One of the early successes of PPL was the development of the Assured Plant Propagation Scheme, independently verified to ensure customer confidence and satisfaction. In 2008 the Scheme was transferred to the international standards organisation GLOBALGAP and renamed the Plant Propagation Material (PPM) Standard overseen by accredited certification bodies around the world (www.globalgap.org).
Research and development interests and priorities of the industry are represented by PPL member on the Outdoor Field Vegetables and Protected Ornamentals committees of the statutory levy-funded Horticultural Development Company, part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) (horticulture.ahdb.org.uk).
PPL is a member of EU Plant, the European Organisation of Young Plant Producers, a not-for-profit organisation which represents the interests of the sector in matters relating to EU legislation, as well as commercial and technical developments (www.euplant.eu).
