In This Issue
Inspiration and trends at spoga+gafa 2018
Santa's Secret Elf is back for Autumn 2018
Back to school breaks August Blues
Block Blitz to launch new larger pack at Glee 2018
Crossley to target more garden centres after £375,000 in new funding
Seasonal Offer up to 20% OFF* Trade Prices
Heatwave sees furniture and barbecue sales sizzle – but plant sales wilt
Autumn colour dominates GTN Bestsellers plant chart
Sipcam UK and Assured Products to launch RHS partnership range at Glee
Hilliers appoint two more family members to board
Wyevale Nurseries to ditch black pots in war on plastic
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Squires Christmas starts in October
Lighting brightens up garden product sales volumes
Herbs star for Veg-2-Go sales
Top soil and bulb planting compost hit the high spots
The best of last week's
Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of four more garden centres
Over 95% of Homebase creditors vote in favour of CVA
Great expectations for Glee 2018
AMES UK on the road to further expansion
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Brand new products, trends and innovations at lunch! 2018
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Inspiration and trends at spoga+gafa 2018

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There were pots of ideas, inspirations and hints of new trends for those who ventured to spoga+gafa last week in advance of Glee...

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Santa's Secret Elf is back for Autumn 2018
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Santa’s Secret Elf, in the top 5 of GTN Bestsellers Christmas products on the run up to last Christmas, is back for Autumn 2018...

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Back to school breaks August Blues

 

August 2018 was on a par with August 2014 and 6% lower in total volume sales than 2017.  We have to go back to 2011 and 2012 to see August sales levels that we were significantly lower than this year...

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Block Blitz to launch new larger pack at Glee 2018
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Yorkshire-based start up company, Block Blitz, will be launching new large-size packs of its expanding product range of hassle-free paving treatments at this year’s GLEE show on stand number 20U70...

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Crossley to target more garden centres after £375,000 in new funding

Crossley Garden Buildings, the Stafford-based family-owned manufacturer of garden buildings, plans to extend its reach into new garden centres across the North West and Midlands after receiving £375,000 in new funding...

 

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Seasonal Offer up to 20% OFF* Trade Prices
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M&M Timber are manufacturer and supply a comprehensive range of timber retail merchandising units. These are the ideal solution for fresh plants, trees, shrubs and other seasonal products. The display tables and structures are designed for both internal and external use, manufactured from sustainable timber and pressure treated with wood preservative to enhance durability.

 

Seasonal Offer up to 20% OFF* Trade Prices Call the M&M Timber team on 0333 003 5133

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Heatwave sees furniture and barbecue sales sizzle – but plant sales wilt

 

 

Furniture and barbecue sales at GCA garden centres soared in the July heatwave, according to the association’s latest Barometer of Trade figures – but at the expense of sales of plants and sundries...

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Brand new products, trends and innovations at lunch! 2018

lunch!, the UK’s favourite food-to-go trade show, opens in less than two weeks’ time, on 20-21 September...

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Autumn colour dominates GTN Bestsellers plant chart

Plant sales saw an uplift at the end of August to be up on the same week last year by 9%.  Archetypal autumn plants; Cyclamen, Pansies, Violas and Heathers dominated sales accounting for 27% of all plants sold during the week...

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Sipcam UK and Assured Products to launch RHS partnership range at Glee

Sipcam UK, working in partnership with Assured Products, are to launch a range of core garden care products licenced under the RHS brand at Glee on Monday...

 

 

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Hilliers appoint two more family members to board

Two members of the Hillier family were appointed to the Hillier Nurseries board of directors last week...

 

 

Joining the board: George Hillier (left) and Martin Hillier

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Wyevale Nurseries to ditch black pots in war on plastic

Wyevale Nurseries is introducing kerbisde recyclable plant pots for all its retail plants next year...

 

 

Tale of two pots: Wyevale Nurseries production director Steve Reed with a taupe pot (left).

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