About us

A Family Business
The Green Machine was opened in 2007 by Mark and Jim, and since then it has seen the addition of both of their families to the management team. The Green Machine is a family run business that was born from the passion and excitement we have for what we do. Fortunately, we are still just as energetic and inspired as we were back then and we really enjoy showing our clients what can be achieved, and helping them to accomplish their goals.

Aquatics and Aquascaping
Mark and Jim had a vision to change the face of Aquatics in the U.K. Having traveled extensively in the far east (they met in Thailand) they realised that the state of fish keeping in Britain was far behind what they witnessed in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Jim had worked with CO2 injected tanks for a number of years and was keen to promote this form of fish keeping, particularly in the U.K.

Mark and Jim are pioneering a new approach to the hobby and have opened The Green Machine as a flagship in the art of aquascaping.

Aquascaping itself is simply creating what is intrinsically a small section of tropical riverbank within the confines of your own home.

The emphasis of these tanks is on the beautiful landscape created within an aquarium, with the onus on the beauty and harmony of nature. The jewel in the crown, of course, is when the fish are added bringing the whole picture alive.

Our business is unique and we believe that we are the only retailer of this kind in Europe.

We have set up a number of tanks for various clients all of whom are overjoyed with the results that we have achieved for them. Many of our clients however have preferred, with our help and advice, to plant their own underwater paradise.

Our vision for the future is to change the face of aquatics in the U.K. which we feel needs to be brought up to date and turned more into an art form.

Our in-store show tanks need to be seen to be believed, they are truly inspirational taking the hobby to its pinnacle.

All our clients have completely changed their outlook on fish keeping many of whom have started again from scratch. Many others who have experienced this kind of fish keeping are overjoyed to have a shop of this nature to aid and support them.

Reptiles - Herpetology
Jim has had a fascination and a great admiration for reptiles since his childhood. We have recently opened a reptile department in store, and are applying the same vision and ambition to the reptile world as we do to the aquascaping world.

As with the aquatics, we employ specialist staff so that we can provide our clients with excellent advice and inspiration and we will soon be installing some large display terrariums to add to our vast aquatics displays and inspire our clients.

Hydroponics
We are proud to provide what is, in our opinion, one of the leading hydroponics departments in the United Kingdom. This department is currently being refitted and extended with the addition of brand new displays so that our clients can see our systems in action and learn how to use them. We have an expert team of staff who have years of experience on hand to answer questions and advise on the most suitable products.