Award-winning innovation: elho scoops three GIMA Awards and earns ESG Sustainability shortlist

• Triple GIMA Award success – elho scoops three wins, including the Sustainability Award; Growing, Planting, Equipment & Sundries Sustainability category; and Best Multi-Media Marketing Campaign
• Global recognition continues – elho also shortlisted for Best Impact Report at the ESG Sustainability and Purpose Awards, highlighting its ongoing commitment to transparency and planet-positive innovation.

elho, the market leader in sustainable and stylish plant pots and accessories, has celebrated an evening of success at this year’s GIMA Awards, with a triple award win recognising the B Corp company’s commitment to innovation, quality, and creativity across the gardening sector.

Representatives from elho’s sales team were thrilled to be presented with multiple awards throughout the ceremony.

The green basics composter received not one but two accolades, scooping the Sustainability Award and coming top in the Growing, Planting, Equipment & Sundries Sustainability category, while the innovative smart pebble was hailed the winner of the Best Multi-Media Marketing Campaign.

The green basics composter promo kit was also named a finalist in two categories - Best Point of Sale Material and Growing, Planting, Equipment & Sundries.

David Nicholson, UK NEU & ROW sales manager for elho, commented on the evening: "We are over the moon to see elho recognised so widely at the GIMA Awards. To take home a triple win and multiple finalist accolades reflects our ongoing commitment to the planet and our mission to make it easier for everyone to bring more nature into their everyday lives. It’s a proud moment to receive such recognition from GIMA, and a great endorsement of the sustainable yet stylish solutions we bring to retailers and gardeners alike."

The success doesn’t end for elho at the GIMA Awards, having also been shortlisted for Best Impact Report at the global ESG Sustainability and Purpose Awards this week, underlining its commitment to transparency, sustainable practices, and sharing its green mission with both retail partners and consumers.

David added: “It’s fantastic to be shortlisted for Best Impact Report in the ESG Sustainability and Purpose Awards. Our aim is to make it easier for consumers to make more sustainable choices when it comes to the products they purchase for the home and garden, and our annual impact report highlights the steps we take to reduce our environmental footprint, support biodiversity, and share our green mission with both retail partners and consumers."

To discuss stocking elho products, email David Nicholson on david.nicholson@elho.nl and find out more about elho’s ranges at www.elho.com/en

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Editors notes

elho is a plant pot innovator on a mission to inspire as many people as possible to surround themselves with greenery and nature. It does this through creating beautiful, sustainable plant pots and accessories, both for inside the home and for outdoor spaces, whether you have a garden, patio or balcony. Designed to make plant care easy and accessible for everyone, its wide range of products feature clever innovations, such as built-in water reservoirs and invisible wheels, and are created with style at the forefront.

The family business was founded in 1964 and since 2019 elho is proud to call itself a B Corp. As of January 2024, all of its products are made from 100% recycled plastic using wind energy, and are 100% recyclable. In addition, elho has an A-class TÜV certification for the use of recycled plastic.