Levington Advance Solutions, the comprehensive new growing solutions package from ICL, is the new sponsor of the prestigious Ornamentals Grower of Year award, at the UK Grower Awards 2016.

“2016 is a celebratory year Levington Advance marking 50 years as the ‘go to’ brand for professional performance growing media – a brand synonymous with consistency and performance,” says Adrian Thirtle-Watts UK, sales manager for ICL professional horticulture.   “Recently launched, Levington Advance Solutions is the complete package incorporating growing media structure, precision nutrition and a choice of conventional and biological plant protection options optimising the design and production of quality customised mixes to suit customers’ individual requirements.  

In 2015 we also entered the professional peat free growing media market with the launch of Levington Advance Sustain - a range offering high consistency and performance. 

“We are delighted to be sponsoring the Ornamental Grower of Year category in 2016 celebrating the very best in British ornamentals production.”    

ICL’s other market leading brands include Osmocote controlled release fertilizer, Peters and Universol water solubles and a range of new generation plant protection products including the biofungicide Prestop, the new fungicide Avatar and the only viable chemical control for vine weevil Exemptor.

“Looking to the future ICL has a healthy pipeline of innovative products designed to help UK ornamental growers optimise quality, efficiency and profitability by overcoming key nutrition, plant protection and water conservation challenges,” says Adrian Thirtle-Watts, UK sales manager for ICL professional horticulture. 

Run in association with Horticulture Week, the UK Grower Awards 2016 will return to the Grand Connaught Rooms, London on Wednesday, 3 February, 2016.