GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra – Issue 46 2024

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2024 GIMA Awards winners crowned as Sipcam clinch Sword of Excellence for second year and Westland win Supplier of the Year

Sipcam appoint Alan Jones as Retail Channel Manager

HTA response to Sarah Dyke MP’s motion on the prohibition of the sale of peat

Essex garden centre for sale with price tag of £2.5m

Winter container planting sees sales surge at Haddonstone

Booking goes live for 2025 GCA conference

Grovewell’s ‘green win’ continues journey towards net zero

Yorkshire garden centre group's fundraising acknowledged

New for 2025: Webb 2-in-1 cordless shrub shears

Win a 2-night stay at Spring Fair

phs Greenleaf scoops four prestigious horticulture awards

SBM Life Science introduces new look for Maxicrop brand

Halloween walk raises £1,005 for cancer charities

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Garden Press Event 2025: showcase your brand for the new gardening season

Three horticultural professionals shortlisted for the AIPH award

Critical sector issues raised at HTA ‘Plants in Parliament’ event

BBC Gardeners’ World launches 2025 events calendar

Desch presents Colour Your Story spring/summer 2025

The best of last week's

Planters buy Pacific

Dutch firm acquires UK-based Tandee Nursery

PATS acquired by leading global events company

Sue Allen steps down as Greenfingers chair as Boyd Douglas-Davies takes the helm

Huge fire breaks out at Old Well Garden Centre

The new Ascot and Newbury pergolas provide perfect fit with Zest's outdoor entertaining collection

GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024

Glee: 50 years of influence, read GTN's Glee Review Issue on-line

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2024 GIMA Awards winners crowned as Sipcam clinch Sword of Excellence for second year and Westland win Supplier of the Year

GIMA has announced the winners of the prestigious 2024 GIMA Awards which were held earlier tonight at the stunning Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. One of the most coveted accolades is the GIMA Sword of Excellence, and for a second year running it was Sipcam Home & Garden who walked away with the honour for its Slug Stoppa.

The Supplier of the Year Award went to Westland, their first win of the accolade voted on by GCA members since 1999...

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Sipcam appoint Alan Jones as Retail Channel Manager
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Sipcam Home & Garden have added valuable industry experience to their team with the appointment of Alan Jones as Retail Channel Manager...

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HTA response to Sarah Dyke MP’s motion on the prohibition of the sale of peat

Fran Barnes, Chief Executive of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), responds to the outcome of Sarah Dyke MP's Ten-Minute Rule Motion on the prohibition of the sale of peat...

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Essex garden centre for sale with price tag of £2.5m

Mill Race Garden Centre near Colchester has gone on the market with a guide price of £2,500,000...

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Winter container planting sees sales surge at Haddonstone

Leading cast stone manufacturer Haddonstone has seen a surge in sales of its container planters. This is thanks to a growing trend amongst gardening enthusiasts to grow their own produce during winter.

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Booking goes live for 2025 GCA conference

The Garden Centre Association has launched the overarching theme for its next annual conference and has declared booking now open for the event. ‘The Unique Garden Centre Experience’ is the main theme of the 2025 Conference, which takes place at De Vere Wokefield Estate, Reading, from January 26 until 29...

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Grovewell’s ‘green win’ continues journey towards net zero

Grovewell Garden Centres has won the Data Quality and Collection Award by Planet Mark. This accolade highlights Grovewell’s commitment to transparency, accuracy, and sustainable business practices...

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Yorkshire garden centre group's fundraising acknowledged

Yorkshire Garden Centres was presented with a Corporate Supporter of the Year award following its year of fundraising for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance...

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GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024

New Products for the UK Garden Trade for 2025 from GIMA Members: Ames, Auto Pot Global, Avocet Hardware – Greenman Tools, Azpects, Bulldog Tools, Burgon & Ball, Capi Europe, Coir Products, Durston Garden Products, elho, Evergreen Garden Care, Fandango Fire Tools, Fargro, Forest Garden, Gardena, Glee, Greenkey, Greenleaf Horticulture, Handy Distribution, Harvest Pet Products, Hortiwool , Hozelock, Johnsons Lawn Seeds, Kleen-Tex, LBC Ultralight Boots, Marriages, Meadow View Stone, Museums & Galleries, Panacea Products, Phoenox, PlantWorks, POTR, Primeur, Primus, Sipcam, Smart Garden Products, Sorbus, The Solar Centre, Tildenet, Treadstone, Vitavia, Vitax, Witt UK & Ireland, Woodmansterne, Zest Outdoor Living, GIMA Member Directory, Join GIMA.

