Nick Stodel owns and manages a chain of 7 garden centres in South Africa. When he took over the family business in 2000 it consisted of 2 garden centres in Cape Town. In order to operate a chain of garden centres in completely different climatical areas, Nick has had to give careful consideration to organisational processes and structure. His experience as President of the South African Nursery Association (SANA) and also President of the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) provided experience and knowledge to help address these challenges.