Patron Plus Members
eFlorist (previously Teleflorist)
eFlorist are leaders in delivering flowers throughout the world. eFlorist can hand deliver flowers to the UK, Ireland and can even offer International Flower Delivery. With over 60 years experience in providing same day flower delivery and next day flowers, our dedicated online florist delivery service is committed to providing our customers with beautifully designed, fresh gifts with care and efficiency. eFlorist employ a highly trained Sales and Customer care team who are committed to ensuring the best possible service to consumers ordering flower and gifts online for delivery.
Flowers by Florists
For the florist: Flowers by Florists is a network that enables independent florists to deliver flowers for their customers to any part of the United Kingdom and throughout the world. The company works with it Members' Committee to maximise each shop’s own local reputation and customer offering. If you are a florist please visit
www.flowersbyflorists.org
For the consumer: Flowers by Florists members provide you with an endless supply of original floral gifts and tributes to send to your colleagues and loved ones, whether they live close by or far away. Members of Flowers by Florists individual works of art - the most thoughtful and beautiful gifts and tributes anyone could wish to receive.
Flowers Direct
With our exclusive network of local florists, we are able to cover over 98% of the UK population. With the skill and care of our florists, it's no wonder that we have Chelsea Flower Show gold winners and award winning designers as part of our network.
Every day, our members benefit from the best sending commission rates in the industry, together with a friendly and efficient service. Having recently seen a threefold increase in membership, and with more than a million satisfied customers, our relay network is really proving itself. We have membership levels catering for a wide variety of florists and budgets, whether you're a small rural florist or a busy city centre shop.
Corporate Members
AtiverTALK
Whether you are a 1 person business, or have 400 staff, if your monthly phone bill is more than £20 we will give you MORE FOR LESS. It's that simple:
•'Internal' calls across the world, and free
•Huge discounts to ISDN / standard call charges
•Use broadband to give you extra lines so you don't need ISDN
•Full PBX features available to everyone - including homes
•Follow me - never be out of the office again
•No Capex or Opex - just line rental from £2.97 a month
BFA member AtiverTALK special offer: on top of saving £hundreds a year with AtiverTALK, save over 50% on your line rental, phone and get a FREE 0844 number!
Bridge Insurance Brokers
FLORIGUARD RETAIL INSURANCE - The Florist Shop Insurance Policy, underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc is available from only £210 including insurance premium tax and payable over 10 interest free payments. BFA FLORIGUARD INSURANCE - Insurance policies available to members of the British Florist Association (BFA) at discounted rates of up to 15%. FloriGuard is the ONLY insurance endorsed by the BFA. FLORIGUARD VAN COVER - Commercial vehicle / van insurance for florist delivery vehicles underwritten by Equity Red Star Insurance. Cover options include protected no claims bonus and full breakdown cover from £35.00.
Chrysal
In the florist industry, it is all about satisfied customers. You need flowers in excellent condition in order to generate sales and increase the sales days. Chrysal flower care helps you to optimise the flower condition. Our product excellence is just one way in helping you to save costs and improve quality. Chrysal has developed several programs that support you in optimising your business as well.
Direct 2 Florist
Direct2florist is the first web site that puts you in direct contact with a real shop in local areas anywhere in the world*. You are able to view actual shops in the countries which are displayed by their national flag on the home page of the web site. With other "relay" services the customer does not know which shop is delivering. Direct2florist allows you to choose a shop based on information displayed in their entries, this is particularly important as individual florist shops usually reflect the flair and creativity of the proprietor and they may differ widely in their approach to the varieties of flowers stocked and individual designs produced.
FloristPro Ltd
FloristPro provides customised web site and e-commerce solutions just for Florists allowing you to trade online as well as modify your own products and website content. FloristPro creates a new website for each client using your logos, colours, textual information and pictures. Once the website is live on the internet you can manage your own web pages, products, categories, delivery charges, adverts, promotions and much more. Products and categories can be quickly added or updated ensuring only current products are displayed with today's price.
House of Sarunds
House of Sarunds stocks a wide range of continental chocolates and confectionary. We source from a wide variety of suppliers in many countries. The largest proportion of which comes from Belgium, and includes Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Austria.You can order a small amount of many different lines and receive delivery the very next day.
Interflora
Over 80 years ago the seeds of Interflora were sown in America, when two florists agreed to telegraph each other with requests because their flowers could not survive the four-day train journey needed for delivery. The growth of the Interflora network began with the use of telegraph to pass requests between florists. Our combination of creativity, experience and guaranteed quality sets us apart from the competition, defining our position as The Flower Experts. Our UK head office, Interflora House is based in rural Sleaford, Lincolnshire, continuously and actively assisting and developing our Membership with the latest technology and marketing support.
