At Hartley we are extremely proud of our heritage, below is a timeline throughout our history.
Early Days
1940
The Hartley factory
Women busy at work in the early days
1940
Headlamp Cowl invented by Vincent Hartley.
Used so effectively in the blackouts of the Blitz, this simple but innovative product helped save many lives.
1950s
Original aluminium greenhouse design patent is registered.
To acknowledge the English Victorians as the worlds's greatest pioneers and inventors, is something of an injustice to Vincent Hartley. In the 1950s he patented his original aluminium greenhouse design, which excelled over its Victorian wood and wrought iron forerunner in every way.
1951
Balansa Scoop invented by the Hartley brothers.
Used for weighing and measuring
1952
Greenhouse leaflet
An early Hartley Leaflet
1954
Hartley receipt
An original Hartley greenhouse order receipt No 959
1954
Hartley invoice
A 1950s Hartley greenhouse invoice
1958
Hartley advertising
A Spring & Winter copies of 'The Greenhouse', a fifties quarterly review for gardeners.
1959
Safe Boil
Prevents burning and boiling over milk
1961
Period greenhouse advertising
The original Hartley range of British greenhouses
1963
Technical greenhouse erection instructions
Hartley 10 self assembly technical drawing & instructions
1993
Hartley Victorian range launched
The year when one of our most popular ranges was born
2005
Contemporary glasshouses launched
A modern range of contemporary glasshouses
2005
Tradition range launched
A very popular traditional greenhouse
2010
Patio glasshouses launched
A new range of small glasshouses those with limited space
2011
The Grange launched
A popular choice for many customers.
2016
Hartley Range Launched
Launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016
2017
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Best Trade Stand 2017
2017
Hyde Hall
Hartley Botanic was commissioned to build a centre piece glasshouse for the RHS Global Growth Vegetable garden at RHS Hyde Hall
2018
RHS 2018 Chelsea Director General's Tradestand Award
Hartley Botanic wins the Director General's Tradestand Award at RHS Chelsea 2018
2019
Self Cleaning Glass
Launch of our Self Cleaning Glass
2019
Magnum Opus Glasshouse
Launch of the Magnum Opus Glasshouse
2019
Hartley Grow and Store
The Hartley Grow and Store is added to the Hartley Botanic range and displayed at RHS Chelsea 2019
2019
RHS Chelsea 2019 Director General's Tradestand Award
Hartley Botanic wins the Director General's Tradestand Award for the second year running at RHS Chelsea 2019
Like our forefathers before we will continue to innovate throughout the 21st century.