As the company’s apprenticeship provider, DCG has been pivotal in helping nurture the exceptional standard of craft and expertise among Myton Horticulture’s skilled florists – helping many of them progress into specialised leadership and creative roles, such as team leadership and product design.
Myton Horticulture’s Derby site is a major floral manufacturing and distribution facility, supplying fresh cut flowers to retail customers across the UK.
Driven by the technical skill and precision of its floristry team, the site produces 38,000 bunches of flowers per week, rising to 1.5 million over Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, when the facility runs 24 hours per day to meet customer demand.
Tracey Mason, site training advisor with Myton Horticulture, said: “We are incredibly proud of our apprentices and our 10-year partnership with Derby College.
“The passion our florists bring adds real value to our business, and DCG has been brilliant at tailoring training to our unique needs as we grow.”
Having retrained through the Level 2 floristry apprenticeship following a career pivot, Tracey speaks from experience.
She worked in children’s book publishing and primary education before joining Myton Horticulture and discovering how far an apprenticeship can take someone without a prior background in the industry.
She said: “Moving into a high-volume floral facility can be a culture shock, especially when changing careers as I did, but the support here is fantastic.
“Having completed the apprenticeship myself, I know first-hand that it doesn’t just build expert floristry skills; it opens doors across the whole business, from product design to leadership. I’m proud to be living proof of where this training can lead!”
And more people will get the chance to develop professional floristry skills within a high-volume manufacturing setting when the business takes on its next Level 2 apprentice cohort in January 2027.
The company is particularly keen to attract school and college leavers who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
As well as its apprenticeships, Myton Horticulture also offers a route into work through its Flexipool scheme where trainees work at the facility part-time alongside their studies. Students can choose the shifts that they wish to work on a day-by-day basis.
Tracey added: “Flexipool gives young people a real taste of the workplace alongside the soft skills they need to succeed. To thrive here, you just need resilience, a positive attitude, and a focus on crafting high-quality floral products.
“It’s a fantastic launching pad into a long-term career.”