About Petals


Petals is an award-winning international network of florists that commenced trading in Australia in 1992. Petals prides itself on a record of technology innovation and our ability to provide our florists with as many profitably, trouble free orders as possible. 

Since Petals started in 1992 it has evolved to have it's own network of florists in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and partner networks in over 70 countries around the world. Petals currently has approximately 1000 members in Australia, which equates into 38% of all Australian florists, and currently has around 16% of all florists in the United Kingdom. This means that when sending your orders through Petals you can be assured that the order will be filled by a qualified local florists. 

With the advantages of having our own network in more than one country we are able to send orders same day delivery to United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and next day delivery to over 70 countries around the world.

Petals has been quite successful in providing a service to our member florists and to our mutual consumer-customers.  Here are 2 testimonials from 2 of charities that we have worked closely with for the past years.

"Petals Network's system is basically maintenance-free and we can be completely confident that customers who purchase from Petals through us will receive excellent service and a beautiful product. We find it is a convenient and excellent fundraiser for the Australian Breastfeeding Association". - Erica Myers-Davis, Executive Officer, Australian Breastfeeding Association, http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/sponsors/

"We have always found the service provided by Petals Network to be excellent... both in the speed of delivery and product quality. Over the years of our relationship, the generosity shown by Petals Network has proven that they are genuine in their desire to assist charities with their fundraising.
The Petals Network system has provided a hassle and maintenance free way for us to generate some additional income for the Wesley Mission."
- Robert Sharpe, Wesley Mission, www.charityflowers.com

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Petals Network has won a number of awards.  This is independent verification of the quality of our service.

September 2005: Winner of the Australian Business Limited Annual Awards 2005. President's Prize for Best Business.

July 2005: Finalist in the NSW Telstra Small Business Award for the category, businesses with more than five employees but less than or equal to 20 employees.

Petals Network has been listed in Australia's main business magazine Business Review Weekly's Top 100 Fastest Growing Australian Businesses in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001.

August 2001: Awarded "Best Supply Chain" award by MIS Magazine for our innovative use of the Internet to ship floral orders around the world.

October 2000: Petals Network was awarded the Premier's New South Wales Regional Exporter of the Year Award in recognition of outstanding export achievement in regional New South Wales.

September 2000: the NSW Government invites Petals to be the curtain-raiser for Bill Gates at the 2020 Vision Presentation broadcast live around Australia in recognition of our innovative use of technology.

August 2000: Petals Network was awarded the coveted GIO National Innovative Service Award for creative use of the Internet.

November 1996: Petals Network awarded the national Telstra and Australian Government Small Business of the Year 

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Thank you for taking time to read through this About Petals, we hope you consider using us for all your floristry needs.

Best Wishes,

Scott Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Petals Network
 

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Last Updated: 09-Aug-2006
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