In This Issue
Rosebourne makes its first acquisition near Andover
A passion for catering, plants and Christmas are the cornerstones of a garden centre business
Ferndale’s Neil Grant wins Guardian Leader of the Year Award
Perfect plant retailing will be rewarded at The National Plant Show - last call for nominations
Haskins appoints new board members
Has your inspector called yet?
Fiskars and James Wong wow at Wyevale
HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
Retail Department Head - Garden Furniture - London
Area Sales Manager - Hertfordshire
Plant Area Supervisor - London - Boutique Garden Centre
Grower / Production Manager - Worcestershire
Poplar Tree Garden Centre appoints new General Manager
Garden activity lights up sales
Broad beans and peas join bestsellers
Irish Moss Peat is a top seller
It's been a great year for outdoor living sales, but which garden centre teams are The Greatest?
HTA National Plant show is the home for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Rose launch
Squire's Garden Centre select winning flowerbed design
Squire’s charity bike ride raises £310 for Momentum
Hylands House to bloom with new floral show
And the winner of the #GardenSecrets competition is...
GIMA partner launches Travel Booking Service
Johnsons new Micro Snips a cut above for Microgreens
The LOFA office is moving to Waterlooville in Hampshire
Will you be one of The Greatest Plant Retailing Teams announced on June 23rd?
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Talking ‘real food’ on day two of the HTA Catering Conference
Great catering teams recognised in The Greatest Catering Awards
Special award for the F&B Wyevale Head Office team
Keeping ahead of the game - day one at the HTA Catering Conference
Coffee plants are a bestseller at Ayletts
Perrywood are The Greatest Afternoon Tea Experience Team
Timmermans Chef Team are The Greatest
lunch! 2015: Visitor registration opens for biggest ever show
Keeping ahead of the game at the HTA Catering Conference
The love flows with The Greatest Front of House team at Fron Goch
Casual Dining shortlisted for Best Trade Show Award
Local butchers are The Greatest Catering Suppliers
Situations Vacant
Retail Department Head - Garden Furniture - London
£20k -£25k per annum
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Area Sales Manager - Hertfordshire
£27k -£30k per annum
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Plant Area Supervisor - London - Boutique Garden Centre
£18k - £19k per annum
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Grower / Production Manager - Worcestershire
In the region of £35k + per annum
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GIMA partner launches Travel Booking Service
 

BSA Buying Group, partner of GIMA for overhead cost reduction, is delighted to announce the launch of its 20th overhead cost category, Travel Booking. It has negotiated discounts which now make travel booking economically viable for even the smallest of companies.

Thanks to the buying power of BSA Buying Group, exclusive discounted rates have been negotiated for GIMA Members. The offering includes discounts off hotels, exclusive fares and specialist support for your business travel requirements, as well as access to an online booking tool for all your travel needs. Joining BSA Buying Group means you can get to grips with your company's travel procurement and save both time and money.

BSA are pleased to be working with award winning Travel Management Company, Business Travel Direct (BTD), to provide you with the strategic management of safe, cost-effective travel. Having been established since 1970, Business Travel Direct are widely recognised in the industry for their personal approach to corporate travel and expenses, and their wealth of time saving, cost effective booking tools.

What benefits do GIMA Members enjoy through using the Travel Booking Service?

  • Price Match Guarantee - if you find a better rate on the internet within 30 mins of booking, BTD will price match it.
  • Negotiated air fares and hotel rates
  • Average Return of Investment of 30%
  • Highlighting tools – using their connections to build relationships with preferred suppliers, driving down costs
  • Innovative fare-searching technology
  • A database of over 200,000 hotels and all major airlines
  • Delivering online adoption
  • Purchasing power and offline expertise
  • A strategic business plan tied to your objectives

Says Matt Roper, CEO of BSA Buying Group, “We’ve been wanting to help GIMA Members to book their business travel in a way that saved them time and money, but had struggled to find the right travel management company who shared our long term vision of bring genuine value to the marketplace. But that search is now over as we’ve exclusively negotiated for GIMA Members significant discounts with one of the most highly respected travel brokers in the UK.”

Special Prize Draw:  2 return tickets on Eurostar to Brussels

To celebrate the launch of this new service, we have a prize draw open to all companies who open a travel booking account through BSA Buying Group before the end of July 2015. One lucky person will win 2 return tickets on Eurostar to the beautiful city of Brussels (going out standard, returning standard premier).

To gain control and save money on your business travel – both within the UK and overseas, simply call BSA on 0845 555 3344 quoting GIMA and they’ll direct you. 

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