In This Issue
Cowells, Langlands, Burleydam and Barton Grange are the toast of the north in GCA awards
Professionalism is causing a shift from the sheds
Full results from GCA North East Regional Awards 2015
North West GCA Awards reults in full
The Midlands GCA results are in
Haskins scoop a 1,2,3 at the South Thames Regional Awards
Full results from North Thames GCA Regional Awards
The Old Railway Line are on the fast track
Squires Hersham and Haskins Roundstone are tops in South Thames GCA
Sunshine and Burston are best in North Thames GCA
Planters and Webbs win main GCA Midlands regional awards
Wales & West Best Centre winners are The Old Railway Line and Monkton Elm
Mr F's new POS reassures grow-your-own novices
The Greatest Outdoor Living Sales gold winners to be presented at spoga+gafa
HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
Garden Centre Manager - Small Chain - Staffordshire
Assistant Manager - Independent Garden Centre - Surrey
Horticultural Buyer – Full time
Nursery - Production - Grower Manager - Cambridgeshire
Interior Landscaping Regional Manager - East of England
Restaurant Manager - Lincolnshire
Briers recognised with a special accolade for their #glovie campaign
Homebase boss to speak at HTA Garden Futures Conference
Growing media sales continue to be healthy
Wyevale Nurseries moves with the times with new website
Pots of sales in the Bestsellers chart
Cordless garden equipment free from high street price pressures
Potatoes for Christmas are bestsellers again
Alton, Old Railway Line, Klondyke and Haskins win Greatest Fundraising Awards
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
New Wyevale Botanic Kitchen concept delivers 'the garden on a plate'
Catering Tip of the Week: Taking your food offer to the next level
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Haskins scoop a 1,2,3 at the South Thames Regional Awards
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Haskins Garden Centres scooped an amazing treble at the GCA South Thames Awards on Wednesday, winning the top three places in the Best Destination Centre for the region.  Haskins Roundstone won Destination Centre of the area, Haskins Ferndown were in second place after the annual GCA Inspection and Haskins West End, where the event was hosted, took third place.

There are 48 centres in GCA South Thames area, 30 are in the Garden centre classification and 18 are Destination Centres.

Here are the full results as they were announced on the evening:

Best Customer Service

3:  Forest Lodge
2:  Stewarts Christchurch
1:  Squires Badshot Lea

Ruxley Rose National Finalists from the area 

  • Coolings

Best Garden Product Retailer - Garden Centres

3:  Newbridge Blue Diamond
2: Thompson's Newchurch
1: Thompson's Chislehurst

Best Garden Product Retailer - Destination Centres

3:  Squires Badshot Lea
2:  Haskins Roundstone
1:  Haskins Ferndown

Best Outdoor Living Retailer - Garden Centre

3=: Squires Reigate
3=: Stewarts Broomhill
1=: Squires Hersham
1=: Squires West Horsley

Best Outdoor Living Retailer - Destination Centre

3: Haskins West End
2: Haskins Roundstone
1: Polhill Sevenoaks 

Best Indoor lifestyle Retailer - Garden Centre

2=: Squires Washington
2=: Squires West Horsely
1: Blackbrooks

Best Indoor lifestyle Retailer - Destination Centre

3: Garsons Titchfield
2: Haskins Roundstone
1: Garsons Esher

Best Restaurant - Garden Centre

3: Blackbrooks
2: Squires Hersham
1: Millbrook Staplehurst

Best Restaurant - Destination

2=: Haskins Roundstone
2=: Haskins West End
1: Chessington

Environment and community award

3=:  Coolings
3=: Squires West Horsley
3=: Thompson's Newchurch
3=: Thompson's Petchurch
2: Haskins Roundstone
1: Squires Cobham

Creativity and Innovation Award

3: Coolings
2: Haskins Roundstone
1: Haskins Ferndown

Inspectors choice

Stewarts Christchurch - For indoor plant retailing

Most improved centre

3: Stewarts Christchuch
2: Hask Ferndown
1: Forest Lodge

Best Garden Centre in South Thames

3: Squires Long Ditton
2: Millbrook Gravesend
1: Squires Hersham

Best Destination Centre in South Thames

3: Haskins West End
2: Haskins Ferndown
1: Haskins Roundstone

 Highly commended centres in South Thames (total inspection score over 75%)

  • Coolings
  • Forest Lodge
  • Garsons Esher
  • Garsons Ticthfield
  • Haskins Ferndown
  • Haskins Roundstone
  • Haskins West End
  • Millbrook Gravesend
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Squires Hersham
  • Squires Long Ditton
  • Squires Milford
  • Squires West Horsley
  • Stewarts Christchurch

 

 

 

 

 

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