Cowells and Squire's pick up Ruxley Rose awards at GCA Conference
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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.
Iain Wylie, Chief Executive of the GCA, said: “Each year the standards just get higher and higher and our inspectors are constantly impressed with the progress they see across the board.
“During the past year our members have worked incredibly hard to reach and maintain the very highest of standards in garden centre retail excellence and I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone on their successes.”
Through sharing information and its inspection programme the GCA helps members to achieve high standards in customer service, plant quality and reliability.
Julian Winfield, the Chairman of the GCA and Chief Executive at Haskins Garden Centres Ltd, said: “We’re a diligent, committed, enthusiastic and hardworking industry and these awards recognise the very best garden centres in the country. Well done and congratulations to all our winners.”
The full list of winners announced on Monday were
Christmas Competition (Garden Centre category) sponsored by Gisela Graham – Castle Gardens
Christmas Competition (Destination Garden Centre category) sponsored by Gisela Graham – Barton Grange Garden Centre
Environment and Community Award – Garden Wise, Dumfries
Ruxley Rose (Garden Centre category) – Cowell’s Garden Centre
Ruxley Rose (Destination Garden Centre category) – Squires Garden Centre, Twickenham
Barton Grange Trophy for Commercial Creativity and Innovation – Haskins Garden Centre, Southampton
Customer Service Award – Best Customer Service – The Old Railway Line Garden Centre
The Indoor Lifestyle Award – Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Garden Centre category) – Squires Garden Centre, Shepperton
The Indoor Lifestyle Award – Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category) – Barton Grange Garden Centre
The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Garden Centre category) – Cowell’s Garden Centre
The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category) – Barton Grange Garden Centre
Dick Allen Award (Most Improved Garden Centre) – Langlands Garden Centre, Loxley
The IFSE Award for Catering Excellence – Best Garden Centre Restaurant (Garden Centre Category) – Squires Garden Centre, Shepperton
The IFSE Award for Catering Excellence – Best Garden Centre Restaurant (Destination Garden Centre Category) – Bents Garden and Home
Weber Outdoor Living Award – Best Outdoor Living Retailer (Garden Centre Category) – Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne
Weber Outdoor Living Award – Best Outdoor Living Retailer (Destination Garden Centre Category) Bents Garden and Home.
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