In This Issue
Suttons Seeds acquired by T&M
Lockdown 2 hits sales, but volumes still ahead of last year
Festive announce Christmas 2021 showroom opening dates
Not your average garden centre - Dobbies launch Christmas Ad Campaign
Fosseway Garden Centre make the right choice with Corby & Fellas’ WinRetail system
Lockdown 2 leaves garden centre car parks empty after record sales for October
‘New Gardeners’ fuel record October plant sales
LOFA reports severe disruption at UKs three main container ports
Primus expands with new sales team
2020 is declared a ‘record year’ for compost by The Greener Gardening Company
Why gardening is a lifesaver in lockdown
Ivyline commits to eradicating plastic packaging
Neudorff announces climate-neutral production
DJ Turfcare’s new Autumn Lawn Treatment now endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society
BPOA & Peter Seabrook continue to fund young talent
Plant Based Podcast TV sparks gardening joy
Spring Fair to be replaced by "Spring Fair @Home" on the Spring Fair website
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Garden centre offers £200 reward after theft
RHS confirms gardens will remain open
Real gardening activity shifts sales
Blue Skies in Lockdown at Vitavia
October Christmas drops by 13%
‘Meet’ Rolawn online at the first ever FutureScape VIRTUAL event
Will 'New Gardeners' be as active on Wildlife and Wild Bird Care?
Composite Prime launches reward scheme for installers and stockists
Napoleon Grills to sponsor Kitchen Stage at Camp Carfest 2021
The best of last week's
Garden centres in England and Scotland can stay open - now is the time to review Covid-19 safety
Kaemingk to open UK showroom
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Westland rolls out innovative new hosepipe technology
Retail Equipment Limited acquire Greenkey Garden & Home
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
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Bringing the outside in for naturally happy pets with Penny & Pepe
Meat-first ingredients in new Wagg range
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Suttons Seeds acquired by T&M

Thompson and Morgan (T&M) has announced that it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Suttons Seeds Ltd and its 3 brands: Suttons, Dobies and the Organic Catalogue...

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Lockdown 2 hits sales, but volumes still ahead of last year

Garden Centre sales volumes dropped by 2.6% on the previous week as Lockdown 2 came into effect in England...

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Festive announce Christmas 2021 showroom opening dates
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Festive’s main 2021 showroom at their head office in Wales will be opening from 30th November 2020, they will be holding their hotly anticipated 2 week VIP preview event to unveil next year’s collection to the trade between the 7-11th and 14-18th December.  Festive will also be opening their Enfield (London) showroom earlier than usual next year too, this is scheduled to open on 18th January 2021...

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Not your average garden centre - Dobbies launch Christmas Ad Campaign
Dobbies unveils Christmas advertising campaign for 2020

Dobbies have unveiled their brand-new Christmas advertising campaign. The Joy of Dobbies brings to life the magical experience of a trip to Dobbies during the festive period. Strategically, the campaign also launches Dobbie’s new positioning, Not Your Average Garden Centre...

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Fosseway Garden Centre make the right choice with Corby & Fellas’ WinRetail system
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Fosseway Garden Centre is a large, family-run centre based in the Cotswolds, which was established by Tim and Gill Godwin in 1990. The company recently made the decision to move from a cloud-based EPoS/Retail Management system to Corby & Fellas’ WinRetail package. Here's what managing director Tim Godwin had to say about the success of the system...

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Lockdown 2 leaves garden centre car parks empty after record sales for October
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Half term sales in garden centres pushed total volumes for October to a new record level, up 11.5% on October last year and 8% ahead of the previous month high set in 2017, but Lockdown 2 meant empty garden centre car parks this weekend as pictured at Langlands Shiptonthorpe on Saturday at 1:30pm...

 

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‘New Gardeners’ fuel record October plant sales

Record October plant sales continue to underline the reality of ‘New Gardeners’ being active in the market...

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LOFA reports severe disruption at UKs three main container ports

Congestion is causing severe disruptions at the UKs three main container ports. This is troubling news for LOFA members and the industry as a whole with leisure products starting to hit ports as early as December. The lack of space and container issues will result in price hikes coming in as early as next week...

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Primus expands with new sales team

Primus, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of handcrafted and eye-catching gifts for the home and garden, is going from strength to strength with a significant expansion to its sales team; having made nine new full time appointments over the summer...

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2020 is declared a ‘record year’ for compost by The Greener Gardening Company

Leading growing media supplier The Greener Gardening Company has hailed 2020 as a record year for sales of its portfolio of peat-reduced and peat-free growing media, despite the immense challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic...

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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Bringing the outside in for naturally happy pets with Penny & Pepe
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Penny & Pepe have launched a full range of ready grown, fresh living products to bring the outside in for naturally happy pets...

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Meat-first ingredients in new Wagg range

Wagg – the biggest dry dog food brand by volume – has undergone the most comprehensive refresh since it launched in 1986. The recipe for the new and improved range – which is now in store - has been significantly enhanced with meat ingredients now forming the largest content at 28%. Wagg now claims to have 80% more meat ingredients than its leading branded competitor.

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Why gardening is a lifesaver in lockdown

Squire’s Garden Centres recently ran a survey in which 93% of people questioned said that gardening was a “lifesaver” during lockdown in spring. With the second national lockdown in place, getting out in the garden is going to be just as important to people’s mental health and wellbeing this time around...

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Ivyline commits to eradicating plastic packaging
 

Ivyline, a leading UK supplier of inspired collections for the garden and home, has confirmed that it has taken significant steps to reduce plastic within its packaging for end-user products...

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Neudorff announces climate-neutral production

 

Neudorff, manufacturer of environmentally friendly products for plant care and natural gardening, has achieved its ambition of becoming climate-neutral at all of its production sites...

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DJ Turfcare’s new Autumn Lawn Treatment now endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society
 

DJ Turfcare’s newest organic based product introduction – Autumn Lawn Treatment – has gained endorsement from the Royal Horticultural Society.

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BPOA & Peter Seabrook continue to fund young talent

The British Protected Ornamentals Association (BPOA) and Peter Seabrook continue this year to offer young horticulturists a £1,000 bursary to support the study of commercial horticulture and encourage new entrants to the industry...

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Plant Based Podcast TV sparks gardening joy
 

The chart-topping Plant Based Podcast has the lockdown answer with the latest series of Plant Based Podcast TV, helping people continue their love of gardening from the comfort of the sofa. As the cold nights draw in, gardeners can reach for their phone instead of their garden tools...

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Spring Fair to be replaced by "Spring Fair @Home" on the Spring Fair website

 

Due to new UK government restrictions on the reopening of business conferences and exhibition halls, Spring Fair will no longer take place in February 2021...

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