The winners of The Greatest Christmas Awards 2012 will be announced on Sunday 13th January. After meeting over 200 garden centre christmas teams the judges chose their winners from the following list of finalists...
Tickets are selling fast for this years Greatest Christmas Awards Presentations and Party Night at the Majestic Hotel Harrogate on Sunday 13th January. Secure your tickets for The Greatest industry Christmas Party of the year by buying on-line now...
GTN Xtra asked leading garden industry figures to tell us what they think will happen in 2013. No-one was brave enough to (seriously) forecast the weather – but their predictions give us interesting insights into which the way the wind might blow this year. Our crystal ball gazers are:
Alan Roper of Blue Diamond
Amanda Sizer Barrett of Gardenex/PetQuip
Bob Hewitt of Klondyke
Iain Wylie of the GCA
Ian Boardman, GCA chief inspector
John McDowell of Westland
Neil Gow of GIMA
Nick Davies of Solus
Roger Crookes, consultant and GCA inspector
What are your predictions for 2013? How many centres will be bought and sold during 2013? When and where will Nicholas Marshall come back into the business? What will be the next development in the Tesco/Dobbies strategy? How will the new "instant" flower border products fare this spring? How will the industry trade show picture look by the end of 2013? Will the industry associations really work together to help gardening business overall?
Let us know and we'll publish some more insights next week. e-mail mike.wyatt@tgcmc.co.uk or call us on 01733 775700.
