Nigel Richard Douthwaite

Since their earliest days in 1954, when V.L. Smithers revolutionized the floral industry with the creation of water-absorbing foam for florists, Smithers-Oasis has grown into a leading global manufacturer and marketer of floral foam, floral accessory products, cellular growing media, and post-harvest products. Today, OASIS is the most recognized and trusted brand in the floral industry. OASIS Floral Foam was introduced to the UK in the late 60's and still remains pivotal to their product line. Today, they also sell associated products that include ribbons, packaging material, wire products, pottery, plastics, message cards and much, much more. To date, their range now exceeds 3,000 individual product lines.

Dubit Holdings Ltd. provides business support services. The company was founded by Bobby Thandi and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

The I.S. Group Ltd. designs and distributes floral sundries. The private company is based in Peterborough, UK. The British company was founded in 1979. The CEO is Mario Doroteo Larreta.