Vitax is a fourth generation family-owned business with roots laid down long before the modern gardening industry as it is known today even existed. Our origins can be traced back to G H Richards, established in 1880 and based in Bermondsey, South London. Mr Richards was a manufacturer of insecticides and supplier of horticultural sundries. During the Second World War, my grandfather, Frank Henry Gooding, a commercial tomato grower and sales agent based on Guernsey, was forcefully evacuated to London. After the war he became involved with, and later took control of, Synchemicals a company formed in this period of austerity and rationing to promote the use of growth hormone products to growers and nurseries.
Eric Hutchinson, the first Managing Director of Vitax Limited, wrote the eponymous Vitax Gardening Book in the 1950s. Full of information, tips and ideas, the book proved to be a popular and invaluable guide to traditional gardening.
That love for gardening still goes into all of our products today
Based in Coalville, Leicestershire, we are a truly British brand. The majority of our products are produced in the UK, something we are proud of.
Vitax has held the quality production standard BS5750/ISO9002 since 1993, testament to the quality of the products we produce.
Our wide range of over 140 garden and plant-related products include well-known brands such as: Slug Gone, 6X, Vitax Q4, Stay Off, Nippon and SBK Weedkiller.
We have a wide range of fertilisers, soil conditioners and plant specific nutrients designed to enhance the quality of your plants, trees and shrubs.
