In This Issue
Newshound's takeover trail leads to garden centre in Derbyshire...
Targetfollow acquires Van Hage Peterborough site
Kelkay appoints Bob Hewitt to Board of Directors
Bents launches new £700,000 colleague facility
Elho subsidiary completes Ebertsankey purchase
Farplants recruits for key roles
Garden centres to study trends in garden retailing with inspiring Netherlands tour
Victorian style palm house plan for Fermoys
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
The Greatest Festive Catering Team goes to Mains of Drum and Barton Grange
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
A Majestic party for finalists and guests
Plantarea Staff - East Sussex
Sundries Department Head - Derby
Senior Contracts Manager / Operations Manager Landscaping - South East England
Head of Catering - Warwickshire
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Pictures from the Greatest Christmas Gold-winning teams
Aylett Nurseries
Creative Gardens Donaghadee
Hayes Garden World
Bents Garden & Home
Brookside GC Kent
Pughs Radyr GC
Chessington GC
Mains of Drum GC
Barton Grange GC
Silverbirch GC
Walkers Nurseries
Castle Gardens
Fryers GC - Blue Diamond
Greatest Christmas Awards organised by the team from GTN
Over £1,500 raised for Greenfingers at party
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Premium foods are the future, predicts supplier
Situations Vacant
Plantarea Staff - East Sussex
Salary: Competitive
 
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Sundries Department Head - Derby
Salary: Excellent
 
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Senior Contracts Manager / Operations Manager Landscaping - South East England
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
 
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Head of Catering - Warwickshire
Salary: Excellent
 
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Brookside, Pughs Radyr and Chessington pick up The Greatest Christmas Grotto Team awards
Sponsored by Norfolk Leisure & The National Tree Company

There was strong competition in The Greatest Christmas Grotto Team category with Brookside, Pughs Radyr and Chessington picking up the gold award.

 

The Greatest Grotto Team 2016

Finalists:

  • Arcadia - BGCG
  • Baytree
  • Brigg - BGCG
  • Brookside Garden Centre
  • Chaplins
  • Chessington
  • Codsall & Wergs
  • Fair Gardens Plant Centre
  • Frensham Garden Centre
  • Frosts Woburn Sands
  • Gouldings
  • Hayes Garden World
  • Hetland
  • Hillmount Garden Centre
  • Hillside Garden Centre
  • Hornsea  - BGCG
  • Keelham Farm Shop Thornton
  • Kershaws
  • Notcutts Woodford Park
  • Perrywood
  • Pughs Radyr
  • Pughs Wenvoe
  • Ruxley Manor
  • Scotsdales Cambridge
  • Silica Lodge Garden Centre
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Sturmer Nurseries Garden Centre
  • Sunshine
  • Whitehall Lacock
  • Woodbank Nurseries and Garden Centre

Small and Mid-sized centres

Bronze: Codsall & Wergs Garden Centre

Bronze: Silica Lodge Garden Centre

Silver: Gouldings Garden Centre

Gold: Brookside Garden Centre, Kent

Gold: Pughs Radyr Garden Centre

 

Large centres

Bronze: Brigg Garden Centre

Bronze: Whitehall Lacock

Silver: Squires Badshot Lea

Gold: Chessington Garden Centre

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