In This Issue
Wyevale Garden Centres confirms the acquisition of its 153rd centre...Crowders
Crowder family intends to develop their wholesale nursery division
Lolly Lee leaves Gardman to join Petface
Chris Ramsden moves to Hozelock
Sad news of the death of Brigitte Canale (Europlants UK)
Barton Grange win top destination centre title for fifth year in a row
It's Garden Centre of the Year for Garden Wise
Sophie of Coolings wins Rising Stars challenge
Taylors Bulbs voted GCA Associate of the Year
Seventeen past chairman on parade at 50th anniversary dinner
Garden Centres of Excellence
Planters are the GCA champions for Environment and Community
Conference goes poptastic on Monday night
“You guys should own summer and your plant areas have to deliver an experience.”
Greenfingers Photo Booth from Briers keeps the fun and fundrasing going
Cultivation Street Ambassadors can win new business for Garden Centres
Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
John Herbert returns to present at GCA Conference - 30 years on
50th Anniversary GCA Conference kicks off with £11k fundraiser for Greenfingers
£1,000 raised from auction of ten After Eight Mints during Greenfingers Team Challenge
Winter weather fuels sales of cold-weather products
Are You Still Loving Your Plot?
Christmas footfall helps lifts seeds and bulbs sales
Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
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Barton Grange Cookshop Rising Star Kath Bailey sets her goal on winning in Brighton
Sam Clark from Cowells is "chuffed" to be a Rising Star
From watching at Blackpool, Will Clark is now a Barton Grange Rising Star at Brighton
Jack Fillingham graduates from Sunshine training scheme to Rising Stars
Coolings Rising Star Sophie loves responsibility
Matt's over the moon to be a Rising Star at Squires
Early-bird garden product sales are disappointing
Growing media sales off to a flying start
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Wyevale Garden Centres confirms the acquisition of its 153rd centre...Crowders


Wyevale Garden Centres announced today it has acquired Crowders Garden Centre, based in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. Following the acquisition, WGC’s estate will consist of 153 centres across England and Wales...
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Crowder family intends to develop their wholesale nursery division
The acquisition by WGC represents only 25% of the Crowder business, and the family now intends to develop their nationally important wholesale nursery division...
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Lolly Lee leaves Gardman to join Petface
 
Due to huge interest in their new range of Wild Bird Care, Petface are expanding their sales team and have appointed Lolly Lee as their Business Development Director looking after their Garden Centre channel. Lolly joins the company after working for Gardman.
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Chris Ramsden moves to Hozelock
Chris Ramsden is moving from Suttons to be National Accounts Manager at Hozelock...
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Sad news of the death of Brigitte Canale (Europlants UK)
 
 Renato Canale, of Europlants UK, has notified industry colleagues of the passing of his wife Brigitte on 11th January.
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Barton Grange win top destination centre title for fifth year in a row


Barton Grange Garden Centre near Preston have notched up their fifth consecutive Destination Garden Centre of the Year award in the Garden Centre Association’s annual inspection audits...
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It's Garden Centre of the Year for Garden Wise


Garden Wise of Dumfries took their first Garden Centre of the Year title as the top-scoring centre in the lower turnover band in the GCA's inspection audits...
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Sophie of Coolings wins Rising Stars challenge


Sophie Liebthal of Coolings Nurseries was announced last night as winner of this year's GCA Westland Rising Stars challenge...
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Taylors Bulbs voted GCA Associate of the Year



GCA members have voted Taylors Bulbs as their Associate of the Year...

Results of Associate of the Year and the Worrall Cup
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Seventeen past chairman on parade at 50th anniversary dinner
Seventeen past chairmen of the GCA turned out for the association’s 50th anniversary dinner at the Grand Hotel, Brighton last night...

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Garden Centres of Excellence


Current GCA Chairman Julian Winfield and comedian Hal Cruttenden started the GCA Awards presentations with the GCA Garden Centres of Excellence...
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Planters are the GCA champions for Environment and Community


Planters of Tamworth were one of 16 GCA Award winners announced during conference on Monday...
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Conference goes poptastic on Monday night


Bents go all Bee Gees for the night...
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“You guys should own summer and your plant areas have to deliver an experience.”
Consumer and shopper behviouralist Ken Hughes warned the garden industry yesterday not to ignore the digital revolution...
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Greenfingers Photo Booth from Briers keeps the fun and fundrasing going


Briers are keeping the fun and fundraising going throughout the GCA Conference with their #gluvie photo booth...

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Cultivation Street Ambassadors can win new business for Garden Centres


Writer and broadcaster David Domoney made a passionate appeal to garden centres to appoint ambassadors to promote community gardening through his Cultivation Street initiative, now in its fourth year...
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Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
    

Here's a great way to raise £'s for Greenfingers and get your self into shape for the rest of the year by loosing weight between now and Garden Re-Leaf Day.  Join GTN Xtra's Trevor Pfeiffer and Greenfingers Linda Petrons and Debs Skillicorn in Pounds 4 Greenfingers...
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John Herbert returns to present at GCA Conference - 30 years on
 
Experienced international retail executive John Herbert, who now runs a global DIY trade association, addressed delegates yesterday...
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50th Anniversary GCA Conference kicks off with £11k fundraiser for Greenfingers


The GCA Pansies (retailers) beat the GCA Cabbages (suppliers) with a golden Zubaball goal during extra time played in Brighton for the 6th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup...
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£1,000 raised from auction of ten After Eight Mints during Greenfingers Team Challenge


Only Guy Topping could succesfully raise over £1,000 for Greenfingersjust by auctioning half a box of After Eight Mints!  Why.... read on
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Winter weather fuels sales of cold-weather products
 
Winter weather arrives at last and we see the first sales of sledges and rock salt in the EPoS data provided by garden centres for GTN Bestsellers. There are also notable increases in sales of Frostgard, logs and fuels for fires.
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Are You Still Loving Your Plot?


It’s year two of the HTA/GIMB Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign. Building on the success of 2015 – here’s a one-day Masterclass to demonstrate how to sell to non-gardeners – as well as gardeners.
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Christmas footfall helps lifts seeds and bulbs sales
GTN’s analyst Trevor Pfeiffer (MD of The Garden Communication & Media Company) believes December increases in seed and bulb sales posted by GCA members were the result of increased footfall as a result of Christmas visits and the ‘extra’ week-end garden centres had in December...

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Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
Limited availability, book now...



Following our visit to the Tuinzaken Garden Retail Experience event last year the Horticultural Trades Association has arranged an inspirational Study Tour to the Netherlands in February 2016 to take in the 2016 event and there is still some limited availability for for you to join us on the trip...

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The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
 
After the resounding success of The Greatest Awards ON TOUR in 2015, we are pleased to announce that in 2016 The Greatest Awards ON TOUR will be bigger and better than ever...
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