Read the New GIMA Buyers Guide on-line here

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Glee: 50 years of influence, read GTN's Glee Review Issue on-line

GTN October 2024. In this Glee Review Issue:

RocketGro – Towards Climate Positive
Open for business in Shetland - GTN visits the new centre in Lerwick
It’s Christmas – Entry details for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2024
Glee 2024 – The Buzz is back
Making an impact at Glee
Potr - GIMA Seed Corn Fund Winner
Glee Hero’s – Influencing the past 50 Years
Glee New Product Award Winners
Floral Thursday at Glee sets new records
Hold on tight – Wing walkers for Greenfingers
GTN Planteria – Seasonal picks for 2025 and beyond
Navigating change at the HTA Conference
HTA Viewpoint – Presidential reflections

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New for 2025: Webb 2-in-1 cordless shrub shears

Now available from Webb is the latest 2-in-1 Cordless Grass and Shrub Shear range, designed to offer customers a versatile gardening experience at an affordable price...

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Win a 2-night stay at Spring Fair

Spring Fair, the UK’s leading Home, Gift, and Fashion retail trade show taking place from 2-5 February 2025 at NEC Birmingham, has launched a competition to win a 2-night stay during the show to celebrate its 75th anniversary...

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phs Greenleaf scoops four prestigious horticulture awards

phs Greenleaf has won four industry-leading awards for its outstanding horticultural work in the business sector...

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SBM Life Science introduces new look for Maxicrop brand

SBM Life Science has unveiled a fresh new look for its iconic gardening brand, Maxicrop...

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Halloween walk raises £1,005 for cancer charities

The Old Railway Line Garden Centre has announced that its annual Spooky Halloween Walk raised an impressive £1,005 for this year’s two chosen charities: #BeMoreFrank, a special fund of the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, and the Ewing’s Sarcoma Research Trust...

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Garden Press Event 2025: showcase your brand for the new gardening season

The Garden Press Event, a unique one-day exhibition organised by the Horticultural Trades Association and GIMA, returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 18 February 2025...

Three horticultural professionals shortlisted for the AIPH award

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) announces the three young horticultural professionals who have been selected as finalists for the Young International Grower of the Year Award 2025...

Critical sector issues raised at HTA ‘Plants in Parliament’ event

Following the success of last year’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) drop-in showcase in Parliament, the HTA has once again presented ‘Plants in Parliament’...

BBC Gardeners’ World launches 2025 events calendar

BBC Gardeners’ World launches its 2025 events calendar with news that Nick Bailey will be designing the headline Show Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2025...

Desch presents Colour Your Story spring/summer 2025

Desch proudly presents the all-new Colour Your Story #17! The familiar inspiration magazine, but with a completely new look & feel in which trend colours play the leading role...

The best of last week's

If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...

Planters buy Pacific

Fifteen months after buying Brookfields in Nottingham, Planters have now added a further centre to the business buying Pacific Nurseries in the West Midlands...

Dutch firm acquires UK-based Tandee Nursery

Van den Berk Nurseries from Sint-Oedenrode, the Netherlands, has announced it will be acquiring Tandee Nursery, based near Peterborough. The acquisition will provide a strong foundation for growth and will allow Van den Berk to meet the needs of customers in the UK private market...

PATS acquired by leading global events company

PATS – the Pets and Aquatic Trade Show – has been bought by leading global events company Raccoon Media Group...

Sue Allen steps down as Greenfingers chair as Boyd Douglas-Davies takes the helm

Sue Allen, who has been the driving force behind Greenfingers Charity during her tenure as Chairman, has stepped down from the role. Sue, however, will continue to serve the charity as a dedicated Trustee for another year. Taking up the reins as the new Chairman is Boyd Douglas-Davies...

Huge fire breaks out at Old Well Garden Centre

Firefighters were called to The Old Well Garden Centre, Uffculme, near Cullompton, in the early hours of Friday after a huge fire broke out in a large warehouse... Picture credit: Devon Live

The new Ascot and Newbury pergolas provide perfect fit with Zest's outdoor entertaining collection
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Timber garden product specialist Zest’s new Ascot and Newbury Pergolas are proving a winner alongside its ‘at one with nature’ outdoor cooking and entertaining collection...