In This Issue
Grovewell grows to four with Hamstreet from Wyevale
Recently sold Wyevale Garden Centre to be renamed
Wyevale Wellingborough to become Landscaping Centre
Plans to knock down another former Wyevale centre and build homes is blocked
Record Christmas week sets the scene
Dobbies grows sales following management shake up
King to step back from full-time Terra Firma role
First glimpse of industry leading campaign
Glee at Spring Fair exhibitors reveal plans for 2019 event
SBM Life Science markets Green Velvet grass seed brand
Dean’s Garden Centre celebrate their 50th Anniversary
RHS partners Heathcote & Ivory for beauty products
Horticultural company delivers Christmas trees to North West vibrant destination
International horticulture firms work to tackle plastic waste
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Robins rock the GTN Bestsellers chart
All time record for Christmas sales
Growing media sales drop off in November
Autumn plant sales equal with last year
Wild bird care sales suffer in mild winter
Help Perennial share some goodwill this Christmas
Millennials drive Plantpak Terrariums growth
Second edition of Garden Trials and Trade on 11-13 June 2019
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Wyevale sells Enfield…who will be next? Now we have the answer
Breaking News: Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of Wellingborough and Wolds View
GCA reveals Christmas competition winners
Ransomware attack at Blue Diamond - Customer data not affected
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Perrywood wins gold in FreeFrom Eating Out Awards
Casual Dining expands its menu, with a record 220 exhibitors for 2019
Commercial Kitchen 2019 plans for biggest show yet
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Grovewell grows to four with Hamstreet from Wyevale

Wyevale Garden Centres and Grovewell Garden Centres have confirmed the sale and purchase of Hamstreet Garden Centre in Ashford, Kent...

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Recently sold Wyevale Garden Centre to be renamed

The new owners of Wold View Garden Centre are to rename the Lincolnshire store Horncastle Garden Centre following the announcement of its purchase from Wyevale last Tuesday...

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Wyevale Wellingborough to become Landscaping Centre

Wellingborough Garden Centre will be developed into a major landscaping showroom by it's new owners Higgins Building Supplies...

 

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Plans to knock down another former Wyevale centre and build homes is blocked
 

A bid to knock down a former Wyevale Garden Centre – Aldridge in Walsall – and build homes on the site has been blocked by local planners. The garden centre was sold to the the UKS Group in September after it was put on the market for £800,000...

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Record Christmas week sets the scene

 

Christmas has really got into gear with footfall and sales heading in the right direction as we move into December. The GTN Bestsellers total sales index for November ended the month down 4.3% but an all time record week for Christmas sales volumes at the end of the month sets the scene for a bumper run towards Christmas Eve.  

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Dobbies grows sales following management shake up

Following a new leadership team being appointed in January, Dobbies has achieved six consecutive months of year-on-year sales growth...

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King to step back from full-time Terra Firma role
 

Justin King is to step into a part-time role at Terra Firma, the private equity firm founded by Guy Hands, according to Sky News...

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First glimpse of industry leading campaign

 

Peckish has released exclusive "sneak peek" glimpses of its "Love Every Bird" campaign that will air on national television in January and February in sponsorship of the Channel 4 Weather bulletins.

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Glee at Spring Fair exhibitors reveal plans for 2019 event
 

With just weeks to go until the second annual Glee at Spring Fair event (3rd – 7th February, NEC Birmingham) the show’s exhibitors reveal what garden and gift buyers can expect to see from this thriving section of the exhibition...

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SBM Life Science markets Green Velvet grass seed brand

 

SBM Life Science Ltd has announced a new agreement with Barenbrug UK to market their Green Velvet grass seed brand. The SBM sales team will now be selling and supporting the Green Velvet brand alongside its existing portfolio of brands, which include Baby Bio, Phostrogen, Toprose, Provanto, Job Done, Solabiol and Maxicrop.

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Perrywood wins gold in FreeFrom Eating Out Awards

Perrywood Garden Centre won a GOLD award for the category ‘Newbies’ at the 2018 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards...

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Casual Dining expands its menu, with a record 220 exhibitors for 2019

 

An unprecedented 220 exhibiting companies – from the biggest to the newest names serving the UK’s restaurants, pubs and bars, are preparing to showcase 1000s of innovations at Casual Dining, when it opens at ExCeL London on 27-28 February...

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Commercial Kitchen 2019 plans for biggest show yet

With exhibition space filling up fast for Commercial Kitchen 2019, organiser Diversified Communications UK has released its first preview of some of the big names already on board for next year’s show at the NEC Birmingham (4-5 June)...

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Dean’s Garden Centre celebrate their 50th Anniversary

 

On December 7th 1968, Ken and Margaret Dean first opened the doors to Dean’s Garden Centre in York and over the last 50 years this family run business has gone from strength to strength...

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RHS partners Heathcote & Ivory for beauty products
March 2019 launch planned for Daisy Garland and Tender Palm collections
 

The Royal Horticultural Society has announced that Heathcote & Ivory, which creates beauty products and related gifts, has been appointed as the new RHS licensee for the toiletries category...

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Horticultural company delivers Christmas trees to North West vibrant destination

 

Johnsons of Whixley, one of the largest commercial nurseries in the UK, has teamed up with award-winning landscaping firm, Ground Control Ltd, to supply and install festive foliage to Spinningfields, Manchester...

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International horticulture firms work to tackle plastic waste
 

Eco-friendly glitter brand Bioglitter has joined forces with international importers and suppliers Broekhof and APAC to help cut plastic waste in the flower market...

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