Southeast Cornwall MP , Sheryll Murray , has seen first - hand how horticulture can take on a part in drive ‘ fleeceable growth ’ and support mood target during a visit to a Saltash plant patronage on Thursday ( 5/8 ) , also address manpower challenge .
Kernock Park Plants , an independent Cornish plant producer , who has been in business concern for over 40 old age , produces over 13 million plants a yr for sales event in the UK , Ireland , and Europe and operate from their seven - hectare web site at Pillaton near Saltash . It is part of a hard Cornish horticultural manufacture that grows a diverse range of plants and trees .
Bruce Harnett , Managing Director , Kernock Park Plants say : “ We were delighted to have Sheryll visit our business and to show her the workplace that goes into producing plants . horticulture has never been more popular and there is a real opportunity to further grow our business , but we need the government to reduce the overweening red tape and bureaucracy on imports and exports for horticulture . presently , the outgrowth is importantly hampered by paperwork and costs that could be easy come down by the authorities to take into account us to spring up our business . ”
“ On small to intermediate - sized importation , monetary value have increased by near 400 % compared to 2020 with all the certificate , agent costs and inspection costs on both side . We calculate that implication and exportation is costing us over £ 200,000 per yr more , without considering lost business sector due to increased export cost and all the additional time mete out with the complex establishment to have and sell plants outdoors of the UK . ”
“ As far as workforce , we ’re working hard to cover assistance ensure that our needs are covered going forrad , but it ’s demanding even more planning and prognostication as to our necessary in a typically irregular market . We need recognition and a policy change from political science that better reflects our indigence for seasonal staff by internalisation of cosmetic plant life into the seasonal farming workers scheme allocation . ”
Sheryll Murray MP tell : " I was very impressed by their large operation produce such beautiful plants . I would like to thank them for the informative sojourn . This first hand detail is peculiarly useful in my purpose on the Environment , Food and Rural Affairs Committee . "
For more informationHorticultural Trades Association19 High Street ThealeReading , West BerkshireRG7 5AH , United Kingdom+44 ( 0)118 930 3132www.the-hta.org.uk
