Flamingo UK is a business that sits within Flamingo Group International Limited (‘The Group’), which Is a leading supplier and grower of flowers, plants and produce into the UK and European retail markets. We aim to be the world’s most resilient and best value farm-direct grower, at the lowest environmental footprint. We operate our own farms across Kenya, Ethiopia and France and have developed a strategic global network of growing partners, with an emphasis on packing at source.
There are four lines of business in the Group: Afriflora, one of the world’s largest straight-line rose growers; Flamingo Flowers, grows and sells all-year-round flowers into the UK and Europe; Bigot Seasonals, grows and sells seasonal flowers in France; and Flamingo Produce, grows and sells all-year-round produce into the UK.
We supply 11 of the largest 15 supermarkets in the UK and mainland Europe, selling directly or via wholesalers, and through flower auctions. We also supply a number of online flower retailers and florist chains. Some of the principal customers which sell our flowers, plants and produce include Aldi, Bloom & Wild, Carrefour, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Tesco and Waitrose
The UK employs c900 colleagues, working across 3 sites (Weston: Plants, Home delivery and gifting; Sandy: Flowers; and Stevenage: Produce) and our Head Office is also based in Stevenage