In This Issue
Blue Diamond completes the acquisition of Harlow Garden Centre
Meanwhile, Blue Diamond reports record profits for 2015
Pleydell Smithyman Secure Major New Garden Centre in Green Belt
Terry Head appointed Director at Stewarts Garden Centres
Al Fresco Fortnight aims to get everyone entertaining, eating and enjoying being outside
New marketing department spearheads progress and development for Grange
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Phew, what a scorcher!
Gardenex secures Government grants for UK firms exhibiting at spoga+gafa
Activists threaten to slap dummy labels on Roundup stocks
Another group in Wyevale' sights...and it's not Dobbies?
Calling the best growers of finished plants and trees
Fireworks go up in Southampton garden centre fire
Millbrook plan housing on old nursery site
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Garden landscape sales up 8% last year says Glee
Great weather is a boost for garden product sales
Grafted cucumbers are star perfomers
Yorkshire stone launch from Creative Landscape Products
Compost sales back on target
Sunshine and crowds for Westland at Balmoral Show
Containerised trees ready for despatch
Aussies press on with Homebase team building
Neudorff repeat garden centre sunflower seed competition
Squire's survey finds customers love wildlfe
EFIA announces expansion of its development committee
Napoleon Grills announces Red Tractor BBQ Promotion
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HTA Catering Conference...a tasty-looking menu
New owners for Space Catering
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Blue Diamond completes the acquisition of Harlow Garden Centre


Blue Diamond has announced today that it has acquired Harlow Garden Nurseries just outside London off the M11...
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Meanwhile, Blue Diamond reports record profits for 2015
Blue Diamond, based in Guernsey and the third-largest garden centre operator in the UK, has just announced record profits before tax of £6.6m for the year ending 31 December 2015, an increase of £2.1m or 47% on 2014. Excluding exceptional one-off items, the underlying profit before tax would have been £6.9m. Managing Director Alan Roper (pictured) commented: “Whichever measure you use, 2015 delivered for us."
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Pleydell Smithyman Secure Major New Garden Centre in Green Belt


Planning approval has been secured for the total redevelopment of Bridgford Garden Centre near Nottingham which will create one of the largest garden centres in the UK...
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Terry Head appointed Director at Stewarts Garden Centres
 
Welcome to the board...Martin Stewart with Terry Head, who has been appointed as Director at Stewarts Garden Centres after four years with the family-owned horticultural business...
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Al Fresco Fortnight aims to get everyone entertaining, eating and enjoying being outside
Love the Plot You’ve Got team unveils new annual event

Al Fresco Fortnight, a new annual flagship event as part of the ‘Love the Plot You’ve Got’ campaign is being launched in 2016.  Kicking off on Father’s Day, Sunday 19th June, the event will aim to get as many people as possible to eat outside at least once over the two-week period...
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New marketing department spearheads progress and development for Grange

Decorative garden structures and fencing company, Grange Fencing is going from strength to strength following the expansion of its marketing department. Consisting of a dedicated five-strong team, the department has been tasked with delivering continuous progression across the company and its product range...
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Phew, what a scorcher!


One good week doesn’t make a summer, but when it’s as good as last week it goes along way. We’ve never seen such a hike in sales week on week in the 8 years of compiling the GTN Bestsellers charts...
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Gardenex secures Government grants for UK firms exhibiting at spoga+gafa


The Gardenex export federation has secured UKTI grant funding for eligible British firms exhibiting in the federation’s group at spoga+gafa in 2016, details of which can be obtained by contacting the organisation...
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Activists threaten to slap dummy labels on Roundup stocks




A brief survey of garden centres by GTN Xtra this week failed to find evidence of so-called ‘brandalism’ by activists campaigning for a ban on glyphosate-based weedkillers...


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HTA Catering Conference...a tasty-looking menu
With less than a month to go, the HTA is reminding poptential delegates to sign up for the HTA Catering Conference, exhibition and dinner, which takes place on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 June at The Belfry Hotel and Resort, near Sutton Coldfield...
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New owners for Space Catering


Nisbets PLC has taken a controlling stake in Space Catering (UK) Ltd, the holding company of Space Catering Equipment, Space Interior Contracts, and Holmes Catering Equipment Solutions, the company announced this week...
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Another group in Wyevale' sights...and it's not Dobbies?
Woof woof! GTN Newshound here..I'll get straight to the point this week. Wyevale are rumoured to the on the verge of acquiring another big garden centre group...and it looks like it ain't Dobbies!...

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Calling the best growers of finished plants and trees


Growers of ornamental finished plants and trees are encouraged to show the world how good they are by entering the International Association of Horticultural Producers International Grower of the Year Awards 2017...
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Fireworks go up in Southampton garden centre fire


The internet was full of links to stories and video clips last week as a fire at The Flower Factory in Southampton set off a stock of fireworks... 
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Millbrook plan housing on old nursery site



Millbrook Garden Centres are carrying out a Public Consultation about a proposal to build houses on an old redundant nursery site in Crowborough...
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