Flamingo Horticulture
Gemma Cruickshank is a seasoned professional in sales and operations planning, currently serving as the Sales and Operations Planning Manager and Supply Chain Controller at Flamingo Horticulture since January 2023. Prior to this role, Gemma held various positions at Tesco from March 2014 to January 2023, including Buying Manager for Local Sourcing in England and Supply Planning Manager for Produce, where responsibilities included managing stock and deliveries to align with demand and promotions. Gemma's earlier experience at Mode Lighting, spanning from March 2006 to March 2014, involved roles such as Production Planner and Sales Office Manager, focusing on stock management, production planning, and customer liaison. A foundational role in customer service and administration was established at PHOENIX SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS LIMITED from June 2002 to March 2006.
Flamingo Horticulture
Flamingo Horticulture is a vertically integrated horticulture business active in the growing, processing, marketing and distribution of sustainably, produced flowers and premium vegetables. The group consists of the Flamingo Flowers and Flamingo Produce, Flamingo Horticulture Kenya, Flamingo Horticulture South Africa, Omniflora, Dudutech, Flamingo Flowers BV (FFBV) and our joint venture business FV Seleqt. The group is a core supplier to most of the leading UK multiple retailers, as well as internationally to customers in Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, Japan and Australia. The quality of our processing operations, logistics network and our ideally located farming operations in Africa give us the infrastructure and technical capabilities to deliver an impeccable service to all of our customers, helping us maintain our position as one of the leading, global companies within our industry. We have UK sites in Stevenage, Sandy, Spalding and Weston and large scale farming operations in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. The FFBV and FV Select businesses operate out of the Westland region in Holland, the Omniflora business is located near Frankfurt airport in Germany and our Dudutech business is based in Naivasha, Kenya. The company was formed in 1982 and grew through a series of organic and acquisitive developments until 2007, when it was itself acquired by James Finlay Limited (JFL). Following a successful period, which saw a significant period of capital investment, under the ownership of JFL the business was sold to Sun Capital in November 2015 and reverted to using the name Flamingo Horticulture in January 2016. The group has an annual turnover in excess of £300 million and employs more than 10,000 people across all of our locations. We are an ethical business and are fully committed to principles of fairness and sustainability in all of the geographies in which we operate.