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Excited to be back at Glee - GTN September, Glee Preview Issue, on-line here
In this issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:
- Westland Glee Preview.
- Retailers look forward to Glee, comment from Mike Burks, Gerald Ingram, Matthew Bent, Andy Bunker, Simon Bourne, Kev Turley, British Garden Centres, Julian Winfield, Carol Paris and John Birch.
- A Glee Greeting from Woodmansterne.
- Glee 2021 – GTN’s Preview.
- Glee 2021 Show Plan and Exhibitor List.
- Whats On “The Stage” at Glee 2021.
- Onduline success at Alton Garden Centre.
- New Products at Glee – a sneak preview of Glee New Product Award entries.
- GTN Bestsellers – August garden centre sales analysis and charts in sample issue.
- HTA Column – Boyd Douglas-Davies signs off as HTA President.
Read GTN's September 2021 Issue on-line here
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The future's looking rosy for Treadstone
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ClipGlove – Treadstone Product’s innovative range of gardening gloves – continues to gain awards and accolades, including three Gardeners’ World ‘Best Buys’ in December 2020...
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Phostrogen plans a growth spurt for season 2022
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As part of the next stage in the brand's history, Phostrogen® has unveiled a rebrand and significant expansion of its product range...
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Haskins Snowhill and Squire's Hersham pick up GCA honours in South Thames region
Members of the Garden Centre Association in the South Thames region are celebrating after picking up awards. Haskins Snowhill won the Destination Garden Centre title and Squire’s Hersham picked up the Garden Centre honours.
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Tributes pour in for Pat Coutts following her death at the age of 76
Tribiutes have been pouring in for Pat Coutts, the event director of Four Oaks Trade Show, who sadly passed away at the age of 76. The funeral will take place at Macclesfield Crematorium on Monday 20th September at 11.30am...
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Perrywood Tiptree and Thurrock win in North Thames
In the North Thames region, Perrywood Garden Centre – Tiptree won Destination Garden Centre while Thurrock Garden Centre picked up the accolade in the Garden Centre category.
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Hillmount takes hit on rising prices
Robin Mercer, Managing Director of Hillmount, said: “Hillmount has taken a substantial hit this year on the cost of garden furniture and smaller items being delivered to the garden centre from China..."
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Glee 2021 content programme details unveiled
Glee 2021, taking place this year from September 14th-16th at the NEC, Birmingham, will once again host an invaluable seminar programme from The Stage theatre located in Hall 6...
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Plant sales beat August 2020
Plant sales beat last year’s post Lockdown#1 record for August, up by 3%...
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Heat is turned up for August sales
GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis
Despite cooler than normal temperatures, August garden centre trading reached new record levels for the month, even beating the previous, post Lockdown#1 high of last year by 12%...
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Garden Kitchen by Pugh's is a unique concept
Launched in August 2021 by award winning family run garden centres, Pugh's Garden Village. The Garden Kitchen by Pugh's is a brand new unique concept in Rogerstone, Newport...
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Glee 2021: COVID-19 measures FAQ
As the Glee team gets ready to welcome you back to the leading garden retail exhibition (14th-16th September, NEC Birmingham), they answer some of your burning questions regarding the COVID-19 measures that have been put in place...
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Thanks Plants campaign celebrates office plants
This successful campaign, which is an eye-catching celebration of plants, will particularly focus on the (home) office space this year. Because here plants also make you more energetic, more relaxed, happier and healthier...
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Growing Media sales beat August 2019 by 47%
Growing media is 18% down on last August, but 47% up on August 2019. That’s the staggering impact the increase in gardening activity has had on growing media sales, extending the season right through the summer...
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Maximising growth and opportunity for independent garden centre operators
If you run a successful garden centre business with a turnover of £1.7m or greater and you are looking for ways to maximise your trading potential, then joining a buying group maybe the answer. Choice Marketing is a very well-established, professional, dynamic organisation that can help you to improve existing trading terms with suppliers and increase net operating margins, whilst at the same time offering you a range of other benefits...
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
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Westland Visiroot ™, Visibly better results!
Horticulture is by its very nature a ‘green’ industry and Westland is doubling down on efforts across all categories to deliver sustainable success. For both novice and well-versed gardeners, the Visiroot propagation range allows gardeners to use recycled plastic, whilst also getting increased performance. It makes great growing even clearer to see, and that in turn means better results...
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Woodlodge’s Down to Earth to increase impulse spend
With more people getting involved with home growing more than ever, Woodlodge has extended its popular Down to Earth range. Providing one of the widest collections of wholesale garden supplies currently available in the UK, Down to Earth aims to increase incremental spend in the garden accessories market...
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Furniture and barbecues top July’s GCA Barometer of Trade
Gardeners keen to make the most of their outdoor spaces in July helped boost furniture and BBQ sales, according to the Garden Centre Association’s recent Barometer of Trade figures...
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Foodie focus for garden centre's ‘Meet the Heartisans' event
Tong Garden Centre is to host a celebration of Yorkshire food and drink in its recently refurbished Food Hall.
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Autumn Fair is back...a safe and secure event
Autumn Fair reveals a host of exciting new Home brands showing at the NEC Birmingham from September 5-8, and the show is going to give home and gift buyers the much-needed chance to find and source new products and start to build relationships with new suppliers...
