In This Issue
Burgon & Ball steal the show at the GIMA Awards
Industry breaks record for funds raised for Greenfingers on Garden Re-Leaf Day 2015
STOP PRESS: Langlands gets Garden Style in Sheffield
Bob Hewitt to retire as Klondyke CEO in 2016
Eye tracking can unlock bestsellers plant potential
Town & Country launches autumn 2015 promotions
Alton, Old Railway Line, Klondyke and Haskins win Greatest Fundraising Awards
The Greatest Outdoor Living Sales gold winners to be presented at spoga+gafa
HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
Joy at the Wyevale Christmas Preview
Growers and retailers must work together to sell more plants
Bollywood, Balconies and Bold Bedding at the Ball Colegrave Summer Spectacular
Horticultural Buyer – Full time
Restaurant Manager - Lincolnshire
Garden Centre Manager - South London - Newly Developed Site
Plant Area Supervisor - Hertfordshire - Boutique Garden Centre
Horticultural Buyer - Wiltshire
Assistant Propagator - West Sussex
John Ashley takes over as Greenfingers chairman
Garden activity in full swing
Transcon to open 2016 garden furniture showroom
Autumn planting seed potatoes are in demand
Living wage plan will be a huge challenge says HTA president
Attention turns to orchid growing
Fallen Fruits expands team to handle ongoing growth
34 UK suppliers promises a raft of new products in Cologne
St Peters open Commemorative Garden and sell 200 Gardman cast iron poppies a week.
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Are you making the most of bread?
Situations Vacant
Horticultural Buyer – Full time
Salary dependent on experience.
 
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Restaurant Manager - Lincolnshire
 
We are looking for a resourceful Restaurant Manager to join us as we plan to re-invent our restaurant...
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Garden Centre Manager - South London - Newly Developed Site
£32.5k - £36k per annum
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Plant Area Supervisor - Hertfordshire - Boutique Garden Centre
£18k to £19k per annum
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Horticultural Buyer - Wiltshire
Salary dependent on experience but Circa £25k -£35k
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Assistant Propagator - West Sussex
£16k -£20k per annum
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HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
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Poplars, Groves and Barton Grange have all won Gold in The Greatest Awards.  Which garden centres will be leaving the HTA Futures Conference with Gold this year?

To nominate your garden centre teams for any of the categories below, e-mail thegreatestawards@tgcmc.co.uk by Wednesday 24th June with your centre name, postcode, contact details, the categories nominated for and tell us why they should be The Greatest.

The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards Categories

  • The Greatest Garden Care Retail Team of the Year
  • The Greatest Garden Centre Customer Service Team of the Year
  • The Greatest Garden Centre Training Team or Initiative of the Year, sponsored by MorePeople
  • The Greatest Garden Centre Merchandising Team of the Year
  • The Greatest Gardening Supplier of the Year
  • The Greatest Garden Centre of the Year (Public Vote), sponsored by National Garden Gift Vouchers
Once we've received your nomination we will contact you to arrange a visit from one of our Greatest Awards experts and collect more information.

The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards will be presented on the evening of Wednesday September 30th at The HTA Futures Conference Dinner.

For details of attending HTA Futures visit: www.the-hta.org.uk or email: events@the-hta.org.uk

As usual The Greatest Awards team of experts will be out and about meeting nominated teams, gathering information and taking photos of their work so that the Gold, Silver and Bronze Greatest Awards winners can be chosen.

Plus your team have the chance to become The Greatest Garden Centre Team of 2015 by involving your customers in the public voting later this summer.  The Greatest Garden Centre Teams, small, medium and large will be the teams that have the best relationships with their customers and generate the most votes (taking size of centre into account) and in the event of a tie, the centre with the most complimentary comments form their customers.  To take part in the public vote please e-mail trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk or call The Greatest Awards on 01733 775700 to request an in store voting pack.

As this issue of GTN Xtra goes to press the expert judges are meeting to decide the winners of The Greatest Plant Retailing Team Awards in advance of The National Plant Show.  Make sure your Outdoor Leisure, Garden Care and Garden Centre teams are nominated for visits later in July and August.

The Greatest Awards would like to thank sponsors, Elho, National Garden Gift Vouchers, MorePeople and The HTA plus the event organisers at The HTA Catering Conference, National Plant Show, GIMA Awards and HTA Futures for agreeing to be presentation venues for The Greatest Awards ON TOUR 2015.  The date and venue for The Greatest Outdoor Leisure Awards will be announced in a future issue of GTN Xtra. 

Sponsorship opportunities are available for product and service suppliers seeking to gain the highest possible exposure between now and November this year.  Please contact mandy.atkin@tgcmc.co.uk for details.

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