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Antony Harker to launch Altico at Glee - Read GTN's August issue on-line now
Last chance to nominate the best buyers of the past eighteen months?
Come and see a stand full of new ideas at Glee!
Bill Bickerdike, one of "the gang", has died
August starts with sales uplift!
T&M for sale with up to £200m price tag say city sources
Impact of Brexit sees horticultural business export almost 40% fewer plants to EU markets so far this year
Kernock Park Plants hosts visit from South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray
Exciting opportunity at Creative Products
Garden centres and nurseries offer open-air atmosphere for consumers concerned about COVID
Plant sales reveal late summer colour clamour
Time to enter GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
Summer sees furniture and BBQ sales hot up
TV gardener refreshes Wellbeing Garden at Tong
Celebrating nature's gift of wellbeing
Video, video. Watch the SOLEX SUN video showreel from SOLEX On-Line 2021
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Autumn Fair Little Black Book now available
Supporting role
No sign of growing media demand slowing
AIPH announces Virtual International Expo Conference on 19 October
Upturn for Wild Bird Care
Sally Morgan presents natural guide to futureproof the veg plot
The best of last week's
July 2021 sales are 28% ahead of nine-year average for the month
JBM Sales employs first rep into SW agency
New Woodlodge showroom displays latest products
Recognise importance of water for horticulture industry
SOLEX 2021 On-Line remains open for buyers looking for next seasons bestsellers
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
ORGANIX – sustainable choice driving consumer demand
PetQuip reveals finalists for prestigious Industry Awards 2021
Pet firm attends premiere of PAW Patrol The Movie
Situations Vacant
Exciting opportunity at Creative Products
 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Creative Products, who are seeking a hard-working, dedicated full time merchandiser/area representative to look after the company's accounts across London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey....

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GTN Bestsellers
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 

Every week GTN receives and analyses epos data from a number of UK garden centres to produce the GTN Bestsellers charts...

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Antony Harker to launch Altico at Glee - Read GTN's August issue on-line now

In this issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:

  • Patio Black Spot - Bloomin Marvellous on Patios.
  • Antony Harker launches Altico at Glee.
  • Made to measure merchandising from Primeur.
  • Meadow View Stone Delivers.
  • Miss Marple Afternoon Tea – Alan Roper’s new dining concept.
  • Blue Diamond Springfields, GTN Photo Tour.    
  • Downtown Grantham, GTN Photo Tour.
  • Glee 2021 is ready to refuel retail.
  • HTA Column – Job for life?
  • LOFA Member profile – Traeger.
  • GIMA Column – A Celebration of newness.
Read GTN's August 2021 Issue on-line here
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Last chance to nominate the best buyers of the past eighteen months?

Nominations for the Glee Buyers Power List Awards close on Tuesday 17th August, the winners will be celebrated at Glee 2021...

Make your nominations on-line here
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Come and see a stand full of new ideas at Glee!
GTN Xtra Promotion

After a fantastic GLEE 2019, the team at Treadstone Products is looking forward to being back at the NEC this September...

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Bill Bickerdike, one of "the gang", has died

 

Bill Bickerdike, one of "the gang" of garden centre pioneers in the UK, has died aged 83.

 

He passed away peacefully last Wednesday evening at home after a short illness, with his family around him...

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August starts with sales uplift!
GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis

What a start to August! Sales volumes in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Centre Epos data increased week on week by 3.3% and as well as being 38% up on the same week in 2019 they were 5% up on last year’s sales for the same week.

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T&M for sale with up to £200m price tag say city sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Thompson & Morgan seeds and plants business is being prepared for sale by its owners, Brecon-based multi-channel retailer BVG Group, according to some internet reports. The price tag could be up to £200 million...

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Impact of Brexit sees horticultural business export almost 40% fewer plants to EU markets so far this year
 

Increased costs and restrictions on the UK horticulture industry to export to the EU have seen a marked drop in the value of trade in the first six months of the year, demonstrating a missed opportunity for the sector to grow its contribution to UK ‘green trade’...

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Kernock Park Plants hosts visit from South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray

South East Cornwall MP, Sheryll Murray, has seen first-hand how horticulture can play a part in driving ‘green growth’ and supporting climate targets during a visit to a Saltash plant business...

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Exciting opportunity at Creative Products
 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Creative Products, who are seeking a hard-working, dedicated full time merchandiser/area representative to look after the company's accounts across London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey....

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Garden centres and nurseries offer open-air atmosphere for consumers concerned about COVID

The HTA’s August Market Update report indicates that in post-lockdown times 50% of consumers will look to spend more time outdoors and 52 % plan on spending less time in crowded, indoor spaces such as malls...

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Plant sales reveal late summer colour clamour

Plant sales grew by 5% last week as the clamour for late summer colour increased...

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Time to enter GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
 

GIMA is encouraging new business and innovators to consider entering the 2021 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund, with this year’s winner being unveiled at Glee, the leading annual exhibition for the garden and outdoor leisure industries (14-16 September, NEC Birmingham)...

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Summer sees furniture and BBQ sales hot up

The Garden Centre Association has recently released its Barometer of Trade (BoT) for June, revealing furniture and BBQ sales were up by 94.88% year-to-date. The report also shows a year-to-date increase in 11 out of 13 categories proving that garden centre demand has been positive at the start of the summer...

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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ORGANIX – sustainable choice driving consumer demand

Launched in late 2020, new ORGANIX from leading premium aquatic experts, OASE UK, has been leading the charge in bringing sustainable aquatic feeds to the fore...

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PetQuip reveals finalists for prestigious Industry Awards 2021

The PetQuip association has announced an impressive list of finalists for this year’s PetQuip Industry Awards. Such is the popularity of the PetQuip awards that a record number of entries were received, and these have now been whittled down to a list of 106 finalists.

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Pet firm attends premiere of PAW Patrol The Movie

 

The team from Pet Munchies attended the premiere of PAW Patrol The Movie in London after the company provided treats for the film’s promotional campaign...

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TV gardener refreshes Wellbeing Garden at Tong

TV Gardener, Katie Rushworth, visited Tong Garden Centre recently to refresh the garden that she created  in May...

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Celebrating nature's gift of wellbeing
At BBC Gardeners’ World Live Special Edition, 26-29 August 2021
 

Wellbeing will be placed centre stage at BBC Gardeners’ World Live Special Edition with a series of features showcasing how health and wellbeing is boosted by plants and gardening, or being around greenery and gardens. Ultimately, gardens make us feel good...

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Video, video. Watch the SOLEX SUN video showreel from SOLEX On-Line 2021

As there will now be a break with no live football on TV until Sunday, it's coming home, how about gorging yourself on a smörgåsbord board of SOLEX videos.  Here's the SOLEX SUN video showreel...

Watch videos from SOLEX 2021 On-Line "Exhibitors
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