GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2015

Goulding's Garden Centre in the Clyde Valley will soon be producing free energy to heat the business thanks to the installation of two biomass boilers.

"There aren't any catches with this renewable energy, and once the initial outlay has been paid for through energy savings then the system produces free heating," says George Goulding...

Windsor Borough Council target two garden centre sites for future housing

A Squires and a Wyevale Garden Centre are among a number of sites identified by Windsor Royal Borough Council as potential locations to help fill the borough’s 12,100 new homes by 2029...

Garden Centres "Love the Plot You've Got" opportunities

Garden Centres are leading the way in getting behind the industry wide Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign to ensure maximum success...

Van Hage stay confident over Waitrose plan at Great Amwell

Van Hage MD Chris Roberts says he remains positive about proposals to build a Waitrose store next to the company’s Great Amwell store, despite continuing objections from one neighbouring local authority...

Glovies at the ready for Garden Re-Leaf Day on March 27

With the GTN Bestsellers All Products Index following last year’s trend line, now is the time for all garden retailers to be making the most of Garden Re-Leaf Day – Friday 27th March 2015 – to give your teams the best chance of making gains when the season kicks in...

Fleuroselect announce six new Gold Medal seed varieties

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, announced six new Gold Medal awards this week. The plants will be available to the wholesale trade this year and in retail in 2016, including this stunning deerp red petunia...

Deco-Pak see increase in demand for 'crunchy gravel'

Incidents of crime have influenced an unexpected trend for ‘crunchy gravel’, according to leading decorative aggregates supplier Deco-Pak...

Scotts Miracle-Gro set to spend £7.5 million on TV ad campaign

The annual Scotts Miracle-Gro TV advertising campaign will be hitting TV screens across the country again this spring and summer with the company spending £7.5 million in a bid to drive customers into stores...

Scotts UK General Manager Sheila Hill shows off the Weedol Power Sprayer, which will be part of an extensive TV ad campaign this year.

Plant show a great success for Squire’s suppliers

Squire’s Garden Centre hosted their first ever “Plant Supplier Show” in West Horsley, Surrey, with 35 suppliers from all over the UK and abroad showcasing their latest plants to the Squire’s team...

Darlac's unique three-blade shear wins gold

Darlac’s new Tri-Blade Garden Shear won a Gold Award for ‘Best Garden Product’ at the DIY and Totally Tools Show this week...

GCA offers ‘how to achieve inspection excellence’ tips

Garden centres that are members of the Garden Centre Association are being offered expert advice on ‘how to achieve inspection excellence’ through a series of regional presentations...

Cowells was crowned GCA Garden Centre of the Year for a fourth time last month.

Plant buyers 'cautiously optimistic' at Boskoop fair

A strong turnout of garden centres, wholesalers and exporters from home and abroad braved the wintry weather at the Floralis Boskoop Spring Fair 2015, where buyers were said to be cautiously optimistic...

Smart Garden Products unveil new-look website

Smart Garden Products unveiled its new website for trade customers and consumers earlier this month to complement the company’s new branding...

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Kent garden centre business for sale

Gilbert Evans is advertising a Kent garden centre business, which has come up for sale...

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Make the most of The Year of the Sunflower

Mr Fothergill's Seeds are putting their weight behind a Europe-wide 'Year of the Sunflower' celebration by introducing nine new varieties...

Record sales levels for growing media in January and February

Early season growing media sales are now at record volume levels – the highest in seven years of GTN Bestsellers January and February analysis...

6x brings gardens to life the organic way

Vitax has added to its organic range with the popular 6x brand which includes 6x 100% natural fertiliser and 6x easy spread pellets...

GTN Bestsellers data reveals that gardeners are getting active outdoors

According to GTN Bestsellers data, it seems that gardeners are getting ready for growth, with three feeds used in soil preparation moving into the Top 10.

Onion sets continue to dominate Veg-2-Gro sales

Onion set sales continue to dominate the Veg-2-Gro sales chart – the top five places being filled with Taylors varieties...

VegTrug launches in the USA

VegTrug, the original, self contained, raised vegetable garden company has launched a wholly owned subsidiary in the USA, which commences trading on March 1...

SnowTime team have spring in their step

The SnowTime team has got a real spring in their step following a fabulously successful Spring Fair at the NEC, Birmingham earlier this month – the brand’s biggest and most successful show to date...

Gardenex brings six overseas buyers to meet with British suppliers
Free briefing workshops a feature of latest ‘Meet the Buyers’ event

Six important buyers of garden, leisure and pet products will be at the next ‘Meet the Buyers’ event being staged by the Gardenex and PetQuip export associations on Thursday 26 March 2015 at Lea Marston Hotel, Sutton Coldfield...

Double win for mouldable glue at DIY show

Having won ‘best new hardware product’ at last year’s Totally DIY show, the team behind the world’s first mouldable glue, Sugru, took two ‘best DIY product’ awards at this year’s show at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena...

Sold out Casual Dining show confirms full exhibitor line-up for 2015

With all stand space now sold, Casual Dining 2015 will feature over 150 sector leading exhibitors when it returns to the Business Design Centre, in London, next week (February 25-26)...

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