In This Issue
Short Memories - UPDATED with comment from Ken Cox of Glendoick Garden Centre
Ecofective’s award-winning Organic Superfood range expands
Corby + Fellas announces another new customer
Acquisition of French family group Devaux
Keep your team safe when working at height this season
New owners for Threaplands Garden Centre
Christmas comes early at Woodthorpe Garden Centre
Dobbies announces its new Little Seedlings Club Ambassadors
Vitax has lots in store for 2024
Dobbies searches for 100 Santas and 200 Elves
Dobbies unveils its Not Your Average Gardener Award winners
Tong Garden Centre lends support to kidney appeal
Stars for Europe returns to shine light on poinsettias
Autumn Fair puts trends & sustainability centre stage
Discover attention grabbing gifts at Autumn Fair
See the new Ivyline collection at Four Oaks Trade Show
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Squire's announces retirement of Darren Oakley
Westland joins BHETA
Stax expands sales team with East Anglia appointment
Conference to highlight importance of horticultural in city greening initiatives
BHETA to host webinar with Walmart
Tickets now on sale for festive illuminations at RHS Gardens
The best of last week's
Shareholder reorganisation of group that owns Mr Fothergill’s
Boyd Douglas-Davies joins Glee as Strategic Advisor
Short Memories
Squire’s Electrifies its Footprint
Fountasia launches over 1300 new products at this year’s NEC Autumn Fair!
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Every week GTN receives and analyses epos data from a number of UK garden centres to produce the GTN Bestsellers charts...

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Short Memories - UPDATED with comment from Ken Cox of Glendoick Garden Centre
GTN’s Trevor Pfeiffer comments on the discussions about the timing of trade shows

Ken Cox of Glendoick Garden Centre replies to the GTN comment:

 

Dear Trevor

 

Trade Shows

 

The problem with trade shows is not about the date. There are 3 shows we would like to attend. HTA plant show, GLEE and Solex…

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Ecofective’s award-winning Organic Superfood range expands
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The award-winning ecofective Organic Superfood range is expanding after a positive response from sales in 2023...

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Corby + Fellas announces another new customer
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Corby + Fellas is now working with Milestone Nursery in Newton St Boswells, in the beautiful Scottish Borders, who are implementing the company's acclaimed WinRetail, Epos, Restaurant, Stock Control and Retail Management System...

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Acquisition of French family group Devaux
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EXEL Industries, the parent company of Hozelock, has acquired an 81% majority stake in Devaux, a French family-owned group specialising in the manufacture and sale of gardening tools...

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Keep your team safe when working at height this season
GTN Xtra Promotion
 

To help keep the team safe when working at height, the leading ladder specialist, Henchman, has introduced two new models – the Fully Adjustable Tripod range and the Fully Adjustable Tripod PRO range...

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New owners for Threaplands Garden Centre

Threaplands Garden Centre at Elgin in Morayshire has new owners...

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Christmas comes early at Woodthorpe Garden Centre

The magic of Christmas has arrived in Lincolnshire early this year as Woodthorpe Garden Centre becomes one of the first in the country to open its Christmas store with doors opening at 5pm on Monday August 21st.

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Dobbies announces its new Little Seedlings Club Ambassadors

Dobbies has scouted the country and selected six gardening enthusiasts aged 4-9 to become the new faces of its free monthly Little Seedlings Club...

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Vitax has lots in store for 2024

Vitax will be adding to its organic and specialist liquid feed ranges in 2024 as it continues with its drive to deliver specialist products that meet the demands of consumers, garden centres and nurseries...

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Dobbies searches for 100 Santas and 200 Elves
 

Dobbies is officially counting down to Christmas with its Santa and Elf recruitment drive, searching for around 300 enthusiastic helpers to sleigh ride from the North Pole and bring festive cheer to its line-up of great value seasonal events...

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Dobbies unveils its Not Your Average Gardener Award winners
Four gardening enthusiasts from across the UK receive £4k worth of prizes

Dobbies has searched the country for passionate gardeners of all abilities to take home one of four Not Your Average Gardener awards. Four lucky gardening enthusiasts have been selected by a panel of judges to secure titles across a range of different gardening themes...

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GTN August 2023 - Glee and SOLEX Reviews - Read on-line

In this issue:

  • Short memories – GTN comment about the timing of trade shows.
  • Reflections from Glee 2023 – GTN’s review.
  • Germie, a new dawn for growing seeds – GIMA Seed Corn Funding.
  • Shaping the Future of Cutting - Glee’s Best New Product 2023.
  • Buyers Power List Awards at Glee.
  • Glee New Product Award Winners for 2023. 
  • Peckish back on TV after winning awards at Glee.
  • Flying high for Greenfingers.
  • Record breaking Flower Power at Glee.
  • AMES are branching out – GTN Interview with Nick Jones and Caroline Elliot.
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Tong Garden Centre lends support to kidney appeal

The team at Tong Garden Centre is supporting a local child's appeal for a new kidney...

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Stars for Europe returns to shine light on poinsettias
 

Stars for Europe (SfE) – the European-wide marketing initiative dedicated to promoting the joy of poinsettias to retailers and consumers – is set to return ahead of the 2023 festive season, with a new content selection that will provide retailers and florists with access to everything they need to communicate to their customers the many reasons why poinsettias have come to embody the spirit of Christmas.    

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Autumn Fair puts trends & sustainability centre stage

Renowned for its inspirational and insightful content, Autumn Fair has announced this year’s focus will be on home & gifting trends and sustainability with dedicated days for each...

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Discover attention grabbing gifts at Autumn Fair
 

All eyes will be on Autumn Fair this September as it offers the most exciting and inspirational line-up of giftware when it opens from 3-6 September at NEC Birmingham...

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See the new Ivyline collection at Four Oaks Trade Show

Family-owned British business, Ivyline, will be exhibiting for the first time at the Four Oaks Trade Show in Cheshire from 5-6 September 2023.

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