In This Issue
Breaking News: Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of Wellingborough and Wolds View
Wyevale sells Enfield…who will be next? Now we have the answer
Get smart in your café with Taylor Made Designs
Ransomware attack at Blue Diamond - Customer data not affected
GCA reveals Christmas competition winners
Prongcroft brings fresh approach to garden care
‘Christmas’ compensates for poor Black Friday week
Peckish encourages 11.5 million people to Love Every Bird
Castle Gardens wins national Christmas Competition
Tong lights up Christmas with award-winning displays
Greenfingers to have show garden at Chelsea 2019
Bringing 'Smart' labels to the industry
Trade associations join forces to stage post-Brexit event
Communications award win for commercial nursery
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All change for garden product sales
Bark and mulch provide highlights for garden media
Popular Christmas hanging decorations top of the tree
Trees and shrubs give light to Black Friday
New scholarship for ‘green’ student horticulturists
GIMA Knowledge Exchange Workshop ‘Key Account Management’
Theme Plantarium 2019: “Green Fits All”
Kent & Stowe sell the sizzle
The best of last week's
Who are the latest businesses to take on former Wyevale centres?
Thetford centre in fake banknotes scam
Can Hansa Animatronic Reindeers save Christmas?
Four weeks to make or break the year
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Breaking News: Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of Wellingborough and Wolds View

 

Wyevale Garden Centres has today announced the sale of two more centres. Wellingborough (above) has been sold to Higgins Landscape and Garden Centres Limited (part of Higgins Building Supplies Limited), and Wolds View to Woodthorpe Hall Centres Limited...

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Wyevale sells Enfield…who will be next? Now we have the answer

 

Enfield Garden Centre has been the latest of Wyevale Garden Centres’ portfolio to be sold, this time to a private investor. It’s understood that the centre will continue to operate under licence from WGC for at least a year...

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Get smart in your café with Taylor Made Designs
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Want a smart look in your café or restaurant? Taylor Made Designs have the answer with their complete range of great bespoke uniforms...

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Ransomware attack at Blue Diamond - Customer data not affected

On the 27th November Blue Diamond was the victim of a ransomware attack on their Head Office in Guernsey. The attack, known as RYUK, originated from North Korea and encrypted all the files and systems on their network, including their finance system...

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GCA reveals Christmas competition winners

 

Barton Grange Garden Centre and Castle Gardens are the national winners of the 2018 Garden Centre Association’s annual Christmas competition. The garden centres were judged to have the best festive displays in the country by the organisation and will receive their awards at its annual conference in January, 2019.

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Prongcroft brings fresh approach to garden care

 

Prongcroft Ltd, of Nottingham, a company which brings a fresh approach to garden care and maintenance, introduced The Garden Prong at Glee in September...

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‘Christmas’ compensates for poor Black Friday week

 

Gardening sales took a tumble last week as Black Friday took people’s attention away from gardening despite continued balmy weather, according to GTN Bestsellers analysis...

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Peckish encourages 11.5 million people to Love Every Bird
 

Wild bird food brand Peckish will be sponsoring the Channel 4 Weather bulletins from 1st January 2019 until the end of February, furthering the brand’s position as the fastest growing name in the bird care market...

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Castle Gardens wins national Christmas Competition

 

Sherborne-based Castle Gardens has been announced as the national winner of the Garden Centre Association’s annual Christmas Competition...

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Tong lights up Christmas with award-winning displays

 

Festive displays at a Bradford garden centre have been named the best in the North East of England for the third year running...

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Greenfingers to have show garden at Chelsea 2019

 

Thanks to the generosity of a private donor, Greenfingers Charity will have a show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2019...

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Bringing 'Smart' labels to the industry
 

Floramedia have been a showcase for creative customer engagement for over 90 years and are now pleased to include SmartPlant as part of their offering...

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Trade associations join forces to stage post-Brexit event
 

Three leading trade associations in the garden and leisure, pet product and home enhancement sectors – Gardenex, PetQuip and BHETA – are joining forces to host a conference on The Future for International Trade, ahead of the UK’s departure from the European Union...

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Communications award win for commercial nursery

 

One of the leading commercial nurseries in the UK, Johnsons of Whixley, is celebrating after its marketing activity received a prestigious accolade in a national awards competition...

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