GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 17 2014

More than 230 garden centres nationwide attracted thousands of customers to a plethora of special events and fund-raisers on Friday, March 14, and across the weekend, as part of Garden Re-Leaf Day...

The Old Railway Line raises £1,000 for Garden Re-Leaf Day

Quiz teams who competed at The Old Railway Line Garden Centre during its curry and quiz night last week have helped raised £1,000 in aid of charity.

QVC raise over £22,000 on Garden Re-Leaf Day

Adam Wigglesworth is named as HTA Vice President-elect

Garden retailer Adam Wigglesworth from Aylett Nurseries in Hertfordshire has been appointed Vice President-elect of the HTA...

March sales figures in garden centres reaching April levels

The Mad March Hare is pulling rabbits from the hat and serving up April type sales levels, according to GTN Bestsellers data, with last week matching the busiest week of March and April in 2012 when Easter was early and then it rained, and rained, and rained...

Proposals for Waitrose at Van Hage Great Amwell to go on show in public exhibition

Further details of plans for a Waitrose supermarket on the site of Van Hage garden centre in Great Amwell have been unveiled and will be displayed to the public next week...

New area chairmen announced for the GCA

The Garden Centre Association has announced its new area chairmen who will represent member garden centres in each region. They are Mike Lind (Wales and the West), Tim Mason (South Thames), Philippa McKean (Midlands), Paul Wright (North Thames), Alyson Haywood (North West), James Ducker (North East), and Colin Barrie (Scotland)...

First Minister opens Stagecraft’s new factory in Newtown

The Rt. Hon. Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales, signalled the end of a turbulent year for Mid-Wales business Stagecraft when he opened their new factory in Newtown on Thursday – 12 months to the day that Stagecraft’s former factory burnt to the ground...

Deco-Pak’s new Easybuild range designed to make DIY easy for all

Now the sun is starting to shine, homeowners across the UK will be starting to think about making improvements to their homes and gardens. Retailers wanting to tap into this sales opportunity without having to become DIY experts will be pleased to learn more about the new Easybuild range from Deco-Pak...

GCA inspectors turn up unannounced at garden centres

Garden Centre Association inspectors have started to turn up unannounced at centres throughout the UK as their annual inspections got underway this week...

British horticulture needs to encourage the young

Barnsfold Nurseries in West Sussex, which recently won two prestigious awards including being declared Ornamental Grower of The Year, says it owes its success in part to nurturing industry talent...

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Tomato plants fuel grow your own sales recovery

Veg sales are recovering and are almost back to the same levels as last year. With a good run through to Easter, volumes could return to 2012 and 2011 figures...

Hillier appoint Chris Francis as new Garden Centre Director

Hillier Nurseries & Garden Centres have appointed Chris Francis as Garden Centre Director, heading up the Hillier Garden Centre division of the company. He joined the company on March 12...

Compost sales double

There has been a massive upturn in compost sales, according to the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media data...

Forest appoints new marketing manager

Forest Garden, the UK’s leading manufacturer of decorative and core garden timber ranges, has appointed Andrew Bendall as the company’s new marketing manager...

There's still time to sign up for the International Garden Centre Conference taking place in Ireland this summer (August, 2014), says the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) representative Paul Cooling...

Napoleon’s TravelQ 285X wins top BBQ Award

Napoleon Grills' new TravelQ 285X has just won the Vesta Award for Best New Gas Grill at the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo 2014, in America...

TGCG aims to raise over £500,000 for Marie Curie

The Garden Centre Group has chosen Marie Curie as its first national charity partner after an all-staff vote...

George Hillier launches canopy area at Monkton Elm

George Hillier from Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres declared Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre’s new canopy area officially open with a ribbon cutting...

Industry’s Rising Stars start their ascent

Twenty-eight of the most aspiring young representatives of the horticultural industry met this week to kick off the Garden Centre Association’s 2014 Rising Stars Programme sponsored by Westland Horticulture...

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