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Bring on Summer! SOLEX returns LIVE at the NEC
Over three days next week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 12, 13, 14) the Summer Outdoor Living Exhibition (SOLEX) staged at the NEC, Birmingham will have everything you need to help your customers get summer ready next year...
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Register to attend SOLEX 2022
Pre-register to be in with a chance to win one of five outdoor living products. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Opening times for SOLEX 2022
SOLEX is taking place in Halls 17,18 and 19 at the NEC Birmingham.
Opening hours:
Tuesday 12 July: 9am-5.30pm
Wednesday 13 July: 9am-5.30pm
Thursday 14 July: 9am-3pm
There is free car parking at the NEC for SOLEX
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Trio of liquid feeds joins specialist range
GTN Xtra Promotion
Vitax has added to its specialist liquid feed range for 2023 with the launch of three, new specialist feeds. Joining the already popular liquid fertiliser range will be Liquid Hydrangea Feed, Liquid Buxus Feed and Organic Lawn Feed.
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Hozelock makes gardening accessible with product offerings for smaller gardens
GTN Xtra Promotion
The Hozelock City bag, which has an RRP of £44.99, includes the essentials for new gardeners with small outdoor spaces such as balconies, terraces, and small gardens...
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Higher than average June for sales
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers garden centre Epos data analysis
Despite the cooler weather at the start of the month and a Jubilee weekend that encouraged customers to party at home rather than visit garden centres total volume sales for the month were 15% higher than the average volume sales for the month between 2012 and 2019...
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June plant sales drop but stay ahead of 2019
All plant sales volumes dropped by 27% compared with June 2021 but were 7% ahead of June 2019...
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‘Magnificent seven’ clock up 230+ years of service at Wyevale Nurseries
Six current and one retired team member from Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford have recently been recognised for notching-up more than 30 or 40 years of long service with the company...
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Join the Horticultural Golfing Society’s Captain’s Charity Day to help raise funds for Greenfingers
Calling all golfers, the forthcoming Horticultural Golfing Society’s Captain’s Charity Day (August 19th) is looking for more players, with the day raising vital funds for the Greenfingers Charity...
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Update on Greenfingers garden builds
As we head into the summer, the Greenfingers Charity is delighted to reveal that several new projects are well underway with one approaching completion and more in the pipeline for later this year. Linda Petrons, Director of Fundraising & Communications at Greenfingers, provides an update on the work of the charity undertaken so far in 2022...
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ecofective welcomes new plant & planet friendly additions
The ever-popular ecofective portfolio of pesticide-free garden care essentials – exclusively available from Sipcam Home & Garden - has been further expanded with three exciting new products that support happy plants, happy planet and even raises funds for the incredible Greenfingers charity (as well as winning the company a Glee New Product award!)...
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Pet industry exhibition set for its biggest ever show
PATS Telford, the UK’s number one pet industry exhibition, will stage its biggest ever show in September...
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RHS and Moorcroft launch new art pottery collection
The Royal Horticultural Society has announced the launch of a new collection from longstanding licensee Moorcroft, a renowned producer of heritage art pottery and a leading name in the world of ceramic design...
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Organic Plantfood bolsters DJ Turfcare’s offering for 2023
Well known for bringing to market the advanced RHS endorsed organic-based Viano fertiliser range, DJ Turfcare is pleased to now be offering even from the Viano stable, including Organic Plantfood...
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Take a trip to the theatre with Deco-Pak
Family-run decorative aggregate business, Deco-Pak – led by brothers Craig and David Hall, alongside General Manager, Rod Slater – officially unveiled at Glee 2022 its newly enhanced ‘retail theatre’ merchandising innovations, expertly designed to help consumers ‘get the look’ through informative and aspirational point of sale material.
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After Glee its SOLEX at the NEC - Full Preview in GTN July Issue - Read on-line here
 GTN July 2022 SOLEX SHOW PREVIEW ISSUE - Inside this issue:
- Welcome to SOLEX 2022
- New date and new look for SOLEX 2023
- It’s all about the plants at National Plant Show
- Boosting sales at Gardeners World Live
- Alfresco dining with Glencrest
- SOLEX 2022 Exhibitor News
- Innovations from Sipcam
- Trends from spoga+gafa
- LOFA Column – An exhibition organisers diary
- HTA Column – Words fail Boyd!
Read GTN's July 2022 Issue on-line here
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Up 5% on 2019 at end of June for Garden Products
Garden Product sales in the GTN Bestsellers Epos database were down 26% on June 2021 but 5% ahead of 2019 Top 50 volumes...
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Record year for Veg-2-Gro sales
June Veg-2-Gro sales in the GTN Bestsellers Epos data were 27% below 2012 volumes for the month but 6% ahead of 2021 cumulatively for the half year, setting a new record for sales over weeks 1-26.
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20% more growing than 2019
Growing Media sales in June 2022 were 32% down on 2021 volumes but 17% ahead of June 2019 levels...
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Wild Bird Care up 1% at end of June
Wild Bird Care Top 50 Bestsellers sales volumes dropped by 10% on 2021 levels but at the end of the half year sales to date for 2022 are 1% ahead of 2021...
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GCA to host sustainability and catering webinars
The Garden Centre Association is hosting two webinars for its members on sustainability and catering this month...
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Leading UK chefs join Commercial Kitchen’s stella seminar line-up
The organisers of Commercial Kitchen, the essential industry event for kitchen innovations, have announced an eclectic line-up of leading chefs to its 2022 Keynote programme. These include Tom Aikens, Anna Haugh, Romy Gill, Ruth Hansom, Cherish Finden, James Golding and the return of Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL. The two-day trade show returns to ExCeL London on 14-15 September...
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New Brambles Semi-Moist Hedgehog Food – sales take off!
Brambles pet and wildlife are delighted with the launch of their new Semi-Moist Hedgehog Food...
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Save the date – the Greenfingers Charity Fundraising Dinner returns (1st December 2022)
The Greenfingers Charity has announced that its annual fundraising dinner will return later this year following a two-year hiatus – the date for your diary is December 1st, 2022...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Record-breaking Floral Thursday for Greenfingers
Glee’s Floral Thursday promotion in aid of the Greenfingers Charity turned into a record-breaking event, raising an amazing £3,500 so far and witnessing the biggest turnout of exhibitors and visitors joining in the fun by wearing an array of floral clothing...
See gallery of pictures from Floral Thursday...
Buyers Power List winners announced at Glee
The winners of the Glee Buyers Power List were revealed yesterday. The Glee Buyers Power List was set up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year...
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Organisers of successful Glee promise 2023 event will be 'bigger, better and brighter than ever'
Glee 2022 may be over, but the garden retail sector is already looking ahead to the 2023 edition of the exhibition, which is gearing up to be the home of international gardening and pet. Next year Glee will see its overall footprint increase, as it moves from four to five halls of the NEC...
Matthew Mein, Event Director at Glee said: "Next year’s edition of Glee will be bigger, better and brighter than ever!”
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Glee New Product Showcase 2022 winners revealed
Fifteen fantastic new garden and pet product innovations have been confirmed as this year’s winners of the highly-coveted Glee New Product Showcase. The winning products were announced at a speciaaward presentation organised and run by Garden Trade News at the leading garden retail event, Glee...
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