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Viaflor is a premium floral wholesaler located in Dublin, proudly serving florists and event planners across Ireland. As a trusted Dutch flower importer, we bring generations of expertise from the Netherlands directly to the Irish market.

Our focus is entirely on Ireland, with a local sales team and a Dublin-based warehouse stocked daily with fresh flowers from Holland. This allows us to provide a reliable, high-quality supply chain and outstanding customer service.

At Viaflor, we go beyond being a supplier. We are a dedicated partner to the Irish floral community.

Nestled in the heart of County Meath, just 30 minutes from Dublin, Killeen Castle offers luxury lodge accommodation, a world-class Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, and a breathtaking 600-acre estate steeped in history. Whether you’re here for championship golf, woodland walks, a dream wedding, or a corporate event, Killeen Castle is a haven of tranquillity, natural beauty, and timeless elegance.

Welcome to CAFRE the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise. We have a vision for your success and for the success of businesses with whom we work and invite you to be part of it.

The college offers you the opportunity to study a course which will lead to a career in agri-food and rural businesses. If you are already work in the industry, we can help you to continue your professional development or assist you to upskill and innovate to stay ahead in the marketplace

Running a florist in Ireland comes with unique challenges. From navigating tricky rural deliveries to managing different VAT rates.

Digital Florists is software built for florists. It’s not a generic tool that happens to work for flowers — it’s made by people who understand the day-to-day chaos of running a flower shop.

 They address the reality of being a florist in Ireland with integrated Eircode support and automated handling of multiple VAT rates.

 More than a software company, Digital Florists is a partner committed to helping florists reduce admin, enhance production and improve customer satisfaction.

Irish Green Guys was set up by James Costello in 2018 to supply fresh Irish foliage to the florist market. The South west coast of Ireland provides ideal growing conditions for foliage with the mild, relatively frost free climate and long growing season giving a real competitive advantage. The company now grows over 30 foliage varieties and supplies all year round. Christmas is the main peak of the business with seasonal winter foliages, wreaths and garlands making it a very busy time!

We also work with some smaller foliage and flower growers to provide a platform for them to sell their products to our customer base and look forward to expanding this in the coming years.

Sallynoggin College of Further Education (SCFE) is a recognised centre of excellence in the provision of further education and training courses, under the patronage of Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB). Whether you are a school leaver, or an adult wishing to upskill, to re-enter the labour market or progress to degree level, an international student, SCFE offers you a wide range of dynamic courses at Certificate and Diploma level accredited by national and international awarding bodies.

With over 60 years in business, Harold Elmes has grown to become one of the most trusted names in the Irish wholesale interiors trade. From our early days as a local supplier to our role today as a key importer of décor from across the globe, our success has always come down to two things: quality and service

Family-owned Direct2florist was set up in February 2007 with one goal - to put consumers directly in contact with professional florist shops around the world, in the process giving consumers control of the flower sending process.

Florist Window provide websites for florists, ecommerce florist software that helps florists easily sell online.

Florist Window is designed just for florists, and has many features built into it that are specific to florist's needs. For example, their website allow your customers to order flowers to be delivered to multiple destinations, all within one order, subscription flower service options, reminders, email marketing software, bespoke POS accounts management software built in so you can manage your business to business accounts, you can even send one off payment links to customers or promo codes, the annual reminder service further empowers florists helping them get more repeat business from existing customers

Floralbox Packaging began in Galway in 2009, rooted in a simple idea shared by brother-and-sister team

Michael and Caroline Howley. Looking at a gorgeous, expensive bouquet presented in a cellophane aqua pack and flimsy bag, we knew there had to be a better way to present bouquets in water — something elegant, efficient, sturdy and reliable. What started as family conversations around the kitchen table soon grew into a mission to modernise the floral industry, and our first lined box vase was born.

Our signature lined box vases quickly became our hallmark. Florists told us they transformed how quickly

they could work and that they were receiving very positive feedback from their customers. The excitement around those early creations fuelled us, and we knew we were building something special.

As our community of florists grew, they began sharing ideas, challenges, and wish lists and we listened.

From those conversations came new products: hessian bags with rustic charm, flat-packed hatboxes, lined arrangement boxes, premium ribbons, and beautifully curated wrapping papers. Each product designed or chosen with care, always with the florist’s needs and creativity in mind.

Through every step of our journey, one belief has guided us: ‘exceptional flowers deserve exceptional presentation’. We take pride in designing packaging that not only elevates your work but also brings a touch of joy and luxury to the creative process.

Today, Floralbox Packaging remains a proud Irish, family-run business supplying quality packaging to florists in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the USA — still inspired by the florists who welcomed us into their world.