In This Issue
Is Dobbies under the spotlight at Tesco HQ?
Scotts sales fleet hits the road
Ex-Golden Acres boss's new chain awaits a name
Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair welcomes garden centres this weekend
The Greatest Christmas Awards judges donate their time to Make-A-Wish
Excitement mounts as The Greatest Christmas Awards are set to be revealed
Bord na Móna appoint new head for UK consumer business
Sinclair unveil new-look J Arthur Bowers
Big names book Glee comeback
New HTA online course teaches water conservation best practice
Plant Department Head
Bedding Supervisor
Assistant Nursery Manager
Wholesale Supervisor
40 years and counting for long-service Tom
Not-so-merry Christmas for the High Street
National Trust director to head up RHS marketing
Winner of a trip to Harrogate Christmas & Gift
New product manager for Bayer pro products
Casual Dining Design Awards 2015 opens call for entries
Mary Berry to open Blenheim Palace Flower Show
New lead-look planters from Stewart
Suttons seed tins target collectors
Travis Perkins director will reveal group plans
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Is Dobbies under the spotlight at Tesco HQ?
This week’s news that Tesco is closing more than 40 stores and mothballing plans for around 50 new ones, plus other cost-cutting measures, has re-ignited speculation about the future of Dobbies Garden Centres...

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Scotts sales fleet hits the road
The Scotts sales team of more than 50 full-time sales representatives and CDEs will be out on the road over the next few weeks, following an investment in a new fleet of colourful, heavily-branded vans...

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Ex-Golden Acres boss's new chain awaits a name
The new garden centre company set up by former Golden Acres Group owner Paul Richards is scheduled for official launch during the next month...

Left: the former Golden Acres wholesale nursery, now operated by Dorset Plant.
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Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair welcomes garden centres this weekend



Savvy business-focussed retail buyers will be observing the latest consumer trends, looking at future forecasts and planning a strategy for their visit to the most important festive trade show of the year – Harrogate Christmas & Gift, which starts at the Harrogate International Centre on Sunday and continues until Wednesday...

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The Greatest Christmas Awards judges donate their time to Make-A-Wish


After visiting 130 garden centres this Christmas season for The Greatest Christmas Awards, the judges have decided to do something different to help raise money for Make-A-Wish. Each of them is offering a day’s consultancy to a garden centre or supplier in return for a sizeable donation to Make-A-Wish...
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Excitement mounts as The Greatest Christmas Awards are set to be revealed
Last chance to book your tickets for the Awards party in Harrogate
 
The Greatest Christmas Awards will be revealed at a special party, sponsored by Premier Decorations, at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, tomorrow evening (Sunday) as garden centres nationwide wait in anticipation to hear their fate. You’ll find out who are The Greatest at Christmas this year by joining us at the first awards event of 2015. Buy your tickets now...

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Bord na Móna appoint new head for UK consumer business
Charles Farmer has been appointed head of consumer UK at Bord na Mona following Steve Harper’s move to Gardman...
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Sinclair unveil new-look J Arthur Bowers

Sinclair have unveiled the comprehensive re-branding of their flagship J. Arthur Bower’s range of growing media...

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Big names book Glee comeback


Stand space at Glee 2015 is more than two thirds booked and a number of big names have confirmed their return to the exhibition after an absence, says the organiser, i2i Events...

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New HTA online course teaches water conservation best practice
An online course promoting best-practice water conservation for professionals will be available via the HTA next week...
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