Bridge Farm Group

About Bridge Farm Group

Bridge Farm Group is a UK-based producer of ornamental plants, flowers, herbs, and plant-derived ingredients for the horticulture and bioscience markets. The company was originally founded as Bridge Farm Nurseries in 1988 by Jayne and Tony Ball, starting with just 0.25 acres of glasshouse to grow houseplants for the wholesale market. Their son, David Ball, joined the family business in 2010 after earning an economics degree and began an ambitious expansion.

The company's business model focuses on large-scale, sustainable cultivation, supplying over 100 million plants and cut flowers annually to major UK supermarket and DIY retailers. It operates from state-of-the-art, low-carbon glasshouse facilities in Lincolnshire, utilizing biomass heating, automation, robotics, and AI technology to ensure efficiency and quality. In addition to its core horticulture business, Bridge Farm has expanded into a bioscience division focused on researching, extracting, and cultivating high-value molecules from plants for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and personal care markets. The company also holds a license to cultivate cannabis for research and development purposes, exploring the CBD market.

Bridge Farm Group has undergone several ownership changes. Following a management buyout supported by NorthEdge in 2017, it was sold to the Canadian firm Sundial Growers Inc. in 2019. In 2020, a new entity led by private equity firm Artemis Growth Partners and David Ball acquired the company, returning it to private UK ownership. David Ball was reappointed CEO in 2023, and Andy Higginson, who was previously involved with the company, returned as Chairman in 2024.