In This Issue
Longacres acquires Bybrook Barn Garden Centre
Eureka moment for Bestsellers at the GIMAs
Michael Cole announces retirement from Notcutts after 38 years
Stock Eden - profit from accessories
Turnaround in fortunes for Tong Garden Centre is complete with GCA membership
Rising Stars participants reach crucial stage in programme
Gardman Wild Bird Care partners with The Royal British Legion to raise £200,000 for the Armed Forces community
Kelkay see impressive growth of stepping stones sales
Exciting British pavilion planned for spoga+gafa
Peckish YouTube videos give birdcare advice
Assistant Merchandising Planner
Plantarea Manager (West Sussex)
Plantarea Manager (Dorset)
E-Commerce Office Manager
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Returning to the top of the GTN Bestsellers chart
Compost sales witness a slight downturn
Drop in plant sales volumes
Joe Swift announces the finalists for the APL WorldSkills UK competition
APL and HTA members bring home the medals
Get the pro look with Vitax's Green Up Enhance
Summer Evening Garden Party at Squire’s Garden Centre
Inside the July issue of Garden Trade News
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GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
The Engine Room wins Silver in Taste of the West 2016
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Longacres acquires Bybrook Barn Garden Centre
Award-winning Longacres Garden Centre has announced its acquisition of Bybrook Barn Garden Centre in Ashford, Kent in a growth strategy that sees it offer new life to ailing businesses.  This new garden centre will start trading under the name - Longacres Bybrook Barn – on Saturday 30th July 2016...


 
Nigel Long (left) of Longacres Garden Centre shakes hands with Terry Burch on the completion of the sale of Bybrook Barn.
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Eureka moment for Bestsellers at the GIMAs
It was a Eureka moment for GTN Bestsellers last week at the GIMAs as Smart Garden’s Eureka Solar Light Bulb won the Sword of Excellence. The product first entered the Garden Products Chart in week ending March 6 and since then has been in the top 3 for 19 weeks, including seven weeks at No 1...



The winning team from Smart Garden Products with the GIMA Sword of Excellence.
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Michael Cole announces retirement from Notcutts after 38 years
 
Michael Cole has announced his retirement from Notcutts Garden Centres after 38 years with the company. During this time Michael worked his way through the ranks from Planteria Assistant going on to fulfil a variety of roles including Garden Centre Manager, Regional Manager, Managing Director and more recently Business Development and Retail Property Director...
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Stock Eden - profit from accessories


Over 90 greenhouse retailers have taken up the Eden challenge and are now profiting from the Eden Zero Threshold™ range, the first design breakthrough in aluminium greenhouses for more than 25 years...
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Turnaround in fortunes for Tong Garden Centre is complete with GCA membership
The once ailing Tong Garden Centre, which was taken over by businessmen Mark Farnsworth and Tom Megginson a year ago, has been accepted as a member of the Garden Centre Association...



Photograph: Mark Farnsworth (left) celebrates Tong's GCA membership with Andy Campbell (GCA auditor) ; Julian Winfield (GCA chairman),  Iain Wylie (GCA chief executive) and Martin Cowell (GCA regional chairman).
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Rising Stars participants reach crucial stage in programme
 

Participants in this year’s Garden Centre Association Rising Stars 2016 programme, sponsored by Westland Horticulture, took part in masterclasses at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Somerset and Bents Garden and Home in Cheshire.
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Gardman Wild Bird Care partners with The Royal British Legion to raise £200,000 for the Armed Forces community


Gardman Wild Bird Care, the UK’s leading garden products and wild bird care supplier, is joining forces with The Royal British Legion to help raise £200,000 for serving members and veterans of the UK Armed Forces and their families through the launch of a new poppy design bird feeder and two charity wild bird feed blends...
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Kelkay see impressive growth of stepping stones sales


Stepping stone sales from leading supplier Kelkay have increased by over 150% during the first half of 2016 and with over 30 different sizes and colours available in a range of designs to suit most garden styles, Kelkay are well placed to exploit this growing trend...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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The Engine Room wins Silver in Taste of the West 2016


The Engine Room Restaurant at Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester has been awarded Silver in the Taste of the West Hospitality and Retail Awards 2016...
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Exciting British pavilion planned for spoga+gafa
 
The latest designs in a wide range of products will be displayed by 22 British garden and leisure suppliers in the British exhibitor pavilion organised by Gardenex at spoga+gafa 2016. The international exhibition takes place from September 4-6...
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Peckish YouTube videos give birdcare advice


A series of new YouTube videos from Peckish are the perfect tool for educating staff and customers on how to feed wild birds...
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