In This Issue
Sustainability - Doing nothing is dangerous
Record start to the year, reveals GTN Bestsellers
100km team relay for industry construction specialists
100% natural weed prevention product launched in UK
Buyers flock to Glee at Spring Fair as exhibitors report brisk business from UK and overseas
Glee at Spring Fair New Product Showcase winners
Plant sales up as primulas lead the way
Kelkay win GWP business from rivals
Gardenex secures funding for National Hardware Show
Hillier Nurseries and partners going extra mile to support new Maggie’s Centre Southampton
Pictures from GCA Conference themed-party night
Zest 4 Leisure reveals Charity of the Year for 2020
Award-winning reputation grows for leading garden centre
Gordale staff star in BBC One TV programme
Clothing and houseplants show increases in December
Freedom of City of London granted to compost firm's MD
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
LeisureGrow Group Enhances Sales Management Team with Focus on Pet, Garden & Lighting Growth
Have drip feeders had their day?
Garden retail expert bolsters Vitax’s sales team
Weather, Peat or Price?
Empathy by PlantWorks appoint sales manager for the North
Wild Bird Care sales down
Flymo announces its Ambassador for 2020
Red Baron and Pink Fir Apple lead in the veg patch
HTA applaud vote to keep Universal Business Rates in Scotland
The best of last week's
January sales up on past three years
Glee at Spring Fair is open
Launch of Young People in Horticulture Association
Lubera win award for Best Novelty Bedding Plant
HTA comments on Brexit and Environment Bill
January plant sales are a good omen for a great 2020
Gardenex announces Joe Denham as new chairman
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Casual Dining previews new exhibitors & new launches for 2020
GTN Bestsellers
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 

Every week GTN receives and analyses epos data from a number of UK garden centres to produce the GTN Bestsellers charts...

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Sustainability - Doing nothing is dangerous

“Rushing into things is dangerous. But doing nothing is more dangerous.” So says Adam Wigglesworth of Aylett Nurseries in St Albans in GTN's Sustainability Directory 2020, published last week...

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Record start to the year, reveals GTN Bestsellers

With January 2020 covering a five week reporting period GTN Bestsellers can confirm that it has been a record start to the year, beating the previous high set in 2019 by 16%...

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100km team relay for industry construction specialists

Fordingbridge, the garden centre engineering and construction contractor, are taking part in the mammoth challenge to raise funds for their local hospitals. A group of staff from the company are taking part in the 60+ mile challenge to run, cycle (or stagger!) from their West Sussex factory to Fordingbridge town in the New Forest...

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100% natural weed prevention product launched in UK
 

Gardeners in the UK can now manage weeds in an organic, natural way with the launch of an innovative new weed prevention product from Westland...

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Buyers flock to Glee at Spring Fair as exhibitors report brisk business from UK and overseas

Exhibitors kick-started the 2020 spring sales season in style at Glee at Spring Fair on 2nd – 6th February, with suppliers reporting strong levels of enquiries from UK and overseas visitors – and healthy order books as the show got underway...

 

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Glee at Spring Fair New Product Showcase winners

The Nano Gel Tape by Creative Products has picked up the top prize in this year's Glee at Spring Fair New Products Showcase Awards, run In association with Garden Trade News. It's a repeat of last year's success for Creative Products, who won with Fly Away in 2019... 

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Plant sales up as primulas lead the way
 

Plant sales for the first 5 weeks of the year were up by 23% on last year with primulas leading the way, up 25% on 2019 volumes...

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Kelkay win GWP business from rivals

Kelkay have announced that they have recently won new listings for their market-leading aggregates range in the seven-strong Great Western Partnership (GWP). The win comes after the successful launch of the new look range at Glee in September when Fiona Newton, buyer for GWP, met with the Kelkay sales team...

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Gardenex secures funding for National Hardware Show
 

The Gardenex export association has been successful in securing cash grants for eligible exhibitors at the National Hardware Show (NHS), which takes place in Las Vegas, on 5-7 May 2020...

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Hillier Nurseries and partners going extra mile to support new Maggie’s Centre Southampton

Hillier is proud to be supporting charity partner Maggie’s as they create a brand-new Maggie’s Centre in Southampton, adjacent to the hospital...

 

A concept image of the planned reflective materials to be used in the creation of the new Maggie’s Centre Southampton.

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Casual Dining previews new exhibitors & new launches for 2020

With visitor pre-registrations tracking well ahead and over 200 companies preparing to exhibit, it promises to be another big year for Casual Dining – the industry’s favourite restaurant, pub and bar event, returning to ExCeL London on 25-26 March...

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Pictures from GCA Conference themed-party night

A special themed party night at the Garden Centre Association conference saw delegates dressed in all types of fancy dress. The winners of the Best Fancy Dress Award were King Canute & The Jellyfish (pictured above).

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Zest 4 Leisure reveals Charity of the Year for 2020

Zest 4 Leisure has announced that Macmillan Cancer Support will be its chosen charity for 2020. Employees will undertake a series of fundraising initiatives throughout the year to raise much needed funds for the organisation...

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Award-winning reputation grows for leading garden centre
 

Dobbies has been presented with the ‘Best Multiple Garden Retailer’ Award at this year’s Houseware Innovation Awards...

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Gordale staff star in BBC One TV programme

TV presenters Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Steph McGovern enlisted the help of staff at Gordale Garden and Home Centre, Burton, South Wirral, for the new BBC One series Easy Ways to Live Well (8pm Wednesday), which focuses on looking for new ways to improve people’s overall health, by examining diet, fitness and mental health and wellbeing...

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Clothing and houseplants show increases in December
 

Clothing was a big seller at garden centres across the country during Decembe, according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade report...

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Freedom of City of London granted to compost firm's MD

A Cumbrian businesswoman who makes eco garden compost from Herdwick wool and bracken has been granted the Freedom of the City of London...

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