A garden centre already has what a timber-building dealer spends years building. It has footfall from people who are spending on their gardens, and outdoor space where a show building can stand. That is why garden-centre chains and outdoor-living retailers adding a timber-building range are one of the buyer types Eurodita supplies. This guide covers the two ways a partnership can be shaped and how display units are sourced. It also covers what a specification board should say, and where the factory scope ends and the centre's begins.
Two shapes of partnership
The garden centre as the dealer
The centre buys directly from Eurodita, sells under its own name and keeps its own customer. Eurodita is a log cabin manufacturer for dealers, based in Lithuania and manufacturing timber buildings since 1994. It makes the kit; the dealer sets its own price, runs its own sales process and keeps its own customer. No dealer margins or resale prices are published, so the centre's pricing is its own. The supply terms are on the dealer programme page.
A dealer displaying at the garden centre
An existing dealer places show buildings on the centre's outdoor area and handles the sale. The centre provides space and footfall, and captures or refers enquiries. The commercial split between dealer and centre is a matter for the two of them. It is not something Eurodita sets, and it does not appear on a Eurodita quotation. In this shape, the dealer is the Eurodita buyer and the centre is its retail partner.
Both shapes rest on the same facts. For the garden-building range, the supply route is confirmed project by project. There is no consumer shop, no showroom and no retail checkout at the factory, so a garden centre can be the local place where a private buyer sees and buys the range.
Where display units come from
Eurodita holds no stock in any market and manufactures against confirmed purchase orders. A dealer that wants display or stock units orders them, and each is quoted in writing. A single pilot unit is accepted practice where it makes commercial sense. A one-unit order is not treated as unsuitable for the trade route. This is the natural first order for a display: one building, chosen to represent the range you intend to sell.
What follows the pilot depends on the wall profile. The 19 to 44 mm standard ranges are volume-driven, so expected quantity is discussed as part of ongoing supply. The 58 and 70 mm profiles, glulam and bespoke work can be single projects. There is no fixed minimum order across the range, and no blanket "no minimum" either; the quotation states what applies.
Choosing what to show
A display should let a visitor see the range in two or three buildings, not one. The product families that suit a garden centre are the ones the dealer page lists for dealers and garden centres.
| Family | Wall system | Display role |
|---|---|---|
| Log cabins | Solid 19 to 70 mm, or twin-skin | Summer houses, sheds and garden rooms; the core of the range |
| Garden offices | Solid 44 to 70 mm, or twin-skin | A furnished office shows year-round use; twin-skin shows the insulation cavity |
| Granny annexes | Solid 58 to 70 mm, twin-skin or glulam | Shown by drawings and visuals rather than a display unit |
A solid log model can be made in any of the 28, 34, 44, 58 and 70 mm profiles, and a glulam model in any glulam profile. The 19 mm profile is used only on the models catalogued with it. The thickness printed on a catalogue listing is the featured profile, not the only one. A twin-skin display is worth considering because it shows the cavity itself. Two equal solid skins stand with a space between them for insulation bought locally. The four build-ups are 44-50-44, 44-100-44, 58-50-58 and 58-100-58 mm.
What the specification board should say
A visitor at a show building reads the board before they find a member of staff. Get the vocabulary right, because most later errors start here.
- Wall profile written in full: 44x130 mm, not "44 mm". A 35 mm wall does not exist; the profile is 34x100 mm.
- Joinery on its own line: IV45, IV68 or triple-glazed IV92 windows and doors. The figures 45, 68 and 92 are joinery systems, never wall thicknesses. A "68 mm cabin" has IV68 joinery.
- External dimensions: every size Eurodita states is external, with a terrace as its own figure. Internal floor area is smaller by the wall thickness on each side. Say so, or the customer will measure the inside.
- Finish: wall logs are untreated by default. If your display is painted, say whether that was factory painting, an option with limited capacity, or local treatment.
- Floor and roof: impregnated floor bearers and 28 mm floorboards as standard; roof boards in the kit, roof covering only where ordered.
- Your price: set by you. Eurodita publishes no prices, and no U-value for any twin-skin build-up or finished wall. Do not print a thermal figure the factory has not supplied.
The vocabulary is defined on wall profiles, and the kit contents on what is in a Eurodita kit.
Materials under your brand
Where agreed for the order, the customer-facing paperwork can carry the partner's company name and logo. That covers quotations, 2D drawings and 3D visuals, assembly guides, delivery notes and packaging labels. For a bespoke brief the proposal is generated as a branded PDF, so the centre presents it under its own name. Legal, manufacturing and compliance documents keep the manufacturer, safety and traceability details they must carry. The arrangement is on private-label manufacturing.
Where the factory scope ends
A display building is a kit like any other. Eurodita does not build its base or connect anything to it, and installation is agreed per project. Unless installation is agreed for the project, assembly is by the dealer's or centre's own crew from the assembly drawings. Unloading at the centre is the buyer's responsibility, with a forklift, telehandler or crane and safe access for the vehicle. Plan the base, the crew and the unloading slot before the kit is ordered, not when the lorry arrives.
The same applies to every building the centre sells. Foundations, insulation, utilities and local approvals stay with the end customer and its local parties; installation is agreed per project. A garden centre needs a local answer for these, whether an in-house crew, a recommended installer or a clear handover to the customer. The full boundary list is on what Eurodita does not do.
Planning the season
Garden centre trade is seasonal, and a display that arrives after the buying season has started has missed its purpose. Eurodita publishes no production or transit durations. Timing is confirmed per order in the quotation and at order confirmation, from the current production schedule. State the window you need the display to be standing in, and the factory checks it before the order is placed. Freight timing is the forwarder's estimate, not a factory commitment. Send the enquiry before your first season, not during it.
What to send
Your company, legal entity and commercial role, and whether you are the retailer or a dealer displaying at a retailer. The destination and the intended customer use. The models you want to display, with the wall profile written in full, joinery, external dimensions and finish. The expected quantity for the first order and any repeat plan. Whether the paperwork should carry your name. The delivery basis you want priced, the site address and the unloading equipment on hand. The required delivery window.
Eurodita replies with the route and a written quotation in EUR, with drawings and visuals for the buildings you want to show. Send your enquiry through the contact page and say which season the display is for.
Frequently asked questions
Can a garden centre buy directly from Eurodita?
Yes. Garden-centre chains and outdoor-living retailers adding a timber-building range are among the businesses Eurodita supplies. The centre sets its own price, runs its own sales process and keeps its own customer. Every order is quoted in writing in EUR, excluding VAT and delivery.
Does Eurodita supply display buildings from stock?
No. Eurodita holds no stock in any market and manufactures against confirmed purchase orders. A dealer that wants display or stock units orders them like any other unit. A single pilot unit is accepted practice where it makes commercial sense.
Who assembles a display building at the garden centre?
Unless installation is agreed for the project, the buyer's own crew assembles it, from the assembly drawings and guide. Installation is agreed per project; Eurodita does not build bases or connect utilities. Unloading at the centre is the buyer's responsibility, with a forklift, telehandler, crane or other suitable equipment and safe access.
Can quotations and documentation carry the garden centre's own brand?
Where agreed for the order, the customer-facing paperwork can carry the partner's company name and logo. That covers quotations, 2D drawings and 3D visuals, assembly guides, delivery notes and packaging labels. For a bespoke brief the proposal package is generated as a branded PDF under the partner's identity.