In This Issue
Wyevale Garden Centres announces shift away from acquisitions
Meadow View Stone unveil a new customer experience
Nicholas Marshall joins HTA Garden Futures Conference 2017 line-up
Area Sales Manager wanted by History and Heraldry Group
Paul Hansord and Neil Sharpe to retire from T&M
Aussie analyst questions Bunnings UK trading model
Sales volumes up for fifth week in a row
Garden supplier's £4.5m investment in Ashford
Industry high after thriving annual Glee exhibition
New look gift department at Bents
Haskins raise £6,500 to pay for puppy's assistance dog training
Zest power duo take on Ironman Wales for charity
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Pansies are most popular plant of the autumn season
Garden product stalwart Tony Dedman retires after 48 years
A Glee-full week for Greenfingers Charity
Cutting time for garden products
Bohemian and hippy chic is an outdoor trend says e-tailer
Sales of onion sets are electric
Woodlodge pair raise over £2,000 by skydiving for Greenfingers
Pots of bulb compost sales
CIH Dublin conference to focus on how horticulture impacts health
We need gardens to help us 'live more like cavemen' suggests top archaeologist
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The pies have it - new suppliers found at Lunch!
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Wyevale Garden Centres announces shift away from acquisitions
Wyevale Garden Centres has announced the successful refinancing of external bank debt facilities, which stabilises the capital structure enabling the leadership team to focus on delivering the new strategy, centred on building a better business for customers. Roger Mclaughlan, CEO of WGC said: “There’s been a significant shift in our financial priorities away from acquisitions and other capital intensive growth initiatives to investment in the core infrastructure, systems and processes..."
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Meadow View Stone unveil a new customer experience


Visitors to Glee this year were able to explore a new and extended range of products being unveiled on the Meadow View Stone stand. With 12 new decorative aggregates and over 20 additions to their paving collection, Meadow View have placed consumer trends at the heart of their product development process.
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Nicholas Marshall joins HTA Garden Futures Conference 2017 line-up
 


Nicholas Marshall, CEO of Dobbies Garden Centres, has joined the line-up for the HTA Garden Futures Conference, sponsored by Hozelock, which takes place on Wednesday 4 October at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire....

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Area Sales Manager wanted by History and Heraldry Group
 
The History and Heraldry Group are recruiting an Area Sales Manager for the Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hants region. A competitive basic salary plus car/allowance is being offered...
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Paul Hansord and Neil Sharpe to retire from T&M
 
Paul Hansord, MD of the young plants division at Thompson & Morgan, and Neil Sharpe, the company's head of retail sales, are to retire following the change of ownership...
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Aussie analyst questions Bunnings UK trading model
An Australian analyst has questioned the Bunnings Group's switch to an every day low pricing trading model at Homebase after big losses in the first full year since acquisition...

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Sales volumes up for fifth week in a row


There have been enough dry and sunny spells in between the heavy showers to get people out gardening and into garden centres. We’ve now recorded five weeks in a row of sales volumes up on 2016...
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Garden supplier's £4.5m investment in Ashford
Ashford-based Vatre Terracotta Ltd, which trades as Apta, has secured planning permission for a £4.5m warehouse, storage and distribution centre...



Brian Fraser of Oakover Nurseries (left) and Vatre Terracotta Ltd Managing Director Paul Sykes at the Tutt Hill site on the A20 north west of Ashford.
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Industry high after thriving annual Glee exhibition


The doors to Glee 2017 may now be closed, but the industry praise continues to be heard. From busy aisles, full-to-capacity exhibiting space, a positive, business-building atmosphere and the strongest ever offering of focussed added value features – including the hugely popular Retail Lab @ Glee – this year’s event has proven that Glee’s evolution is continuing to hit the mark for the industries it represents....
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The pies have it - new suppliers found at Lunch!


Chefs Chris Rich-Bates and Simon Wilkes of Planters Garden Centres took part in the Cafe Life Challenges judged byTheo Randall at Lunch! last week where we found pies, sweet and savoury biscotti, organic sugar free cola, alcholic Iced Tea (an ideal twist for afternoon teas), more pies, street food and a gluten free bakery supplier from Devon...
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New trade show will demonstrate how to cater for vegans

A host of catering experts will be showcasing the delights of plant-based cooking as well as offering their insights into how best to integrate vegan meals into the major catering and hospitality trades, at the UK’s first dedicated vegan Trade show next month... 

Left: author, chef and restaurateur Aldo Zilli
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New look gift department at Bents


Cheshire based Bents Garden & Home is always looking for ways to innovate and improve and this time the Centre has focused its attention on gifts, launching a fantastic new-look department just in time for Christmas...
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Haskins raise £6,500 to pay for puppy's assistance dog training



Staff at Haskins Roundstone have raised £6,564 to pay for the training of an assistance dog...
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Zest power duo take on Ironman Wales for charity
 
An inspirational duo from Zest 4 Leisure successfully tackled an Ironman as part of their 1,000-mile challenge in aid of a cancer charity...
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