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Wyevale sell Findon to existing manager and announce closure of Rayleigh
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Hot July sets garden centre sales records
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Sales of plants in July down by 9%
Webbs buy Cheltenham and Blue Diamond buy Bridgemere Garden Centre and Nursery
£20k is GIMA's 20th birthday present to Greenfingers charity
Innovators invited to enter GIMA's 2019 Seed Corn Fund scheme
Glee looks to a plastic-free future as suppliers ramp up eco initiatives
Katie Blake stockist wins 5-star Barbados holiday
Haskins staff's static 'bikeathon' raised £320 for charity
Johnsons Lawn Seed to showcase breakthrough in grass seed technology at Glee
Public votes Ruthin garden centre cafe as best in Wales
Metaldehyde ban reversal won't hold back demand for natural slug controls says supplier
Gardens Group backs wildlife-friendly gardening awards for 10th year
Sir Terry Leahy tops bill at industry's Cultivating Retail conference
Colchester centre wins top title in Essex media awards
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Hot July is great for garden product sales
Dutch wholesaler and Plantarium show plan closer links
Record July for Growing Media
Garden centre sales 10% up for year despite weak June says HTA
Wild Bird Care up by 11% for July
Veg-2-Gro runs out of steam
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B&M to include garden centre in Ipswich re-location to former Homebase
Smart appoints head for new Zöon pet brand
Monkton Elm and Old Railway Line win GCA's top Wales and West honours
Irish grower targets UK garden centre sales after expanding production
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Innovators invited to enter GIMA's 2019 Seed Corn Fund scheme

GIMA is encouraging new businesses and innovators to enter this year’s annual GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund (GISCF), a special fund set up to encourage grass root business and product development.

 

Judged by a panel of industry experts, the GISCF helps to bring to market never before seen products and inventions and aids the winners with the opportunity to showcase their creation to leading manufacturers, retailers and distributors within the gardening industry.  A successful entry to the GISCF can help take a product from concept to a commercially viable and successful product!

 

Winners of the GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund benefit from an unrivalled prize package, including a £6,000 grant and help with development and marketing their product to the UK garden retail sector. Included within this prize fund is a year’s full GIMA membership, plus a wide range of business support tools designed to help ease the journey into a new and unfamiliar market place, including access to a leading business consultancy, one-year ACID (Anti Copying In Design) membership and a half-page advertisement in the next GIMA Product Digest.

 

Glee (10-12 September, NEC Birmingham), where the winners are announced each year, also funds the winner with a stand package up to the value of 6sq.m. free of charge, either as space-only or shell scheme at next year’s Glee (any additional costs of attending the exhibition must be met by the winner).

 

Since its inauguration, in 2014, five winners have been crowned, all of which have gone on to witness significant core growth. Last year’s winner, Bloomin’ Amazing, has witnessed phenomenal success, often topping bestseller lists and outselling some of the big, high-profile branded lines.

 

To find out more, click here and complete the online application form ahead of the August 16 deadline.

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