In This Issue
See you at Glee
Get ready to celebrate Glee’s 50th anniversary exhibition starting on Tuesday
Don’t miss out – register for Glee now
Deco-Pak embarks on a new chapter with management buyout
Garland Products adds 46 new products to extensive range
Meet Alan Bird: Commercial Director at Hozelock
National Trust announces plans for £1m in garden investment
Four brave wingwalkers raise £4,000 for Greenfingers
Tom Allen to host the 2024 GIMA Awards
New research to support peat-free plug plant production
Nemaslug now available to buy from garden centres
‘Baring’ all for a good cause with Perennial’s 2025 Naked Gardeners Calendar
Autumn Fair delivers top quality buyers
Shortlist announced for the RECOUP Awards after receiving record number of entries
CHA hosts UK exhibitors at Fruit Attraction in Spain
Henton & Chattell to showcase new EGO 2025 lineup at GroundsFest and SALTEX
Showcase Garden award winner announced at BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
New speaker announced for FutureGrow Expo 2024
Burg-Wächter helps community allotment become more secure
RHS unveils new style guide at BLE
GIMA welcomes Tony Kersey as new Membership Ambassador
The best of last week's
Dobbies refuses to comment on restructure plan rumour
Sainsbury’s announces acquisition of 10 Homebase stores
Beechcroft Nurseries and Garden Centre sold to Nuyard
UK horticulture businesses hit with new Brexit inspection charges amid biosecurity concerns
GTN's Bumper Glee Preview - Read GTN's September 2024 Issue on-line here
GTN's Editor interviewed for The Underground Podcast - Official Podcast of Glee
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See you at Glee

The GTN team are looking forward to seeing many of you at Glee this week.  

 

We've processed 320 entries for the Glee New Product Showcase and Awards so the judges will be busy on Monday evening and then all day on Tuesday watching the Top 3 from the 13 categories pitch their products to the judges on The Stage with the winners being announced at 5:00pm on Tuesday evening.

 

Just before the New Product Award winners are announced we will be revealing the results of your voting for the Gee 50 Year Hero's.  Do please join us as we celebrate the products and people that have made Glee such as success over the past 50 years. Tuesday 5:00pm at The Stage.

 

Throughout the show we will also be bringing you the Glee Daily News e-mail newsletter.

 

And then on Thursday we are looking forward to some more great FUNdraising for Greenfingers with Floral Thursday at Glee.  Join hundreds of your industry colleagues as we raise funds for Greenfingers and look to break the world record for the most industry people in floral attire at Glee.

 

See you at the NEC!

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Get ready to celebrate Glee’s 50th anniversary exhibition starting on Tuesday

The garden retail industry’s most anticipated event, Glee, is poised to mark a monumental milestone as it celebrates its 50th anniversary at NEC Birmingham, starting on Tuesday (10 September)...

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Don’t miss out – register for Glee now

Online registration for Glee is live, enabling buyers and retailers to get online and book their free ticket for the UK’s leading garden retail exhibition...

Click here for the registration link
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Deco-Pak embarks on a new chapter with management buyout

Deco-Pak  has undergone a management buyout by David and Craig Hall, marking a significant evolution in its growth and commitment to the industry...

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Garland Products adds 46 new products to extensive range
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Garden product stockists will have a wider product choice in the 2025 season following the news that Garland Products has launched 46 new items...

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Meet Alan Bird: Commercial Director at Hozelock
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Alan Bird, Commercial Director, has been a pivotal part of the Hozelock team for over three years. With a rich career background in market research, trade marketing and sales, Alan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table...

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National Trust announces plans for £1m in garden investment
Collaboration with Blue Diamond Garden Centres enters third year

The National Trust has announced that £1 million of funding from Blue Diamond Garden Centres will be spent on garden and plant conservation projects, as it enters the third year of its brand licensing agreement with the garden centre group...

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Four brave wingwalkers raise £4,000 for Greenfingers

In a heartwarming show of courage and generosity, four fearless individuals took to the skies on Tuesday to raise funds for Greenfingers Charity by completing a daring wingwalk...

