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Mothers Day bonanza as garden centre records are broken across the country - UPDATED
It was a record breaking Mothers Day weekend - official! Over the course of yesterday and this morning GTN Xtra has been speaking to garden centres across the country and here is the feedback from: Green Pastures, Scotsdales, Caulders, Alton's, Millbrook, Haskins, Stewarts, Fron Goch, Raemoir, Bents, Hillview, Baytree, Cowells, Fresh @ Burcot, Perrywood and Creative Gardens.
New comments from Klondyke, Waresley Park and Barton Grange added...
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Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Days raise over £500,000
Early reports indicate that Garden Re-Leaf Day 2017 will stand out as a record breaker in terms of industry participation, sponsorship, and for the grand total raised since 2012 now at an incredible half a million pounds...
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Fife garden centre purchased and refurbished
Caulders Garden Centres have expanded their business into Fife with the purchase of Cupar Garden Centre, and having secured over £1million in funding from Clydesdale Bank they've made considerable refurbishments to their fifth store...
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Grange expands Ultimate range following 2016 success
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Offering an exciting new approach to the traditional lap panel design, Grange’s revolutionary Ultimate Panel stormed into the fencing market last year, securing over 800 stockists in the process. With the panel’s success showing no signs of slowing down, the company has now expanded the range to include a comprehensive choice of panel sizes as well as the matching Ultimate Gate, providing retailers with a complete fencing collection...
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HSBC supports acquisition of Eastleigh garden centre
The former Arturi Garden Centre in Eastleigh has been acquired by the owners of the on-site Orangery Tea Rooms with the support of a five-figure finance package from HSBC...
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Keter to take over Stewart Plastics
Keter Group BV, a leading global supplier of resin consumer products for the home and garden, said last week it had agreed to acquire Stewart Plastics...
 
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Great start to the season...or is it a false dawn?
A combination of Garden Re-Leaf day and reasonable weather saw total sales in garden centres almost reach the high spot of 2014 for the third week of March...
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Selfie saves Norwich garden centre owners from Westminster carnage
Greatest Awards winning garden centre owners James Debbage and Michelle Evans came within minutes of being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack last week. "Stopping to take this "selfie" quite possibly saved them from being near that car at the very moment it hit the wall!" James told GTN Xtra...
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Newshound finds Mr M has been busy recruiting 'experience'...
Woof woof! No time to ‘paws’ for thought this week, my friends, as the pace quickens at Dobbies now that Mr Marshall is getting into his stride...
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GIMA announces new Council at AGM
The GIMA Council has been reduced from 16 to 12 members at the 2017 AGM, enabling a smaller but more accountable council of representatives to move the association forward...
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Whitehall Woodborough re-opens after re-fit in time for Mothers Day
Five weeks after acquiring the site at Woodborough, Whitehall Garden Centres have completed their re-fit and the centre re-opened on Thursday 23rd March...
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Commercial Kitchen unveils its initial exhibitor list for 2017
Commercial Kitchen has released an initial exhibitor list for its 2017 event. The UK’s only dedicated trade event for the entire commercial kitchen industry will return to the NEC Birmingham on 6-7 June, with 100 exhibiting companies showcasing the complete range of innovative equipment, devices and services required to run, refurbish or build a commercial kitchen...
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Glee and the HTA confirm new three-year agreement
The organisers of Glee, Ascential Events, have announced that the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has confirmed its ongoing support of the show, with a new three-year agreement...
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Overseas buyers ready to do business with UK suppliers
Gardenex staged another of its highly successful ’Meet the International Buyers’ events at its headquarters in Brasted, Kent, and the early indications are that it will result in new export orders for many of the 20 British suppliers that attended...
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Garden leisure market grew 6% last year says new report
The UK domestic garden leisure market - which includes garden furniture, barbecues and accessories - grew by 6% in value terms in 2016, according to a new report by analysts AMA Research...
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Partnership agreement between the Salon du Végétal fair, HTA National Plant Show and HTA Nursery Supply Show
The international trade fairs Salon du Végétal (France), HTA National Plant Show and HTA Nursery Supply Show (United Kingdom) are united to encourage international buyers to come to their events, the same week in June 2017...
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Dutch Design in flowers at the Keukenhof opening
The 68th edition of Keukenhof has started. The official opening was dedicated to Dutch Design and the new entrance building. Over 100 varieties of tulip are already in bloom at the park. At Keukenhof, spring has truly begun...
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