2020, Gary was delighted to receive an Innovation in Wool Award for our wool-based tree shelters. The award is given annually by The Worshipful Company of Woolmen and The Company of Merchants of the Staple of England to people who show the most innovative use of...
Hattingley Valley Wines first to trial NexGen Vine Shelters.
Hattingley Valley Wines are the first in the UK to trail the NexGen Vine Shelters. NexGen are proud sponsors of Sustainable Wines of Great Britain.
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...
Gary Hurlstone featured on BBC Countryfile
Gary would like to thank Adam and the Countryfile team for featuring NexGen Tree Shelters in a recent episode. Gary is looking forward to returning to Adam’s Farm when further new tree planting needs protecting. The interview was aired on Sunday, August 1st 2021....
NexGen featured on Kate Humble’s ‘Escape to the Farm’
Gary Hurlstone, of NexGen Tree Shelters, was interviewed on the Channel 5 show, Kate Humbles 'Escape to the Farm'. NexGen Tree Shelters appear in episode five. A massive thank you to Kate Humble and her team for making us so welcome on the day of filming. Whilst...