The founder of Flamingo Horticulture, Richard Evans, has been knighted in King Charles III’s New Year’s Honours List. The award recognises Evans’ contributions to business, sport and charity in both Kenya and the UK, where the flower, vegetable and herb supplier principally operates. The company said the knighthood is testament to Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans’ “values […]

Flamingo won an array of prizes at the FPC Fresh Awards last Friday evening at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London. At the event, Flamingo Group International was named “Overall Fresh Produce Business of the Year” and Flamingo Horticulture won the coveted award for “Supermarket Floral & Plant Supplier of the Year”. These two awards […]

Each year five students are picked from the community to attend the prestigious Adama Boarding School in Ethiopia, and, we are thrilled to share the news that this year: four out of the five students chosen were from the Sher – School, part of our Afriflora business in Ethiopia. This represents a huge achievement for […]

In July we had the honour of hosting a visit to our Stevenage and Sandy sites with Ken Murphy, Group CEO of Tesco. During the visit we gave an overview of the Flamingo group business: our history, strategy and CSR activity. We covered the evolution of our relationship across Produce, Flowers and Plants as well […]

We have all been experiencing very challenging times, but at Flamingo Group International we have been working hard to do the right things for our people, our customers and communities around the world. We’re proud of our collective efforts to date in helping provide vital food supplies as well as support and flowers during the […]

Kenya Growers Donate Flowers to UK NHS Frontline Health Workers Fighting COVID-19 Nairobi, 30 April 2020 Flowers of Hope – Kenya wants to bring some joy and show solidarity with frontline health workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the launch in Kenya, the initiative has been expanded to the UK where Kenya’s World renowned flowers […]

Dear Colleagues / Suppliers / Customers, At Flamingo we make the health and safety and well-being of all our staff worldwide our number one priority. As the global position worsens it is even more critical that we manage and control our environment with our colleagues, to ensure that the communities we serve and work in […]

18th March 2020 Dear Customer and Suppliers Coronavirus update Following the further escalation in the Coronavirus outbreak, our Business Continuity Team (BCT) has reviewed and amended our procedures to take extra precautionary measures to safeguard our employees and communities. Please see below the measures we are putting in place. As the situation is quite dynamic, […]

  Some pupils at Maua school in Naivasha, Kenya, were so hungry that they’d skip school to search the bushes for wild fruit. Others who didn’t cut class would steal from nearby shops so they’d have something to eat for lunch. Headteacher Rosalin Wafula was growing concerned with the high levels of truancy and signs […]

Flamingo were really pleased to receive this award which was presented at the recent FPJ Awards. We have been working very closely with our partners globally for supply chain excellence and this great effort has been reflected in this award. https://www.fpjlive.com/vegetable-grower-supplier-of-the-year  

Please find below Issue 71 of the Business Focus Magazine and their article on Flamingo Horticulture. Click here to download    

“Flamingo demonstrate that they have an ongoing CSR commitment to their employees, their families and their business locality. Handling one billion flower stems annually from their facility in Stevenage, Flamingo provide three million school meals and pre and post natal facilities for the community supporting their horticultural production in Kenya.” biz4biz Awards 2019

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On Saturday 8th December, the Flamingo Flowers team showcased the slightly upgraded and upsized Santa’s Grotto for the children of the families from all our Flowers sites. In total, 175 children visited the Santa’s Grotto, which was decorated extensively by an extensive team of helpers, and on the day, Santa and the Elves all did a […]

At the recent Fresh Produce Consortium Awards, Flamingo picked up the award for its pioneering efforts in supplying our customers in the floral category. The judges comments were highly complimentary; “This vertically integrated, highly focused business delivers high standards in the supply of cut flowers and plants.” This builds on nicely from our acquisition of […]

The theme for this year’s stand situated in the Royal Pavilion at Chelsea was “The Floral Markets”, taking our inspiration from heritage British markets, including Covent Garden Piazza, The Floral Hall and Borough Market. As befits a celebration of Britain, showcasing more British flowers and plants than ever before, supplemented by expertly grown blooms from […]

With almost 400 Hertfordshire Businesses nominated at the start of the awards process and with initial votes being completely controlled by the general public, the finalists were chosen and had to present their business case and vision for the future to the panel of judges from local Hertfordshire industry professionals. Ian Michell and Candice Ferreira […]

The team at Flamingo Horticulture South Africa took part on the ‘67 blankets’ campaign as part of the celebrations to mark Mandela day. Mandela Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on the 18th July, the date of the late president’s birthday. Started when philanthropist Carolyn Steyn was set […]

We are pleased to announce that the Flamingo Horticulture Group has finalised the acquisition of Butters Group Ltd with effect from 18th September 2017. The Flamingo Horticulture Group has businesses in the UK, continental Europe and Africa whilst in parallel working with a number of supply partners across the globe. Flamingo is a major supplier […]