Trade News - October '24
Catch up with all the news from The Koi Trade this October!
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"Japanese Koi Importers since 1980, Our Company, staff and directors have been in the Koi and Aquatics industry for over 30 years and can provide you with the right information and the right products all at brilliant prices!
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Over 30 years experience in the Koi and Aquatics trade
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Importers of Only the Best Quality Japanese Koi"
Beautiful Koi was established by Justin Wilmshurst, a life-long experienced fish keeper. After running a successful specialist construction business for many years, whilst using all his spare time sourcing and supplying premium Nishikigoi for a small and select group of exclusive clients, Justin and his wife Sarah along with many of their extended family members are now bringing this exclusive service to a wider audience.
“Our Nishikigoi are held in the grounds of our home located in Gloucestershire on the edge of the Cotswolds, where we enjoy gorgeous views across our own three-quarter acre mud pond, with the River Severn and Malvern Hills beyond. Purchasers are now welcome to collect their premium Nishikigoi direct from Beautiful Koi, where they can enjoy the beautiful setting for themselves.” Justin Wilmshurst
"EZ Pond Limited, the UK’s leading fiberglass pond/tank manufacturers.
Specialists in our field for over 30 years, we pride ourselves on quality and attention to detail.
The EZ Pond Range has been developed for fish keepers throughout the UK, be it Koi, Goldfish or exotic species, EZ Pond have the solution.
The unique design of the EZ Pond, enables anyone to set up a pond in their own garden, house or garage."
"We decided to build our small but perfectly formed premises in order to offer healthy Japanese koi to the public.
We pride ourselves on hand picking all our koi directly from some of the most respected breeders in Japan including: Torazo, Sakuma, Seki, Hasegawa, Shinoda, Oofuchi, Kurihara, Marata, Kaneko and many more!
All of our koi under go a strict quarantine procedure including the full heat ramping protocol outlined by CEFAS. We do everything we can to ensure our koi leave us in the best possible health and condition.
Clearwater Koi is Kent's newest Koi and Coldwater fish outlet, we have lots planned for the future...so watch this space!"
"Formed in 2010 Queni Koi has grown into one of the largest Koi only retail outlets in the U.K. With over 60,000 gallons of water on site, spread over 26 ponds our goal is to provide one of the biggest selections of koi anywhere to be seen, while catering for every budget. From baby koi, up to show winning Koi.
We pride ourselves in the Koi we have for sale. Visiting Japan multiple times a year, we source Koi from trusted breeders based in Niigata, and from Western Japan. Koi undergo a strict bio secure quarantine procedure including a minimum of two heat ramp cycles, along with any other necessary treatments to ensure the Koi you buy are fit and healthy.
Our extensive dry goods range is constantly being updated, often bringing new and exciting products to the UK. We are the exclusive UK agent for the FD Food Range, and our very popular Drum Filtration range. Stocking brands such as JPD, Kusuri, EA, Colombo, Aquasource and more we only stock products we believe in. Keeping stock of items important to us, we believe that if we sell a product, we should have it physically in stock. We do our utmost to keep as many products in stock as possible, ensuring timely deliveries to our customers.
Our delivery service is “Next working day” as standard. Working with APC we find their service to be extremely efficient and fast. We are also able to send Live Koi by APC, the only licensed carrier of Live Fish. We use their 10am service as standard, as we want the Koi to spend as little time in a box as possible."
"In this crazy world, where no one seems to really care much anymore, there are still a few quiet corners of our wonderful country that still try hard to offer traditional qualities of service and value as a matter of course not exception.
We are Steve & Pam at Avenue Fisheries in Wyboston and what we do is not just nurture and supply genuine Japanese Koi Carp and build and maintain ponds, to us it's a way of life.
We have been in business since 1975 and still to this day most of our business comes from recommendations and we are blessed to have a large number of customers who have been coming back, year after year, and have become part of our community.
In addition to a large stock of Koi Carp from small for growing on to mature Koi we have a great selection of quality products in the shop from feed to pumps and everything in between. We will shortly be opening our online shop too so that you can enjoy delivery to your door anywhere in the UK.
