In This Issue
Shipley acquisition makes it 11 centres for Hillview
Blue Diamond follows up strong year with call for new investors
Bents set to celebrate its 80th anniversary
Positive signs that sales in garden centres are picking up
North American market is a great opportunity for British firms, says Gardenex director general
HTA Netherlands tour promises inspiration for retailers
Hozelock latest launches put users in the comfort zone
Scotland's snowdrops are popping their heads up early...
Pelargonium wins IPM's bedding award
spoga+gafa is searching for the unique youngstar 2017
UK’s leading garden centres scoop top awards
GCA announces three new inspectors at conference
Pansies regain GCA Greenfingers Challenge Cup
Cowells and Squire's pick up Ruxley Rose awards
Daniel Holden from Barton Grange is Rising Star
Woodlodge win GCA Associate of the Year Award
GCA Conference raises £30,000 for Greenfingers
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Plantarea Department Head Seasonal Plants - Essex
Wholesale Trade Sales Manager - Suffolk
Head of Catering - Warwickshire
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Shipley acquisition makes it 11 centres for Hillview


Hillview Garden Centres completed the acquisition of Shipley Garden Centre, Heanor, Derbyshire from Colin Beale and family on Thursday (26th January)...
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Blue Diamond follows up strong year with call for new investors


Buoyed up by excellent trading in 2016, Blue Diamond says it is seeking new investors for more than a quarter of a million shares not taken up by existing shareholders in last October’s offer...
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Bents set to celebrate its 80th anniversary

Bents Garden & Home at Warrington is preparing to celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2017 with a series of special everts...



Above: the original Bents Garden Centre shop.
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Positive signs that sales in garden centres are picking up


Sales indicators from the GTN Bestsellers EPoS data analysis give very positive signs that gardeners are ready and willing to get gardening and are buying plenty of plants, growing media and garden products...
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North American market is a great opportunity for British firms, says Gardenex director general
 
Gardenex will be organising the British pavilion at the 2017 National Hardware Show (NHS) in Las Vegas that takes place from 9 to 11 May, and the export federation's export federation's director general of Gardenex, Amanda Sizer Barrett, says: "I believe that 2017 could provide a golden opportunity for UK companies to present their latest innovations to the vast North American market."
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HTA Netherlands tour promises inspiration for retailers

The HTA has arranged an inspirational study tour to the Netherlands from 8-10 February 2017, taking in an exclusive tour of Elho’s head office, presentations by Elho’s in-house trend specialists, visits to some creative garden centres and a unique retail event...
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Hozelock latest launches put users in the comfort zone
 

Hozelock new products for the 2017 season promise the ultimate in simplicity, performance, durability and comfort for gardeners...
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Scotland's snowdrops are popping their heads up early...
A number of the Scotland's celebrated visitor attractions will take part in one of the country's most popular outdoor festivals for the first time this year as snowdrops pop up earlier than expected in many places...
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Pelargonium wins IPM's bedding award
 
The zonal pelargonium 'Brocade Fire Night' (pictured) was voted best new Bedding and Balcony Plant at IPM Essen this week.
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spoga+gafa is searching for the unique youngstar 2017

The application period for the young designer competition 'unique youngstar' has begun! With immediate effect, students and designers, who have completed their studies within the past three years, can apply with their ideas on the competition theme 'Outdoor Living'...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Church goers flock to Green Pastures restaurant


The Gardeners Kitchen restaurant at Green Pastures Garden Centre has become a place of Christian worship. The gardemn centre now plays host to the Yare Valley Filling Station, a gathering designed to bring together rural Christian communities that might otherwise be isolated...
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UK’s leading garden centres scoop top awards
 

Cowell’s Garden Centre and Barton Grange were crowned Garden Centre of the Year and Destination Garden Centre of the Year at the GCA Conference...
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GCA announces three new inspectors at conference


The Garden Centre Association has today (Monday) announced its three new inspectors who will begin visiting member garden centres this spring. Michael Cole, Gordon Emslie and Hedley Triggs will join current inspector, Roger Crookes, to complete the team for 2017.
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Pansies regain GCA Greenfingers Challenge Cup
 
The Pansies (garden centre's) beat The Cabbages (suppliers) in this year's GCA Greenfingers Challenge held at the Fairmont Hotel in Scotland.
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Cowells and Squire's pick up Ruxley Rose awards
 
The Ruxley Rose awards were presented to Cowells Garden Centre (Garden Centre category) and Squire's Garden Centre Twickenham (Destination Centre) at the GCA Conference at St Andrews in Scotland on Monday...
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Daniel Holden from Barton Grange is Rising Star

Daniel Holden from Barton Grange Garden Centre won the vote from delegates at Conference to win the title of 2016 GCA Rising Star...
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Woodlodge win GCA Associate of the Year Award
 
Woodlodge won the Haskins Stewart Cup as GCA Supplier of the Year...
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GCA Conference raises £30,000 for Greenfingers
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