In This Issue
Dismay as The Garden Centre Group stores shut at 5pm
TGCG announces new Non-Executive Board Director
Carol Paris enters into the festive spirit dressed as Santa
GCA Barometer of Trade reveals a Christmas treat
Turning the magic of Christmas into a sales boost for garden centres
Nick Davies unveils his new business...Crest Garden Ltd
Another Notcutts to get a Waitrose next door?
Norfolk Leisure's new partnership with National Tree Company proves to be a hit at Harrogate
RBS lend Sinclair group £28 million
Town & Country pledges 15% of online sales to Greenfingers
Three Greenfingers trustees stand down from the charity
GCA's Rising Stars winners to tell all...
If you missed the results of The Greatest Christmas Awards...
Trial of Thomas Hayes to resume with new jury
Gardeners gearing up for action
Onion sets and seed potatoes back on the menu
Encouraging growing media sales as mulch and bark shine
Hillview group make two senior appointments
Thompson & Morgan and the Ideal Shopping Direct group sign long term TV deal
Andy Burns joins The Stewart Group as Group Sales and Marketing Director
More pictures of Garden Centre Christmas displays than have ever been published before
GTN win bet with Mark Shettle from Benross
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
GTN Bestsellers - the MOST useful publication for garden centre retailing
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Dismay as The Garden Centre Group stores shut at 5pm
Stores within The Garden Centre Group, apart from the recently acquired Garden & Leisure centres, have been told to close at 5pm instead of the normal 6pm until March 1...
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TGCG announces new Non-Executive Board Director
The Garden Centre Group has announced the appointment of Rupert Gavin to the Board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director. Gavin is the CEO of Odeon & UCI Cinemas, owned by Terra Firma.
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Carol Paris enters into the festive spirit dressed as Santa
If you've missed them already, here are the pictures to prove it...


HTA Chief Executive Carol Paris found herself the centre of attention during the presentation of The Greatest Christmas Awards in Harrogate when she entered into the festive spirit and donned a rather fetching Santa's outfit...
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GCA Barometer of Trade reveals a Christmas treat
 
Christmas shoppers headed to garden centres rather than the high street for their festive decorations and gifts with sales higher than the same period in 2012, according to the GCA Barometer of Trade...
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Turning the magic of Christmas into a sales boost for garden centres
The Greatest Garden Centre Teams at Christmas 2013 - Gold for Endsleigh, Jacksons and Brookside.jpg

The magic of Christmas sprinkled over the garden centre industry last weekend as The Greatest Christmas Awards for 2013 were presented on Sunday evening at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate...
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Nick Davies unveils his new business...Crest Garden Ltd
 
Crest Garden Ltd is the name of a new venture headed by Nick Davies as Managing Director and backed by Westland Horticulture...
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Another Notcutts to get a Waitrose next door?

Waitrose have submitted plans for a store next to a Notcutts garden centre at Nottingham – the third tie-up between the two...
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Norfolk Leisure's new partnership with National Tree Company proves to be a hit at Harrogate



The first joint venture between National Tree Company and Norfolk Leisure at Harrogate Christmas & Gift proved to be such a success that the two brands will now be exhibiting at Spring Fair next month...

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RBS lend Sinclair group £28 million
The William Sinclair Group has secured £28 million worth of re-financing from Royal Bank of Scotland...
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Town & Country pledges 15% of online sales to Greenfingers


Town & Country have pledged to donate 15% of all online sales to Greenfingers – a move which the company believe will provide the charity with a regular income stream and one that will be of great help going forward...
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Three Greenfingers trustees stand down from the charity


Greenfingers have announced that three founder trustees – Chris Webb,  John Little and Richard Jackson – are standing down from the board of the charity...
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GCA's Rising Stars winners to tell all...
 
George Bishop, Squires Woking
The winners of the GCA’s Rising Stars programme will tell  delegates at the annual conference how the scheme has given them valuable new skills...
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