In This Issue
Trans-Continental Group: the innovation continues
Dobbies want best quality, range and value for money plants for their customers
Fron Goch, Strikes Garforth & Green Pastures are The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Teams
Election week dents sales, reveals GTN Bestsellers
Smart on the move to the Eureka Building
Retail Lab @ Glee is set to be the key focal point at show
Don't miss the HTA National Plant Show
Elho sponsors new award at National Plant Show
The Gardens Group founders receive Outstanding Contribution Award
Botanical glasshouse in development plan for old port
Best in Show award for Wyevale Garden Centres
Love Your Plot announces Kettler as sponsor of Al Fresco Fortnight
Tong Garden Centre shortlisted in Bradford business awards
Horticultural Plant Buyer
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Winds of change blow garden product sales off course
Busy first Orchid Inspiration Days event
Cool cucumbers buck the sales drop
History & Heraldry in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200
Growing media sales plummet
DJ Turfcare to launch RHS range at Glee 2017
The end of Summer for plant sales?
Business development appointment at Mr Fothergill's
Green Up for professional looking lawns
APL Avenue impresses the judges!
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Food appeals to all the senses at HTA Catering Conference
Dobbies win at Sammies 2017
Big buyers out in force at Commercial Kitchen 2017
Situations Vacant
Horticultural Plant Buyer
£36,880 pa
 
Read more»
GTN Bestsellers
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 
Every week GTN receives and analyses epos data from a number of UK garden centres to produce the GTN Bestsellers charts...
Read more»
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
 
Buy your GTN Bestsellers Subscription here
Send us your news and great ideas

Contact us with your news. 

Email neil.pope@tgcmc.co.uk, or trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk or call the GTN News team on 01733 775700


Trans-Continental Group: the innovation continues


Trans-Continental Group is the leading garden and leisure products supplier in Britain. Established 23 years ago, the company offers a truly remarkable range of garden furniture, lighting, outdoor music and heating related products....
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Dobbies want best quality, range and value for money plants for their customers


Dobbies CEO, Nicolas Marshall (left) and Chairman Andrew Bracey (right) hosted an evening in the Orangery at Kew Gardens last week for over 150 representatives from British plant growers.  "Dobbies needs you, your country needs you. Ladies and Gentlemen here's a toast to our great British Nurseries..."
See pictures and read a transcript of Nicholas Marshalls speech
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Fron Goch, Strikes Garforth & Green Pastures are The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Teams


Fron Goch, Strikes Garforth and Green Pastures were announced as The Greatest Catering Teams of 2017 at the HTA Catering Conference last week...
See full results and pictures
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Election week dents sales, reveals GTN Bestsellers


General election week 2017 proved a week too early for garden centre sales, according to data supplied for GTN Bestsellers...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Smart on the move to the Eureka Building


This dramatic image is of Smart Garden’s soon-to-be opened new logistics hub, aptly named ‘The Eureka Building’, just 1 minute off the A1 at Peterborough.
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Retail Lab @ Glee is set to be the key focal point at show

Created by a panel of industry experts to create something entirely fresh and new at Glee, the Retail Lab @ Glee is set to be the key focal point of the 2017 show, and will be the exhibition’s interactive hub full of inspiration and the latest trend information...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Don't miss the HTA National Plant Show

The HTA National Plant Show isn’t just a chance to display the latest new plants that you have to offer, but also to show the weird and wonderful ways and ideas that you have to display them in the best possible ways. Not only can this help to highlight the beauty of the plants, but also lead to increased sales...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Elho sponsors new award at National Plant Show
 
Dutch company Elho is sponsoring a new Best Plant Concept for Retail award at the National Plant Show at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry on 21st June. The award will showcase creative packaging concepts that help retailers sell more plants....
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
The Gardens Group founders receive Outstanding Contribution Award


Mike and Louise Burks, who founded The Gardens Group together in 1987, were presented with an Outstanding Contribution Award at the Western Gazette Business Awards, held at Westlands in Yeovil...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Botanical glasshouse in development plan for old port


Smiemans Projects is involved in a major redevelopment project for an old port in Fleetwood...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Food appeals to all the senses at HTA Catering Conference


This year’s HTA Catering Conference, sponsored by Compass Group UK & Ireland, was once again a great success, with lots of positive feedback delegates taking away some valuable insights from our fantastic speakers...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Dobbies win at Sammies 2017


Dobbies Restaurant Director Costas Constantinou, proudly presents the Sammie for Chain Sandwich Retailer Award Winner - Café In-store Category...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
 
Big buyers out in force at Commercial Kitchen 2017
Commercial Kitchen, the multi-award nominated trade show for the UK’s catering equipment industry, enjoyed a very successful second edition at the NEC Birmingham last week – welcoming 1,775 attendees over 6-7 June...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Best in Show award for Wyevale Garden Centres


Wyevale Garden Centres were awarded the prestigious ‘Gold’ as well as ‘Best in Show’ for their scented courtyard garden designed by award-winning Garden designer Claudia de Yong at this year’s Gardener’s Word Live....
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Love Your Plot announces Kettler as sponsor of Al Fresco Fortnight
 
Al Fresco Fortnight, the flagship event for the ‘Love Your Plot’ campaign, has announced a headline sponsor for 2017. Kettler, renowned for its quality ranges of garden furniture and BBQs, is using the campaign to support its range of mesh furniture...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Tong Garden Centre shortlisted in Bradford business awards


Directors and staff at Tong Garden Centre are celebrating after being announced as finalists in the seventh annual Bradford Means Business awards...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg