The history of the Naylor Group dates back to 1890, when the great-grandfather of current Chief Executive Edward Naylor, a civil engineer, built a railway viaduct in the West Yorkshire village of Denby Dale. The discovery of a rich seam of clay led to the foundation of a clay brick and pipe factory.

THE YORKSHIRE FLOWERPOT COMPANY
Some 10 years ago, Naylor drew on this century of clayware expertise to launch the Yorkshire Flowerpot Company. We use local clays from our own quarries to produce pots, which we then fire to the highest temperatures- in excess of 1050°C for up to 5 days in order to produce a blue core of incredible strength within the pot- thereby rendering it frostproof. The Yorkshire Flowerpot Company is unique in its use of Yorkshire Fireclays and these high temperature kiln firings: the result is a product, made to meet the challenge of the British climate- unrivalled in its durability and guaranteed fully frost proof.

NAYLOR PATIO POTS
Whilst British made pots remain close to our heart, we recognise our customers’ need for a broad offering. Naylor has responded to this market demand by scouring the globe for attractive and competitively priced products and in 2007, we introduced our first range of imported pots of varying shapes, styles and finishes.

The expansion of the product offering has allowed us to extend our service capabilities. Garden centres have an enhanced range of options- they can buy Yorkshire Flowerpots, Naylor Patio Pots or combine a selection from both ranges for order convenience or to make up a carriage paid order. Delivery capabilities have been increased by an extension of the fleet and a merchandising capability has been introduced.