Wyevale Garden Centres has climbed 13 places to No.83 in this year’s Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table.

The  table ranks Britain’s top private mid-market companies with the largest sales, including those who have increased sales or operating profit by at least 10% over the past year. WGC is the only garden centre retailer featured.

CE Kevin Bradshawsaid: “We are ranked alongside Britain’s best and most-loved companies and we are proud of this achievement as it recognises our contribution to strengthening the UK’s economy.

 “Our improved ranking year on year demonstrates that our aims to strengthen the garden retail market as whole have been fruitful. We are the only garden centre retailer in the list, highlighting our ongoing success of nurturing our business, growing the garden retail market and driving recognition of the joy this British past-time brings to all.”