In This Issue
Glyphosate: back on a knife edge
Stax further invest in supply chain with PDS logistics acquisition
Handy prepare to launch new McCulloch 58v cordless range of garden machinery for Husqvarna Group
Squire’s given ‘Best Garden Centre’ accolade by The Express
Bunnings - Homebase - sales drop by £44m
Broomstick flying, storytelling and pumpkins sell out at Planters
Haskins Snowhill plans get go-ahead despite Green Belt fears
Storm Brian wreaks havoc with garden centre trading
Paul Hilliam appointed Christchurch Stewarts manager
Wildcats skate to success at Whitehall
More Australian seaweed sets sail for Mr Fothergill’s
Decco appointed retail distributor for Husqvarna
Vital Earth launch SupaGrow as they split from Bord Na Mona
Wyevale Garden Centres invest in new EPOS
Scholarship applications open for future horticulturalists
Calibrachoa PinkTastic is People's Choice in Wisley trial
Writtle student wins garden design awards at Seoul show
New favourites launched in ‘Sophie Conran for Burgon & Ball’ Collection
Norfolk garden centre raises £10k for cancer patients
The Pied Piper of Melville - GTN's interview with Nicholas Marshall
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Garden lighting products blown off course
Seaweed fertiliser enables expansion into the UK for Irish Company
Speed buying event at Longacres
Fat balls produce some sales growth
Smart Garden Products appoints new Trade Marketing Manager
Sweet success for Christmas
Barrus announce new sales appointments in the Garden Divisions
Wallflowers stand up to high winds
The best of last week's
MEP's vote to ban glyphosate completely by 2022
Bunnings to test smaller format stores in urban areas
Bents open Winter Food Market in Open Skies
New £1 million garden centre creates 25 jobs
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Glyphosate: back on a knife edge

The long-term future of domestic weedkillers containing glyphosate is back on a knife-edge following the decision by the EU Commission to defer voting on a proposed re-approval of the chemical, just weeks before the current licence runs out...

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Stax further invest in supply chain with PDS logistics acquisition

 

Stax Trade Centres plc has acquired PDS Logistics Ltd and as as result Stax gains an additional fleet of vehicles plus a further 65,000 square footage of warehousing and fulfillment/distribution space...

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Handy prepare to launch new McCulloch 58v cordless range of garden machinery for Husqvarna Group

 

“As a continued and trusted partner, this new cordless range strengthens our position as the UK’s leading distributor for the Husqvarna Group..."

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Squire’s given ‘Best Garden Centre’ accolade by The Express

Squire’s are celebrating after being awarded the title of ‘Best Garden Centre’ at the Express Home and Living Awards 2017...

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Bunnings - Homebase - sales drop by £44m

 

The early trading performance of the first eight Bunnings Warehouse pilots is encouraging, with solid sales uplifts achieved across the pilot group, reports owners Wesfarmers but First Quarter trading in the UK is down by £44m...

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Broomstick flying, storytelling and pumpkins sell out at Planters

Planters Tamworth had a successful half term week with their innovative Pumpkin Paddock which included story time, broomstick flying and Pumpkin carving...

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Haskins Snowhill plans get go-ahead despite Green Belt fears

 

 

 

The redevelopment of Haskins at Snowhill has been given the go-ahead, despite the planning authority’s reservations about development on Green Belt land...

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Storm Brian wreaks havoc with garden centre trading

 

Storm Brian had a huge effect on garden centre trading at the start of the Autumn half term week. Total sales may have been down just 1.4% on the same week last year but plants, garden products, growing media and wild bird care were all down by significant amounts...

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Paul Hilliam appointed Christchurch Stewarts manager
 

 

After a retail career that has taken Paul Hilliam across the UK after starting with the Great Mills chain and various locations with the Dobbies Garden Centre Group, Dorset born Paul has returned to his hometown having been appointed Centre Manager of one of the UK’s longest established Garden Centres in Christchurch...

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Wildcats skate to success at Whitehall

Members of Swindon Wildcats Ice Hockey Team joined skating sessions at Whitehall Lacock last Friday to the huge acclaim of half term skaters...

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More Australian seaweed sets sail for Mr Fothergill’s
 

 

 

Due to increased demand from retailers, Mr Fothergill’s is set to receive delivery of another container of Seasol seaweed concentrate from Australia in the coming months..

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Decco appointed retail distributor for Husqvarna

 

Leading home improvement and garden wholesaler, Decco has been appointed retail distributor for garden power products supplier Husqvarna, covering the company’s consumer garden brands including Flymo and McCulloch...

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Vital Earth launch SupaGrow as they split from Bord Na Mona
 

 

 

Vital Earth's SupaGrow range, launched after their split from a JV with Bord Na Mona, offers a high-quality peat free compost at a delivered price where garden centres can retain very high margin levels....

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Wyevale Garden Centres invest in new EPOS

 

Earlier this week Oracle in Redwood Shores California announced that Wyevale Garden Centres have invested in the Oracle Retail Stores suite of solutions...

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Scholarship applications open for future horticulturalists

Over £46,000 worth of scholarships has been awarded in the past four years to students studying at 12 UK colleges, now is the time to apply for 2018 scholarships...

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Calibrachoa PinkTastic is People's Choice in Wisley trial

Visitors to RHA Wisley have voted current FleuroStar winner Calibrachoa MiniFamous Double PinkTastic from Selecta as their favourite new plant...

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Writtle student wins garden design awards at Seoul show

 

 

 

 

Writtle University College garden design student Jiyoon Kim has won a silver medal and the People’s Choice Award at the Seoul Garden Show in South Korea...

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New favourites launched in ‘Sophie Conran for Burgon & Ball’ Collection

Following up on the huge popularity of the Sophie Conran galvanized bird food tin, two new apple bird feeders care for our feathered friends in style. Appealingly shaped as a heart or a house, these feeders hold an apple or other fruit to offer a healthy addition to the diet of garden visitors...

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Norfolk garden centre raises £10k for cancer patients

Staff and friends at a Downham Market garden centre in Norfolk helped to raise almost £10,000 to support cancer patients at a Kings Lynn hospital...

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The Pied Piper of Melville - GTN's interview with Nicholas Marshall
 

 

"Pied piper, plant enthusiast, retail doyen. Whichever label you chose for Nicholas the UK Garden Centre industry is certainly more colourful with Nicholas back on the scene."  Read GTN's interview with Nicholas Marshall in the November 2017 issue...

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