GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 43 2017

Exponent Private Equity announced on Friday that it had completed the purchase of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's interests in Europe and Australia, and pledged to invest in more media and innovation to grow the business...

Left: Simon Davidson of Exponent Private Equity LLP

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Only at Glee: 3 months of free online advertising!
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Millions of British consumers are clicking on Google AdWords ads every day. Garden Connect helps you to attract visitors from your own area to your garden centre via dedicated AdWords campaigns and effective online bannering. A very smart way to get more footfall into your garden centre and to make it even better: Garden Connect is offering both services the first 3 months for free!

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Bathgate to showcase horticultural growing media range at Four Oaks & Glee and are giving away an IPAD Mini
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Bathgate Horticulture continue to expand their growing media products with further additions to the award winning Champions Blend range, the latest Seed and Cutting formulation and Extra-large Planter have been well received and produced excellent results...

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Tuning up…new from Woodstock Chimes®
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Woodstock Chimes UK has announced three new products to be seen for the first time at Glee this month. These chimes and bells are already popular in the United States and are sure to become big sellers in the UK....

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Prospects promising for September sales?

Plants, bulbs and garden decoration products were flying off the shelves in the last week of August – a promising sign that an Indian summer could deliver good sales levels in September...

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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

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Work resumes on major restaurant project at Groves of Bridport

Work has resumed on a major restaurant building project at Groves Nurseries of Bridport and is ahead of schedule...

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Consolidate deliveries for sustainability says fine food distributor

Fine foods wholesaler Cotswold Fayre is encouraging retailers to consolidate orders and deliveries in the interests of sustainability...

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Pansies and heucheras stand out as August plant sales grow by 10%

A cracking last two weeks of August for plant sales means overall plant volumes were 10.3% up year-on-year for the month...

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Bumper crop of launches for Zest's fifth Glee running

Timber garden products supplier Zest 4 Leisure is marking its fifth consecutive year at Glee (stand 2OS32-T33) with an impressive range of new products for the 2018 season...

Pictured: the new Madison Picnic Table

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Retail Lab @ Glee: for Elho, it's all about inspiration
Special interview with Elho's UK sales manager David Nicholson

One of the most innovative new features at Glee, the Retail Lab, has secured backing from a wide range of leading partnering suppliers for the Lab’s four trend-led areas. Here, ‘Preferred Supplier Partner’ Elho’s sales manager UK & Ireland, David Nicholson, tells us more about Elho’s plans for it...

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Final call for Glee New Product Entries

As we move into the final week of preparations for Glee 2017, there are still a few days left for exhibitors to make their entries into the Glee New Product Showcase and Glee Awards, in association with GTN...

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Warm August sees garden lighting sales surge

Just like last year, the warm July evenings sparked a huge increase in volume sales of garden lighting, as reported in GTN Bestsellers' latest Garden Products Chart...

Above: Wave Solar Lantern from Smart Garden.

Lavender 'Superblue' wins Silver at Plantarium

An outstanding variety of Lavendula angustifolia was been awarded a Silver Medal at the Plantarium trade show in Boskoop...

Bulbs and garden projects boost growing media sales

Despite an upturn in the second half of the month, growing media sales were down 5.3% on August 2016 levels according to the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media Top 50 chart index...

Plaudits for new-look for Plantarium but concerns about numbers

The newly-re-designed Plantarium trade fair at Boskoop in August attracted 9835 visitors over its four-day run, the organisers reported. Visitors on the traditional consumer day brought the final total to 15,765...

Mission for Garden and DIY companies to Ljubljana, Slovenia (8-10 October)

The British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce in Ljubljana is organising and hosting a programme of events for UK companies in the gardening, DIY, homeware and home improvement sectors. Pet care firms are also encouraged to contact the Chamber to assess the opportunities for them in this market...

Herbs and spuds drive GYO to new levels

Compared to the last four years, August was the best for grow-your-own activity. The GTN Bestsellers Veg 2 Gro Top 50 Chart shows a 12% increase on last year, to make it the highest sales volumes for the month since 2013...

Town & Country aims to captivate buyers with colour

Town & Country will unveil a range of new products from its ‘Captivating Colours’ collection at Glee (stand 18M10-N11)...