In This Issue
Ho, Ho, Ho! GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back…for real!
Gates becomes 50th garden centre to install WinRetail
Royal Canin to launch new Sensory feline wet range
Cyclamen returns to the top of the tree
Sales of furniture and BBQ top BoT for fourth month running
The Greenfingers Charity team is expanding
Building a sustainable future for horticulture
The Gardens Group aglow with new Christmas displays
Product development and innovation will drive growth
Budget reaction: HTA calls on government to harness the power of gardeners in building back greener
Light up Bonfire Night with Town and Country
Winners of wilko's garden makeover competition
Popcorn Kitchen prioritises premium garden centres
Glee-full time at the NEC - GTN October 2021 Issue available on-line
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
Plant Area Manager – Full Time – Alternate Weekends – Twickenham
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Preparing for winter
Christmas gets personal
Unseasonally high growing media sales
The new Stars for Europe trade website now live!
The best of last week's
Blue Diamond acquires Mere Park Garden Centre
Alan Roper wins Director of the Year Award
New-look café bar and food hall for Squire’s Wokingham
British Garden Centres to sponsor Illumination Street for second year
Former LOFA secretary Phil Gibbs receives prison sentence for fraud
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
Skinner’s named official dog food supporter of parkrun
Bestpets named best wholesaler
Dorwest wins Supplier of the Year
Situations Vacant
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
Salary: Negotiable
 
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Plant Area Manager – Full Time – Alternate Weekends – Twickenham
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GTN Bestsellers
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 

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Ho, Ho, Ho! GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back…for real!

Due to popular demand GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back for 2021, and for real, again with judging visits and a LIVE, in-person, presentation ceremony at Spring Fair as well to celebrate all that’s great about garden centres at Christmas through the pages of GTN and the GTN Xtra e-mail newsletter...

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Gates becomes 50th garden centre to install WinRetail
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Corby + Fellas Ltd has announced that Gates Garden Centre, of Cold Overton near Oakham in Leicestershire, has recently updated its IT systems with the installation of WinRetail, the innovative and comprehensive EPoS and Retail Management package...

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Royal Canin to launch new Sensory feline wet range
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Royal Canin Sensory feeds cats’ senses

 

Royal Canin is introducing a new a feline wet range - Sensory - with three new sensorial stimulations of Smell, Taste and Feel developed to excite cats’ senses. The new range will launch throughout August and September...

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Cyclamen returns to the top of the tree

 

Cyclamen has returned to the top of the GTN Bestsellers Plants chart, replacing Pansies...

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Sales of furniture and BBQ top BoT for fourth month running

The GCA Barometer of Trade reveals furniture and BBQ sales continued to remain strong and were up by 58.27% year-to-date according to its recently released figures for September...

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The Greenfingers Charity team is expanding
Exciting opportunity for new Garden Project Manager
 

The Greenfingers Charity is looking to expand its team with the appointment of a new part-time Garden Projects Manager...

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Building a sustainable future for horticulture

As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow for COP26, the Horticultural Trades Association is working with its membership to encourage them to take the necessary action to create a more sustainable sector...

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The Gardens Group aglow with new Christmas displays
 

Rainbows for the NHS, Mary Poppins and the natural world are among this year’s new Christmas display themes at Brimsmore Gardens in Yeovil, Castle Gardens in Sherborne and Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester...

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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Skinner’s named official dog food supporter of parkrun

Skinner’s, the heritage dog food brand, has partnered with parkrun, the biggest provider of free, physical activity in the world...

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Bestpets named best wholesaler

Up against tough competition, Bestpets has been named as ‘Wholesaler of the Year’ at the Pet Industry Federation awards, for the third time...

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Dorwest wins Supplier of the Year

 

Chosen from a record number of entries, the experts in herbal pet care Dorwest Herbs has won Supplier of the Year at this year’s National Pet Industry Federation Awards...

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Product development and innovation will drive growth
 

After many months of focus on managing stock availability and coping with unprecedented demand for their core lines, AMES UK is now looking to the future with an exciting programme of new product innovation. To drive this new engine for growth, Caroline Elliot has recently joined the business in the role of Product Director.

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Budget reaction: HTA calls on government to harness the power of gardeners in building back greener

Reacting to the Chancellor’s announcement on funding for new T-levels, James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications at the Horticultural Trades Association, highlighted the role UK horticulture plays in ‘greening the economy’ and tackling climate change...

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Light up Bonfire Night with Town and Country
 

Town & Country has a great range of boots that will not only ensure that little people stay warm on Bonfire Night, but will also rival the bright lights of the fireworks...

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Winners of wilko's garden makeover competition

The ten winners of wilko’s national garden transformation competition have been announced, following a nationwide search for impressive garden makeovers, big and small...

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Popcorn Kitchen prioritises premium garden centres
 

Popcorn Kitchen is the perfect example of an ambitious small food & drinks disruptor who’s discovered that its steadfast commitment to small batch production, best-in-class all-natural ingredients, head-turning flavours and eye-catching gifting formats resonates with small-producer audiences...

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Glee-full time at the NEC - GTN October 2021 Issue available on-line

In this Glee Review issue of GTN:

  • Vitax increases range and capacity
  • Remembering Eddie Topping MBE
  • Capturing the essence of Autumn at Chelsea
  • Get Grilling with Traeger
  • Glee 2021 – a special return
  • Glee Buyers Power List
  • Glee New Product Awards
  • Sustainability Award – Southern Trident
  • Glee 2021 Gallery
  • Floral Thursday for Greenfingers Charity
  • GTN Bestsellers Subscription Offer
  • GTN Bestsellers – September garden centre sales analysis and charts
  • Garden Centre Books
  • HTA Column – Tales of the unexpected
  • GIMA Column – The future is looking bright.
Read GTN's October 2021 Issue on-line here
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