Organised by Associated Independent Stores (AIS), the UK’s leading buying group for Fashion, Home, and Leisure, the INDX Toy & Gift show will return to Cranmore Park on 14 – 15 March 2023 and visitor registration is open. 

Online registration for the International Festival of Garden, Leisure and Pet, Glee 2023 – taking place at the NEC in late June (27th – 29th) - is now live via www.gleebirmingham.com/visitor-registration. Join the show to see over 400 established and emerging brands, access unrivalled networking opportunities, discover thousands of new products as well as the latest market intelligence and trend-led insight.  

Colin Wetherley-Mein, GIMA Membership Ambassador, has decided to officially call it a day and retire from GIMA...

Fordingbridge installed a bespoke staggered taper trellis canopy at Notcutts Cranleigh, designed to enhance customer experience outside of their garden centre building, sheltering customers and products, whilst allowing full use of the business space whatever the weather...

LOFA has announced the addition of two experienced professionals – Steve Millington and Chris Newman – as Vice Chairman and Council Member, respectively...

GTN Xtra visited Bernaville Nurseries in Exeter on Thursday afternoon and found a vibrant centre doing great business...

Garden Centre Association members unable to attend the organisation's recent annual conference are now able to view presentations from its inspectors on its website...

Haskins Garden Centres is celebrating the achievements of two employees, Jason Froggatt, Group Catering Manager at Haskins, and Mike Morath, Commercial and Operations Manager at Birdworld, after they achieved their Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety and Hygiene in Catering...

Plants For Europe Limited, the leading independent plant breeders’ agent, celebrates 20 years of trading this week. The company was incorporated on 12 February 2003...

A massive sum of £3,500 has been raised for an NHS cancer unit thanks to the generosity of suppliers and buyers at the Choice Marketing annual conference...

As Google searches for ‘portable generators for sale’ surge by 743% and ‘generators for the home’ see a 303% search increase compared to this time last year, Cobra Garden Machinery suggests that this demand will see generator sales skyrocket in 2023...

The Bransford Webbs Plant Company has won Squire's Hardy Plant Supplier of the Year. Voted for by the plant area managers, the company said it was delighted to have won this award in recognition for the hard work of the entire team involved in growing of high-quality plants...

The first spring edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt, which took place on 7 and 8 February, marked an excellent start of the new garden-plant season. The fair’s visitors from all over Europe and far beyond were very enthusiastic about the full, directly available range of products...

AMES UK has taken a step closer to achieving its goal of being the supplier of choice across all of its brands, thanks to the implementation of a new-and-improved dedicated Transport team managing all Kelkay orders...

The VegTub is a new no-dig bed from VegTrug, the market-leading raised bed company. This corrugated steel planter is ideal for all kinds of growing spaces...

Organic grower and gardening fanatic, Steph Young – known for her social media account, Stephs_allotment – has been a RocketGro ambassador for 12 months now and credits the incredible range of organic, peat-free, low-carbon products for giving her one of her best growing years yet!

Sustainable plant pot innovator elho’s new b.for swing pots have been creatively designed to provide endless opportunities to get creative with planting...

Spring Fair welcomed one of retail’s most forward-thinking entrepreneurs – TV Dragon and #Small Business Sunday Founder Theo Paphitis – as part of the show’s continuing ethos to support and guide up-and-coming design and retailing talent...

Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading and most trusted marketplace for wholesale home, gift, and fashion taking place from the 3rd – 6th September 2023, sees the launch of Connect @ Autumn Fair...

GTN January 2023 GTNs pictorial review of 2022. In this issue:

• Peter Burks back at the GCA – Interview with the new CEO
• 2022 in pictures – A look back at a challenging year
• Gone but not forgotten – people we lost in 2022
• A great year for Greenfingers
• Christmas Sparkle – Inspiration from The Greatest Christmas Awards judging visits
• Introducing Clever Pots
• One to Watch – GTN visits a new centre in Southend
• Opportunity in 2023 - HTA Column
• A healthy relationship with government – ORHG Column