Deliveries are received on the unloading dock by a carrying-in team operated by the Market Authority which undertakes delivery of produce from vehicles to traders' stands. Customers include high street florists, street market traders, garage forecourt sellers and leading floral designers. Garden centres also buy flowers and plants from the market, as do hotels, restaurants, clubs and offices. Some contract florists are actually based in the Market. Flowers and plants are supplied from all over the world and the best of international produce is sold alongside flowers and plants from the UK and Channel Island growers.
Major suppliers are Holland, Colombia and Israel, as well as Spain, Denmark, Italy and Africa.
More exotic flowers come from Asia and the Caribbean. The range of produce sold expands every year although there is still a large volume of business in the ever popular carnations, roses, daffodils, tulips and chrysanthemums. In season there is a significant trade in bedding plants whilst pot plants are in demand throughout the year. A wide range of foliage, mostly used for making up floral displays, is also available. The Country Order specialists provide an overnight rail service to many parts of the country for those buyers who cannot come to the Market.