Woof woof! GTN Newshound here..I'll get straight to the point this week. Wyevale are rumoured to the on the verge of acquiring another big garden centre group...and it looks like it ain't Dobbies!...
Decorative garden structures and fencing company, Grange Fencing is going from strength to strength following the expansion of its marketing department. Consisting of a dedicated five-strong team, the department has been tasked with delivering continuous progression across the company and its product range...
One good week doesn’t make a summer, but when it’s as good as last week it goes along way. We’ve never seen such a hike in sales week on week in the 8 years of compiling the GTN Bestsellers charts...
The Gardenex export federation has secured UKTI grant funding for eligible British firms exhibiting in the federation’s group at spoga+gafa in 2016, details of which can be obtained by contacting the organisation...
A survey by Glee has revealed that garden landscaping category sales grew by 8% increase last year, with overall garden retail sales appearing to be extremely positive. The rise is believed to be partly fuelled by homeowners who realise that landscaping the garden can add from 5-10% to the value of their house...
A brief survey of garden centres by GTN Xtra this week failed to find evidence of so-called ‘brandalism’ by activists campaigning for a ban on glyphosate-based weedkillers...
With less than a month to go, the HTA is reminding poptential delegates to sign up for the HTA Catering Conference, exhibition and dinner, which takes place on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 June at The Belfry Hotel and Resort, near Sutton Coldfield...
Nisbets PLC has taken a controlling stake in Space Catering (UK) Ltd, the holding company of Space Catering Equipment, Space Interior Contracts, and Holmes Catering Equipment Solutions, the company announced this week...
Relatively new to the garden market, Creative Landscape Products is supplying a unique hand-made range of decorative Yorkshire stone garden products...
Growers of ornamental finished plants and trees are encouraged to show the world how good they are by entering the International Association of Horticultural Producers International Grower of the Year Awards 2017...
Insiders at Homebase told GTN Xtra this week that the new owners appear to be wasting no time in establishing a new senior management team ahead of re-branding the business later this year...
Garden product sales picked up significantly on the previous week, according to GTN Bestsellers, with fabulous weather prompting the great British public to get outdoors and into their gardens...
Veg-2-Gro sales received a huge lift this week as gardeners made the most of the sunny weather. Volumes were a massive 67.5% higher than the previous week, and also up on the same week of 2015 (+18.3%) and 2014 (+37.8%). Grafted cucumbers were the star perfomers of an outstanding week...
The GTN Bestsellers Growing Media chart saw big increases in sales this week. Volumes were up by over 70% on the previous week, and considerably higher than the same time in 2015 (+57.8%) and 2014 (+65.2%)...
Making their debut at Four Oaks debut in September, Boomkwekerij E. de Jong have a fantastic range of Containerised trees available now. These include Acer plat. ‘Crimson King’, Carpinus betulus and Fagus Sylvatica...