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Hardware Retailers (IHA) to merge with the Global Home Improvement Network
The respective Boards of GHIN and the International Hardware Association (IHA) has announced that the IHA, representing Hardware Associations from around the world, is to merge with the Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN) with effect from the 1st of October 2021...
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Antony Harker to launch Altico at Glee - Read GTN's August issue on-line now
In this issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:
- Patio Black Spot - Bloomin Marvellous on Patios.
- Antony Harker launches Altico at Glee.
- Made to measure merchandising from Primeur.
- Meadow View Stone Delivers.
- Miss Marple Afternoon Tea – Alan Roper’s new dining concept.
- Blue Diamond Springfields, GTN Photo Tour.
- Downtown Grantham, GTN Photo Tour.
- Glee 2021 is ready to refuel retail.
- HTA Column – Job for life?
- LOFA Member profile – Traeger.
- GIMA Column – A Celebration of newness.
Read GTN's August 2021 Issue on-line here
Video, video. Watch the SOLEX SUN video showreel from SOLEX On-Line 2021
As there will now be a break with no live football on TV until Sunday, it's coming home, how about gorging yourself on a smörgåsbord board of SOLEX videos. Here's the SOLEX SUN video showreel...
Watch videos from SOLEX 2021 On-Line "Exhibitors
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Tributes pour in for Pat Coutts following her death at the age of 76
Tribiutes have been pouring in for Pat Coutts, the event director of Four Oaks Trade Show, who sadly passed away at the age of 76. The funeral will take place at Macclesfield Crematorium on Monday 20th September at 11.30am...
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Kent & Stowe launches Eversharp® - New secateurs with Formula 1 technology
Kent & Stowe believe that with the right tools, extraordinary things are possible! Centre stage at GLEE will be the game changing and patent pending Eversharp secateurs. Designed and manufactured in the UK, they feature the hardest, sharpest blade available on the market. Independently proven by CATRA to be twice as sharp, and five times longer lasting than the UK market leader...
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Tomorite leads the way for August growth
The GTN Bestsellers Top 50 Garden Products sales volumes for August didn’t beat 2020 post Lockdown levels but were 2% ahead of 2019 volumes...
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Call in the professionals – 67% of British homeowners are unaware of gardening regulations!
Two-thirds (67%) of British homeowners are not aware of the gardening and landscaping tasks that must be reported to a local authority to ensure regulations are met, reveals a new survey...
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Post-lockdown boom for GYO continues
The post Lockdown boom for grow your own continues with August Veg-2-Gro sales in the GTN Bestsellers charts up by 13% on 2020 levels...
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Pandemic creates nation of gardeners and home-growers
Common Sense Gardening commissioned consumer research to learn more about the 'Shape of British Gardening in 2021'...
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Veolia innovation increases composting recovery by 30,000 tonnes per year
Following successful large-scale trials, Veolia has demonstrated a new way of treating the 25% of green waste that ends up being sent for disposal or re-composting...
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Event offers export advice for garden product suppliers
UK garden product suppliers have the chance to discover ways to secure international sales post-Brexit at a conference co-hosted by Gardenex...
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Wild Bird Care benefits from cool summer
One area the cooler summer weather seems to have helped is Wild Bird Care sales. The GTN Bestsellers Top 50 volues for the month were up by 22% on last year...
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Commercial Kitchen’s full Keynote Speaker line-up
With Commercial Kitchen 2021 just around the corner (September 23-24), the organisers have revealed their full Keynote Seminar programme, which includes a host of exciting new additions....
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Scholarship season open for horticulture students
The David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) scholarship season is open for student horticulturists...
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Start of anniversary year and several innovations at GROEN-Direkt’s Autumn Fair
GROEN-Direk tkicked off its 25th anniversary at its Autumn Fair on 25 and 26 August. In addition to a huge range of more than 5,500 unique batches, an exclusive presentation of Christmas trees and 100 stands manned by growers, Europe’s largest green market offered its visitors several innovations...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Monkton Elm and Old Railway Line scoop top Wales & West honours in GCA Awards
Monkton Elm Garden Centre was awarded Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category and the Old Railway Line Garden Centre scooped the award in the Garden Centre (GC) category in the Wales & West region...
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Expansion for family-owned garden lifestyle business
A leading Northern Ireland garden lifestyle business has expanded to open its first retail outlet in Cheshire, bringing to four, the number of garden lifestyle stores operated by Hillmount, a fourth generation family owned business...
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Success for St Peters and Planters in the Midlands
Staff from GCA member centres in the Midlands received awards during a presentation evening at Stratford Garden Centre in Stratford-upon-Avon. St Peters Garden Centre won the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category and Planters at Bretby picked up the accolade in the Garden Centre (GC) category.
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Evergreen Garden Care launches pesticide-free range
New Miracle-Gro Nourish & Protect is a pesticide free, sustainably packed and sourced range of products...
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Scotland and Northern Ireland winners revealed
In Scotland, Simpsons Garden Centre was awarded Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden (DGC) category and Klondyke Mortonhall in the Garden Centre (GC) category. In Northern Ireland, Creative Gardens Bushmills (GC) received the accolade.
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