Smithers Oasis
Since our earliest days in 1954, when V.L. Smithers revolutionized the floral industry with the creation of water-absorbing foam for florists, Smithers-Oasis has grown into a leading global manufacturer and marketer of floral foam, floral accessory products, cellular growing media, and post-harvest products. Today, OASIS® is the most recognized and trusted brand in the floral industry.
OASIS® Floral Foam was introduced to the UK in the late 60's and still remains pivotal to our product line. Today, we also sell associated products that include ribbons, packaging material, wire products, pottery, plastics, message cards and much, much more. To date, our range now exceeds 3,000 individual product lines.
Wordhouse Publishing
Wordhouse - the only dedicated communications company in the flower industry. Not only do we produce the industry's best read, and inernationally acclaimed magazine Florist & Wholesaler Buyer, but offer a complete range of add-on services as well.
Associate Members
Academy of Floral Art
We are a brand new training School in Floristry, currently offering a range of courses and workshops in floristry and floral design in Devon. Our aim is provide inspirational and fun educational courses that enable you to explore and develop a craft using natural materials in an unique and individually created course. In the courses we explore a wide range of designs from modern/contemporary and traditional, to wedding flowers and designs for events. We will give you an insight into the Floristry trade or just give you the space to develop a new skill and meet like minded people.
Eden 4 Flowers
Eden4flowers.co.uk Ltd is a web based flower, hamper and gift delivery company. The company offers both private and business users the complete trackable gift delivery solution online. Delivery of our full range of over 700 products is available for next or future day nationwide, guaranteed before 5pm, 1pm or even as early as 9am if you require.
Florist Supplies UK Ltd
Florist Supplies UK is a Trade only website; we do not supply to the general public.
We are Merseyside and Cheshire's premier wholesale florist supplier with over 20 years experience in the florist trade. We operate a busy cash & carry warehouse and have a fully fitted show van and delivery service visiting shops in the Merseyside and surrounding areas, (please ring to see if we service your area). Please note the show van will only visit florist shops and garden centres.
Jane Adams Ltd
Jane Adams Ltd., the selling department of Adams Nurseries, which is situated in the village of Sarratt in Hertfordshire just a few miles from junction 18 on the M25. We offer a diverse selection of traditional, modern and contemporary glassware and ceramics. In addition we also hold a vast range of more specialized gift ware. We have a comprehensive range of general floristry accessories from Ribbons, Bags & Balloons through to Candles, Tools & Paper and all the rest in between!
KEITS
Apprenticeships are strongly supported by the government for future workforce development. KEITS is the country’s premier private training provider specialising in Apprenticeships and NVQ provision throughout the land based industries and also delivers Management awards to all sectors.
KEITS provide expert support to assess your staff in your workplace. This means no lost staff days through college placement, as the assessment is entirely within your workplace.
Michael Pooley Flowers
Michael offers several core courses and can offer them anywhere. The courses he creates are tailored to suit anyone from a total novice who loves flowers, to the designer florist wanting to break the mould. Michael is all about technique and time management. He will show you "how to" and then help you break your design barriers and gain more confidence. He specialises in the "cost factor" and teaches you to use more accessible flowers in a far more creative way in Britain’s floral town.
Peter H Smith Ltd
Specialists in the supply of fresh flowers, plants and florist supplies to the wholesale florist industry.Established in the 1920’s we are now known as one of the most progressive flower wholesalers in the UK.
Daily Deliveries throughout the North West. Opening hours to suit our customers, including every afternoon, 3 late nights and Sunday afternoons.We are a major supplier of british grown flowers and plants to the floristry trade. Florist sundries available throughout the UK, including next day delivery. Constantly changing product range reflecting seasonal trends. We are a founder member of FWTA, and also a member of the BFA.
SouthEast Flowers
SouthEast Flowers are importers of the finest fresh cut flowers from around the world, including Holland, Colombia, Ecuador, Israel, Florida and Malyasia. We work with an exclusive producer of Fairtrade flowers from Colombia ensuring that the farm workers get a better deal. We bring you flowers that are beautiful and exciting year around with total consistency. We are one of the best-known flower importers, offering the UK flower industry a unique and partnership-based service.
Thrive Floristry
We have a passion for flowers and love sharing it and enthusing others at the same time whether through our floristry workshops, books, or personally creating designs for private commissions, Weddings and events! We offer perhaps the world's best range of floristry books, magazines & lots more for endless inspiration... for professional florists, beginners, students and those with a love of flowers.
UK School of Floristry
Here at the UK School of Floristry in Wilmslow, Cheshire, students on our floristry and flower workshops are taught by one of the country’s top 10 florists, Ian Lloyd, and other world champions and master florists from around the world. Our floristry training caters for all abilities, from beginner and refresher workshops and courses to international workshops offering more experienced florists the latest European designs in arrangements, table centre displays and handtied flowers.