The other side of our business is the building and maintenance of your pond. It's a delight to be able to be a part of the planning stage for the development and installation of your Koi pond as we will be able to advice on location, maintenance etc and give you some ideas that you maybe hadn't thought about and as we know all there is to know about Koi Carp we can discuss your plans on stocking the pond too."
"Husband and wife team, Daniel and Lucinda Shreeve run Norfine Nets Limited. Dan is responsible for sales and design, whilst Lucinda deals with all the administration tasks.
The main base of our business is manufacture and supply of nets to the aquatic, aviary and koi keeping trades. We also manufacture and supply to most of the zoo’s and wildlife parks. We have been very successful in this niche for over 30 years now. Although based in deepest rural Norfolk, we supply wholesalers and dealers throughout the UK and Europe.
In addition to this, we design and supply many types of bespoke nets. We have supplied young tree harvesting nets for forestry commissions and jellyfish protection nets, for use in the middle east. We have also supplied filter intake nets for the Arrows Formula One team.
Monkeys and wallabies have been lifted in our nets in various zoo’s throughout the UK, but perhaps our strangest request was from a local turkey produce firm, which needed a safety net to catch falling frozen turkeys! We also manufacture and supply many types of Seine nets for lakes and ponds and Seine nets for brick built koi ponds. Floating fish containment nets are also another speciality of ours. "
Welcome to Byer Koi Farm the leading UK Koi Farm breeding award winning high quality koi carp the Japanese way from Japanese Koi. Fully quarantined imported Japanese Koi Carp for sale too. Wide range available all year round - buy online or visit our well stocked koi shop near Hemel Hempstead in SE England (Herts)
No appointments needed to visit during our opening hours - Byer Koi Farm - Opening Hours. Immerse yourself in our wide range of koi, koi food, and other dry goods essentials. Pick your own koi mixes in our small koi range! Or choose from individual premium koi, including imported Japanese Koi.
Welcome to Coastal Koi Formed in 2002
Coastal Koi, as Norfolks leading Japanese Koi and dry goods dealer, has built it’s reputation over many years on providing high quality goods and services at a price that is affordable to all koi keepers. That reputation has grown over the years and has spread country wide, and with our growing numbers of loyal customers who have joined up to our online loyalty points scheme. This entitles you to earn points for pounds for your much appreciated loyalty, this can then be redeemed against future purchases and amounts to a 5% discount. More and more people are finding out that Coastal Koi can deal with all your koi keeping requirements, and do so in a friendly and professional manner.
With a wide selection of fully quarantined Japanese koi always held in stock, and a strict bio security policy in place, which includes the use of heat ramping twice up to 24 degrees, so you can be sure that any koi purchased from Coastal Koi will be in the best of health and will be a great addition to your existing pond.
"Whether your Japanese Koi represent good fortune and prosperity, love and friendship, or just pure enjoyment, they truly are a passion for many of us. West Midlands Koi fully appreciate the joy of sourcing the best quality Koi and we want to share our passion and experience with you.
Our background
Like many hobbyists, we have dedicated much of our leisure time over the years leading to what has become a rewarding family run business here. West Midlands Koi was born out of this love in 2018. We specialise in Japanese Koi and the supply of Koi related products, pond building, filtration systems and dry goods and of course, knowledge!
Sourcing and caring for our Koi is at the heart of what we do. We only ever source our Japanese Koi from selected Koi ponds in Japan. All our facilities have been purposely adapted for their welfare. Our tanks are fully maintained and individually filtered, with strict quarantine regimes for all new livestock received at our facility. We are confident our Koi are kept in top condition.
We pride ourselves on our exceptional customer experience. We are where we are today because of our customers and our success continues to be driven by customer recommendations and the quality of our Koi collections."
"Supreme Koi arises from a love of all things carp. The journey began a long time before I visited a koi show in the early nineteen nineties where my wife and I became mesmerized at the beauty and presence of koi.
Subsequently I became involved with this new passion and soon after started showing koi at my local club’s annual show. Enthusiastically I progressed to the position of Show Chairman whilst continuing to exhibit countrywide and also join the British Koi Keeping Society National show committee.
Several years later and moving on from the show scene I yearned for more from the hobby and time spent with friend Maurice Cox of Koi-Uk I realized that the koi trade was the direction to travel. I was already building ponds in my well established landscaping business so this seemed the natural evolution.
