In This Issue
Wesfarmers seeks fast-track exit from the UK
Grow your sales this season with Bord na Móna Growise Pro 5 All Purpose Premium Range
Gardman SKUs building up after Kings Lynn site re-opens
Everything in the garden is growing like mad
Resolva Pro TV Ad goes live this week
Still two weeks behind with plant sales
Smart celebration at Eureka Building
Parliamentary group explores post-Brexit options for horticulture
Former Miracle-Gro boss offers a view from the other side
Strong start to 2018 for Glee
Centres hope for better weather after Easter washout
Jody Lidgard opens latest Greenfingers garden
Garden industry can lead the way on single use plastic
Fosseway GC plans get go-ahead despite local opposition
Garden Centre directors take on Maserati Tour de Yorkshire
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Malcolm Morgan, founder and chairman of Zest 4 Leisure, passes away
Hanging pots lead the way for garden product sales
John Taylor Awarded 2018 Carlo Naef Trophy
Young plants dominate Veg-2-Gro chart
LOFAssured initiative gains strength across the garden furniture industry with 14 members already certified
Easter momentum lost for growing media sales
New GIMA-HTA conference will address strategic issues and solutions
Change at the top in Wild Bird Care Bestsellers
Smart Garden Products invest in their Supply Chain
Autumn Fair to showcase growing artisanal trend
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‘Closing down’ signs appear outside garden centres
Homebase Lincoln faces the Bunnings axe as Consultants are called in
British Garden Centres looking for sales to flow
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Food at Webbs awarded Food Hall of the Year
We want our centres to be plastics-free say Pugh's
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Wesfarmers seeks fast-track exit from the UK

Wesfarmers, the Australian owner of Homebase, has asked prospective buyers of the ailing business to submit initial offers today as it sought a fast-track exit from its disastrous foray into the UK retail sector, according to Sky News reports...

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Grow your sales this season with Bord na Móna Growise Pro 5 All Purpose Premium Range
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Gardman SKUs building up after Kings Lynn site re-opens

Gardman now has 1400 SKUs available at its Kings Lynn warehouse that re-opened in the wake of the fire that destroyed the new state-of-the-art Daventry warehouse on March 12...

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Everything in the garden is growing like mad

 

Just as we thought Spring was about to happen, along comes Summer and everything in the garden is growing like mad, apart from garden centre sales… yet...

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Resolva Pro TV Ad goes live this week

The £2 million advertising campaign for Resolva Pro starts this Wednesday, 25th April, and here is your chance to be ahead of the game and see the ad right now...

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Still two weeks behind with plant sales

 

Plant sales are on the way to recovery but still running at 20% down on last year. Tomatoes are the current most popular plant to buy, but even those sales are 15% down on the same week last year. 

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Smart celebration at Eureka Building

Paris Natar and Jonathan Stobart joined other directors at their Eureka Building in Peterborough to celebrate 5 years since the formation of Smart Garden Products...

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Parliamentary group explores post-Brexit options for horticulture

The first of three evidence sessions for the All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (APPGHG) inquiry into the future of gardening and horticulture industry took place on 17 April at Portcullis House in London.

 

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Former Miracle-Gro boss offers a view from the other side

Martin Breddy of Squires Garden Centre (previously UK head of Scotts Miracle Gro), gave GIMA AGM and Day Conference delegates a rare insight into the differences between suppliers and retailers...

 

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Strong start to 2018 for Glee

In a year that sees Glee refresh itself even further for the benefit of the industry it represents, the show organisers have reported that the beginning of 2018 saw the annual exhibition witness an incredible display of support from the garden retail sector...

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Centres hope for better weather after Easter washout
 

Garden centres across the country were affected by the bad weather during the early Easter break according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Simon Bourne, Garden Centre Manager at Perrywood Garden Centre in Colchester, said: “March was pretty awful due to the cold and wet weather...

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Food at Webbs awarded Food Hall of the Year

Food at Webbs has been named Food Hall of the Year at this year’s prestigious Farm Shop & Deli Awards.

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We want our centres to be plastics-free say Pugh's

Pugh’s have launched a campaign to become plastics-free in their Wenvoe and Radyr garden centres...

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Jody Lidgard opens latest Greenfingers garden

Award winning garden designer, landscaper and Greenfingers charity ambassador Jody Lidgard officially opened the new pirate- themed garden at Andy’s at St Andrew’s Hospice in Grimsby on Tuesday (17 April)...

 

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Garden industry can lead the way on single use plastic
 

The garden industry must be quicker to adapt to consumer pressure surrounding the issue of single use plastic packaging says Dan Robson, Managing Director and co-founder of Green Digit.

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Fosseway GC plans get go-ahead despite local opposition

Plans to extend Fosseway Garden Centre have been passed despite protests from the town council and local residents...

 

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Garden Centre directors take on Maserati Tour de Yorkshire
 

A team of cyclists from Tong Garden Centre are hoping to raise over £2,000 for Candlelighters when they tackle the challenging Maserati Tour de Yorkshire ride next month...

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