In This Issue
Garden centre battles to save £1m extension from demolition
Stewarts get the Abbey habit in Titchfield
Whitehall Lacock Garden Centre targeted by gunman
Van Hage apologises over Santa’s grotto waiting times
November sales fall just short of record levels
Schoolgirl's campaign pays off at Cardwell Garden Centre
Bradford garden centre funds children's ward makeover
Squire’s get ready for Christmas Jumper Day
Sales surge expected on real Christmas trees
The Gardens Group branches out with new online Christmas tree store
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards get underway
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Garden Centre Café Cook (East Sussex)
Horticultural Trading Manager / Plantarea Manager (Norfolk)
Assistant Quality Controller (Northamptonshire)
Brand Manager (Cambridgeshire)
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Top 50 Bestselling Garden Products up by 10% in November
Personal decorations drive record Christmas sales
Good month for growing media sales
Bestselling plants shine through
Meet the Buyer event hailed as a great success
Improved performance by Thompson & Morgan
New HTA event launch alongside National Plant Show
Hornby Whitefoot chosen for Briers’ PR
New direction for Plantarium as it aims to become trendier
Are you 2017 ready? Industry invited to John Stanley workshop
New sales team member at Provender Nurseries
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Commercial Kitchen show expands to meet demand
Situations Vacant
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Salary: £22,000+
 
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Garden Centre Café Cook (East Sussex)
Salary: £18,000 - £20,000
 
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Horticultural Trading Manager / Plantarea Manager (Norfolk)
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Salary: Excellent
 
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Improved performance by Thompson & Morgan
 
Thompson & Morgan has revealed a sharp improvement in performance in its latest accounts. For the year ending June 30th 2016, the company generated an EBITDA of £2.1m, up from £0.85m in 2015. Turnover has increased to £34m from £32m in the prior year.

The company has benefited from more efficient operations as its investment in industry-leading IT pays off, along with a shift away from traditional catalogues to a more web based marketing platform.

In addition, the company has increased the range of products that it offers online and now has the widest range available to gardeners in the UK.

The Ipswich-based retailer dominates the online market, with its websites receiving double the number of visitors of its nearest competitor*. It is the only plant retailer that has its own breeding operation and has developed some of the UK’s most popular plant varieties over the years, including Buddleia Buzz and Foxglove Illumination.

*Hitwise June 15-Jul 16 T&M Group 16.4m visits

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