In October 2014 during my fifth trip to Japan plans were under way to launch Supreme koi. Here is where I commence. My intentions are to build on this in the seasons that follow.
My aim is to pass on my knowledge and by hand selecting koi I supply; I will give my clientele the opportunity to enjoy these living jewels with passion - the way I do."
"The Koi Collection has been supplying high quality Japanese koi carp for over 25 years. We also keep a vast stock of koi related products. From Filtration, koi food and treatments to heaters, pipe-fittings and koi books - if it's worth owning, we probably have it in stock!
We have one of the largest koi only facilities in the UK, with over 34 individually filtered sales ponds containing koi from some of Japan's leading breeders. With mud ponds containing over 300,000 gallons of water and two 20,000-gallon show ponds you can be sure our koi are given the best possible conditions to thrive.
We were one of the first koi dealers in the UK to be given ‘Bio-Secure’ status by Dr Paula Reynolds (BSC PHD BA.) We employ a very strict quarantine protocol that includes heat cycling in accordance with CEFAS regulations and ensure that every breeder gets a separate system. We have been importing, keeping and selling Japanese Koi Carp for over 25 years - that's experience money can't buy!"
"Kusuri have been one of the leading names in koi pond products for decades. We manufacture a wide range of specialised goods for the koi pond. From treatments to food. "
We are an experienced, family run Koi dealer based in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service and aim to be one of the leading Koi retailers in the UK.
Koi Water Barn is one of the most established respected Nishikigoi companies in the world. Established in 1983 in the United Kingdom, we are pioneers in the importation of koi carp from Japan for commercial sale since the 1960s.
We are proud to have been the first non-Japanese suppliers of the Grand Champion-winning koi at the prestigious All Japan Koi Show held in Japan, solidifying our reputation in Japan and around the world as being experts in high-quality Japanese koi selection. This also paved the way for other hobbyists around the world to compete and win at this now truly international koi show.
"Here at Walker Koi we are dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality products for pond keepers and Koi to suit all budgets. "
"The UK's biggest and best koi prize giveaway site. Amazing prizes to be won, from filtration and food - to trips to Japan!"
"Shirley Aquatics is a name you can rely on.
For over 75 years we have been helping people achieve their fish and reptile keeping goals, as well as supporting them with all of their needs.
Shirley Aquatics first opened it’s doors in 1939 on the Stratford Road, Shirley, West Midlands. We were pioneers in marine keeping, tropical plant growth and Koi keeping. In 1982 Ronald and John Cook, who had already become market leaders in importing Japanese Koi, took over the business.
Over the course of 35 years the family built on early successes, making Shirley Aquatics one of the largest and most well known aquatic stores in Europe, by concentrating on quality brands and customer service synonymous with a family run business.
In 2016 we decided that it was time for a change. The old building had done a fantastic job and kept us and many hundreds of thousands of customers happy over the years, but we needed a fresh start and a fresh challenge.
We moved the entire store to its present location, just one junction down the M42 on an already much loved farm retail site, Becketts Farm. We took over what was little more than a barn and created a store fit to carry on the nearly 80 year old legacy."
"With years of supplying healthy, quality Japanese koi and associated products at competitive prices, Springbank Koi is on hand for all your koi-keeping needs. We have a very popular WhatsApp group where we list most of our stunning koi, why not visit our Facebook page (link opposite) and join in the fun!"
"Absolute Koi was established in 2003 by Darren Gray and Donna Ramsden and is one of the UK's leading online retailers of pond supplies, specialising in Japanese Koi and associated products.
Over the years Absolute Koi has grown into a well-known respected brand and we pride ourselves on our knowledge, Koi health and personal customer service.
Absolute Koi continues to strive to provide the best Koi products, advice and customer service from start to finish. We continue to invest in the future to enable Absolute Koi to continue to meet our customers' expectations, provide innovative products and of course the best Japanese Koi in the UK.
Absolute Koi welcomes old and new customers and as always we are here to help and advise."
"Evolution Aqua is a multi-award-winning UK aquatics product manufacturer, specialising in pond filtration. Evolution Aqua manufacture many leading brands and products in all areas of aquatics."
