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Bents launches new £700,000 colleague facility
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Successful garden centres celebrate winning The Greatest Christmas Awards
The Greatest Garden Centre Team at Christmas is Brookside
Haskins wins Special Judges Award
The Greatest Christmas Display winners are Silverbirch, Walkers Nurseries, Castle Gardens, Barton Grange and Fryers Garden Centre - Blue Diamond
Hayes Garden World have The Greatest Christmas Sizzle
The Greatest Festive Plants Team comes from Creative Gardens and Aylett Nurseries
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Brookside, Pughs Radyr and Chessington pick up The Greatest Christmas Grotto Team awards
Premier Decorations win The Greatest Christmas Supplier Award
Bents pick up The Greatest Pet Christmas Team gold
Santa Special Awards to mark great teamwork
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Kelkay appoints Bob Hewitt to Board of Directors



Following his recent retirement form the role of Chief Executive at Klondyke, Bob Hewitt is set to take up a new part time role with Kelkay which he plans to run alongside his Non-Executive Chairman responsibilities at Klondyke.

Bob began his garden retail career at Wyevale almost 30 years ago and he has spent the past 10 years at the helm at Klondyke where he has built his reputation as one of the most respected retail professionals in the garden sector. So Antony Harker was delighted when he agreed to join the Board at Kelkay in a non-executive director capacity.

Antony said: “We’ve come a long way since we started Kelkay and we’ve learnt a lot along the way, but of course, we are still a family business. Garden Centres have been at the centre of our strategy and we believe we understand their needs pretty well. To help us further develop our product and services for garden centres, I’m thrilled that Bob has agreed to join us. His experience and insight into the needs of garden centres, large and small, will be so valuable. I’m really looking forward to working with him.”

Commenting on his appointment Bob said: “I’ve watched this family business develop during my time in the garden industry and Kelkay has become a significant and key supplier over the years. Antony has been a real innovator and he now leads one of the most exciting small businesses in the garden sector. Added to the fact that he is a thoroughly decent bloke with such a hard working team around him, I’m delighted to call him a friend as well as an important business associate.”

Bob took up his appointment at the beginning of January and he is already working with the team on product and category development plans for 2018 as well as looking at the medium to longer term strategic development of the business.

“It’s motivating to be facing a completely new challenge” added Bob, “and in a business where I hope my skills and experience can be put to most effective use.”

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