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Merchandiser (based in the Home Counties)
Barrus are currently looking for a Merchandiser (based in the Home Counties – ideally around the areas of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire) to service their garden centres, specialist machinery outlets and many national and independent retailers.
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Chris Francis to leave Hillier Garden Centres and Nurseries
Hillier Garden Centres' Retail & Wholesale Director, Chris Francis, will be stepping down from his role in the summer of 2025. Chris plans to focus on spending more time with family, pursuing travel ambitions, and of course more time in his own garden, alongside any other business opportunities that may arise...
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An exciting opportunity to join Barrus’ Garden Tools & Accessories Team
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Barrus are currently looking for a Merchandiser (based in the Home Counties – ideally around the areas of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire) to service their garden centres, specialist machinery outlets and many national and independent retailers...
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Resolva ‘Win A Car’ promotion winner drives away in style
Resolva, part of Westland Horticulture, handed over the keys to a brand new electric Mini Cooper on Thursday, 9th January, to the lucky winner of its ‘Win A Car’ promotion...
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Kate Ebbens raises over £30,000 for the Greenfingers Charity with year-long fundraising efforts
Kate Ebbens has successfully raised over £30,000 for the Greenfingers Charity through her relentless fundraising efforts throughout 2024...
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Southern Trident’s Coco & Coir Compost wins Which? Best Buy awards
Southern Trident's Coco & Coir All Purpose Compost – soon to be rebranded as Little Big Compost – has been awarded not one but two coveted Which? Best Buy awards. These accolades, published in the latest issue of Which? Gardening, confirm our compost as the leading choice for both Seedlings and Raising Young Plants...
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Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience Director to speak at GCA conference about laughter
Delegates at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference will hear from laughter specialist Professor Sophie Scott CBE who is Director of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (January 26 until 29, 2025)...
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Perrywood raises over £40,000 for local community
Over the last two years, Perrywood Tiptree and Perrywood Sudbury have raised a grand total of £40,791 for local charities, schools and community projects...
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British Garden Centres spreads festive cheer with Christmas Community Hero giveaway
British Garden Centres, the UK’s largest family-run group has been helping to spread the magic over the Christmas season, by asking towns around to country to nominate a community hero...
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David Domoney becomes brand ambassador for Keder Greenhouse
Renowned horticulturist, TV presenter, and author, David Domoney, has been named the official brand ambassador for Keder Greenhouse for 2025...
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Spring Fair welcomes retail's biggest names
Spring Fair will welcome some of the biggest names in retail including Jeff Banks, Theo Paphitis, Andrew Xeni, and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen at its 75th anniversary show taking place from 2nd – 5th February 2025 at the NEC Birmingham...
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Spring & Autumn Fair announce ongoing partnership with Faire
Spring and Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading seasonal showcases for home, gift, and fashion, has announced a new chapter of its exclusive partnership with Faire, the world’s largest global wholesale marketplace...
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show celebrates British Isles landscapes and champions their restoration
From the wild woodlands of a British rainforest to a loch landscape and a songbird’s safe haven, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 is celebrating the beautiful natural landscapes of the British Isles in this year’s All About Plants category line-up, supported by Project Giving Back...
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Nominations for Show Your Colours Award IPM 2025 announced
Ten plants have been nominated for the Show Your Colours Award IPM 2025. All exhibitors of IPM with woody plants and perennials could submit plants or plant concepts for this award...
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Sustainable urban greening practices are on agenda for AIPH Green City Conference
‘Nature, Culture, and City Life’ is the theme of the AIPH Green City Conference, which will be held on Tuesday 11 February in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Divided into three sessions, the Conference will consider model knowledge, continuing green sustainable development, and creativity for a green sustainable future...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Five Dobbies stores transferring to new ownership
Dobbies Garden Centres has confirmed that five of its stores – Morpeth, Stapleton, Rugby, Hare Hatch and Havant – are transferring to new ownership during January. It also said that teams at each of these stores will transfer to the new operators...
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Ten new jobs and £1.5m investment for Hillmount
Fourth generation family garden lifestyle business Hillmount is expanding in early 2025, adding a fifth garden centre to its portfolio with a £1.5m investment and the creation of 10 jobs...
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From humble beginnings to 35 years of success
The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, a family-run business located between Brecon and Hay-On-Wye, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this January...
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Four new members take seats on LOFA council
Four new members have joined the LOFA Council – Martin Carnaby (Country Manager for the UK and Ireland at Broil King), David Cotgrave (Sales Director at Hartman Outdoor Products), Stephen Davies (Director at Southsea Deckchairs), and Jody Grimmer (Managing Director at Leisuregrow)...
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Torwood's longest serving staff member, Kenny McClean, died on Christmas Day
Sad news reached the GTN office at the start of the year that Kenny McClean, Torwood Garden Centres longest serving ember of staff passed away suddenly on Christmas Day...
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