"Our aim is to breed, grow and supply the UK with high quality Koi Carp, and specialise in Mail Order, delivering Koi to your door anywhere in the UK! Whether your need is 2 week old fry, or large individual high grade fish, we aim to be able to supply it, whether you are an individual customer looking for that one special fish or a dealer looking for large volume supplies.
New Forest Koi is unique in the fact that we have a full time retail shop open to the public 7 days a week from 1st March to 1st November.
As all of our koi are bred on the farm, the availability of our koi tends to be seasonal. If you are interested in small high quality koi, the best time of year to contact us is around September-October and March-April. For our 6" + koi in all grades, we harvest the growing koi from our farm every year throughout September and October and bring most of the koi into the shop. This means that we generally have the best selection of koi available from September - April. During the summer months of May - August our stock levels tend to be at the lowest so if you are planning a visit to the shop during this time for anything specific it is worth giving us a call on 01590 682010 to check availability first.
From November through to March we will open by appointment on request, Monday to Friday. To make an appointment during this winter period, just call 01590 682010, or email info@newforestkoi.co.uk"
"Here at OASE, we've always had a passion for water and for aquatic environments and design that meet the highest possible standards of technical precision – ever since 1949. We are designers by trade and composers at heart, both when it comes to creating fascinating water scenes in gardens and aquariums and in the field of professional fountain and water technology. From idea to implementation, from function to fascination, from technical to biological – we offer innovative presentations, smart products, premium quality and pure convenience, all under one roof."
"We have been breeding and growing Koi at our farm since we first built it in 1990 and over the years have developed a reputation for producing the finest quality Nishikigoi. We know of no other purpose built, commercially successful, Koi farm in the UK today. We began trading as Cuttlebrook Koi Farm in 2001 and over the years, Koi bred by us have won hundreds of awards at Koi shows around the country, competing against Japanese imported Koi."
"Hikari produce the finest collection of high-quality koi foods. Our dedication to the nutrition of nishikigoi is respected worldwide, that's why so many breeders, dealers and hobbyists will only use our products. There's nothing else that comes close."
"Pondside Specialist. As a pond consultant and knowledgeable Koi Keeper I offer a full-range of services designed to give your fish and pond the best care possible. Depending on their needs, I can tailor my service list to make sure they get all the attention they deserve and give you complete peace of mind whether you have a specialist Koi pond or a garden pond with mixed fish."
"We take great pride in our work and have accumulated 20 years of invaluable experience in the building and landscape trade. Throughout these years, we have consistently provided a professional and trustworthy service to all of our clients. Our extensive expertise allows us to deliver exceptional results, and we prioritize customer satisfaction above all else."
"Shosha Koi is born out of love and passion for Nishikigoi. Through the beauty and tranquility of Japanese inspired design and horticulture. We aim to bring you an immersive experience that will spark a new level of appreciation for all things Koi.
With over 30 years of combined experience, Mike and Lee's dedication, expertise and enthusiasm will continue with this, their new chapter. "
Whether you are an experienced bonsai enthusiast or a beginner or simply want to grow an ornamental Niwaki tree for your garden, then purchase one or two of our young pine trees as projects and have lots of fun and enjoyment growing and styling our young trees to your own personal taste, we guarantee you’ll enjoy the experience. We have many returning customers purchasing further trees to grow and style a different way…so take up the challenge!!
"We worked quietly behind the scenes to build a unique, show-stopping koi facility in the South West of England. After launching on August 5th 2023, we have welcomed many koi keepers through our doors, offering what can only be described as a ‘koi destination.’
The exciting news? We’ve only just begun!
We supply only healthy, fully quarantined Japanese koi from some of the best breeders in Japan, along with everything one might need to build a koi pond and care for their collection.
We cater for all.
Our website is under construction, but you can follow our progress and koi updates via our FaceBook page (QR code below). Alternatively, why not do things the old-fashioned way and stop by...
We’re positive you won’t regret it."
"20 plus years of experience providing high-quality Japanese Koi, pond products and koi food.
We pride ourselves on a no-nonsense approach to koi keeping and koi sales."
"Here at Koi-R-Us we are passionate about all things aquatic. We are here to help you with all your pond needs from Japanese Koi , pond pumps & filter systems to foods & treatments."
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