In This Issue
Smart Garden launch the Eureka building
GCA reveals Scotland and N. Ireland regional winners
Back British Business urges Durstons
Christmas sell-out in September
Crest launch stunning new POS campaign
Stax grows garden offering through distribution deal with E.P. Barrus
Decco and Briers join forces
SBM Company to market MaxiCrop in the UK
spoga+gafa 2017 proves successful for UK retailers and suppliers
Squire's Garden Centres announce 'Charities of the Year'
Category growth with double the number of SKU’s for Gardman's Contemporary Artificial Collection
Wyevale Nurseries helps restore Page Park
Brookside Christmas Grotto sells out in an hour
Its a model Christmas at Notcutts Solihull
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Notcutts appoints new Trading Director
Apples and pots light up garden product sales
Coaching Award for Glendoick Operations Director
Barrus appoints new Sales & Technical Manager for Garden Division
Chillis and spinach pack a punch
New Business Development Manager at Darlac
Growing media jumps by 13%
Pansies challenge for the No 1 spot
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Smart Garden launch the Eureka building


Paris Natar and the team from Smart Garden Products were joined by many garden centre owners and staff at the party to open their new Eureka building in Peterborough last week...
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GCA reveals Scotland and N. Ireland regional winners


Members of the Garden Centre Association in Scotland and Northern Ireland are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation on Thursday evening at Klondyke Mayfield.

In Scotland The Mains of Drum Garden Centre (above) was awarded Garden Centre of the Year in the Garden Centre (GC) category and Simpsons Garden Centre (below) in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category.

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Back British Business urges Durstons
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This year Durston Garden Products is returning to Glee with a specific message to Retailers and that is to BUY BRITISH...
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Christmas sell-out in September


The last week of the school holidays was a good one for garden centre trading with sales volumes up week on week and up again on last year...
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Crest launch stunning new POS campaign
 
Crest Garden are set to grab the headlines at Glee with a stunning range of in-store display equipment across their full range of brands – Kent & Stowe, Flopro and Plantpak...
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Stax grows garden offering through distribution deal with E.P. Barrus


Stax Trade Centres have secured a deal with E.P. Barrus to become the main national distributor for three of their leading garden brands...
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Decco and Briers join forces
 
Decco and Briers have signed an exclusive partnership agreement for the supply of core gloves, boots, accessories and “the award-winning” kids range across the UK...
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SBM Company to market MaxiCrop in the UK
 
French-headquartered SBM Company has announced a partnership agreement with Italy-based Valagro, a leader in the production and marketing of biostimulants and speciality nutrients, for the sales and marketing of the latter’s gardening product brands in Europe and the US...
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spoga+gafa 2017 proves successful for UK retailers and suppliers


Last weekend the GTN Team joined UK garden centre buyers and suppliers at poga+gafa, the world's largest garden fair in the world where there were a record number of exhibitors as well as around 39,000 trade visitors from 113 countries...
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Award-winning lunch! trade show opens in under 2 weeks!
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lunch! – the UK’s favourite food-to-go trade show – is back in just under 2 weeks’ time, on 21-22 September at its new home of ExCeL London. Thousands of buyers have already registered to attend the special 10th anniversary edition which will be its biggest yet, with a record 335 exhibitors promoting their latest NPD for the eating out-of-home market...
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Squire's Garden Centres announce 'Charities of the Year'


Squire’s Garden Centres have announced their ‘Charities of the Year’ for 2017/2018. The charities include Princess Alice Hospice, Horsley & Bookham Riding for the Disabled, the 1st Fetcham Scout Group and the Aldershot & Farnborough Guide Dog Association, amongst many others...
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Category growth with double the number of SKU’s for Gardman's Contemporary Artificial Collection
 
Following Gardman’s 2017 significant growth in artificial sales, and with the continued demand from consumers looking for convenience products to instantly decorate their outdoor spaces, Gardman have expanded the artificial category with double the number of SKUs...
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Wyevale Nurseries helps restore Page Park


One of the UK’s leading nurseries was selected to provide plants to help restore a community park in South Gloucestershire. The first planting party at Page Park in Staple Hill took place last Wednesday, September 6 and Gareth Withers, Amenity Sales Executive at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford, attended.
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Brookside Christmas Grotto sells out in an hour




Greatest Award winning Christmas Grotto team, Brookside in Kent have broken yet another record with a total sell out of all their grotto tickets...
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Its a model Christmas at Notcutts Solihull


Notcutts staff and directors met at Notcutts Solihull last week to view the group's Christmas displays and ranges for 2017...
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