Solus and Scotts both denied this afternoon that a deal between the two companies has been resurrected.
Comments posted on diyweek.net today claimed that Scotts was completing a buy-out of the wholesaler, which went into administration on May 15.

However, a spokesperson for Solus told diyweek.net that the claims were not true "in the slightest", and Martin Breddy, vice president and general manager of Scotts Company (UK), said "they are just rumours".

PwC, which is handling Solus' administration, said: "Discussions with interested parties are ongoing and we remain hopeful of securing a sale."

Solus and Scotts were in negotiations earlier this year that would have seen the wholesaler acquired by its biggest supplier. However, the talks broke down after Solus reportedly walked away from the deal.