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Rising Stars wins Gold for Westland and the GCA
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Homebase to train 80 through Garden Academy next year
E-commerce: softly-softly approach by garden centres?
September has been a disappointing month for garden centre sales
The Gardens Group joins forces with ABF The Soldiers’ Charity to welcome Alan Titchmarsh to Dorset
Strong plant sales as Bents goes back to its roots
STV aims for 10 million
They Loved the Plot all the way to a Gold Award at Barton Grange
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Technology can help you educate shoppers says EFSA chairman
Celebrity gardeners awarded honorary HTA membership
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'Goldilocks Scenario' will boost garden industry...for now
James Whiteley wins Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Floaris Boskoop Presentation days: Autumn and more…
HTA plan for Chelsea presence
Bulbs sales get Garden Radio sales help from Johnny Walkers... and the bake off
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New General Manager role for Highfield Garden World
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Crest established as leading player
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Homebase to train 80 through Garden Academy next year

Homebase is to double the number of employees training through its  Garden Academy.

Homebase trading director Jon Kemp told HTA Futures Conference delegates that gardening accounted for a third of the company’s £1.5 billion UK turnover. “We’re heavily weighted towards gardening and we are proud of our garden business,” he said. “We have great ideas and plans for it.” 

He said 1500 applicants had been interviewed for this year’s Garden Academy intake of 40 trainees and another 40 would join the scheme in January. “It’s infectious within the business,” he said.  “People want to be in the Academy, which shows there is an opportunity for lots more to get involved.” The trainees, who spend 200 hours with suppliers are part of their training, showed “absolute passion and will to succeed”.

Homebase’s key approach was to make gardening choices easier for customers, quoting project guides such as the one linked to their RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden designed by Adam Frost.

 

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