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Tom Allen to host the 2024 GIMA Awards
 

Comedian, presenter and Sunday Times bestselling author, Tom Allen, has been confirmed as the host of the 2024 GIMA Awards. Taking to the stage on 7th November at the five-star Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, he is expected to be a huge draw for those attending the awards ceremony...

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New research to support peat-free plug plant production
90% of growers expect to transition within next five years

The Royal Horticultural Society is deepening its commitment to supporting the horticultural industry to grow peat-free via a new PhD focused on advancing peat-free plug plant production systems...

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Nemaslug now available to buy from garden centres

Leading biological pest control product Nemaslug, is now available to purchase from many leading garden centres, thanks to Nemasys’ recent collaboration with home and garden brand Andermatt...

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‘Baring’ all for a good cause with Perennial’s 2025 Naked Gardeners Calendar

Perennial’s beloved Naked Gardeners Calendar is back and ‘barer’ than ever. The charity is calling on garden enthusiasts and consumers to purchase this unique calendar to support their vital work supporting people in horticulture...

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GTN's Bumper Glee Preview - Read GTN's September 2024 Issue on-line here

GTN September 2024 - In this Bumper Glee Preview issue:

  • Westland Glee Preview Special
  • Successful integration at AMES, GTN interviews CEO Paul North UK
  • GCA Regional Results, winners from the 2024 inspections
  • Derian House, a new Greenfingers Children’s Hospice Sensory garden
  • GTN’s Glee 2024 Show preview starts here
    • Glee floor plan and exhibitor list
    • What’s on in the Glee sectors
    • Glee Exhibitor News – Latest products and services
    • Fandango Fire Tools at Glee
    • Under one roof at The AMES Companies UK
    • Floral Thursday FUNdraising at Glee
    • Eyes on the gift-wrapping market with Woodmansterne
    • Tildenet – a partner of choice
    • Landmark year for Hozelock
    • For that perfect lawn – Johnsons Lawn Seed
  • GTN Planteria - Floral Fantasia and Mr Fothergill’s trials
  • GTN Planteria – Ball helps retailers sell more plants
  • Join the Vitavia family
  • PATS 2024
  • LOFA Viewpoint – SOLEX 2024 a resounding success
  • New lines from Museums & Galleries
  • HTA Viewpoint – For a stronger future
  • GIMA Viewpoint – See you in person soon
Read the Glee Preview issue on-line here
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GTN's Editor interviewed for The Underground Podcast - Official Podcast of Glee

 

 

"It makes people smile, people like my shirts.  It's because they are floral shirts that makes them smile, and that's the wonderful thing about gardening, it makes people happy..."

Listen to the podcast here
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Autumn Fair delivers top quality buyers

Autumn Fair has again solidified its position as a key order-writing trade event, drawing in a high-calibre of decision-makers and influential buyers. This season saw a 6% increase in buyers actively looking to source and buy new products, a 20% rise in the number of buyers with sole or joint purchasing responsibility, and 30% brand new buyers, underscoring the event's continuing importance for the retail industry.

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Shortlist announced for the RECOUP Awards after receiving record number of entries

RECOUP has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2024 RECOUP Awards...

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CHA hosts UK exhibitors at Fruit Attraction in Spain

Fruit Attraction, which takes place 8-10 October in Madrid, is one of the world’s leading fruit, salad and vegetable sector events. The CHA industry information stand and UK exhibitors are in a prime location at the exhibition...

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Henton & Chattell to showcase new EGO 2025 lineup at GroundsFest and SALTEX

Leading machinery distributor, Henton & Chattell, will be returning to both GroundsFest and SALTEX in the coming months to unveil its new product introductions for 2025, as well as highlighting the most popular lines across its portfolio...

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Showcase Garden award winner announced at BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair

Tisserand English Garden Landscapes from Bishops Stortford are the proud winners of Best Showcase Garden at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, in association with English Heritage, which took place at Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden...

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