In This Issue
GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed
The power of brands and the future of retail showcase at Spring Fair 2024
Sponsors giving prizes for the winners
SALES AGENTS REQUIRED – FIRMANS
Richard Hodges is leaving Dobbies
Every garden centre needs a greenhouse display site… a Vitavia & Janssens one at that
Meadow View supports Kate's Greenfingers fundraising
Ian's beard shave at GCA Conference raises £8k for Greenfingers
Doors open on Sunday: Discover what's next in retail at Spring Fair
Ames Tools hits garden centres
Speakers announced for Collaboration and Innovation Zone at Garden Press Event 2024
Delivering logistics excellence: the AMES Companies readies itself for 2024 demand
Bells Horticultural acquires Peter Beales Roses to cultivate a blooming legacy
Zest supports North East Wales Mind as its 2024 charity
Bradford garden centre's ‘Kindness Pot' wins award
The Garden Re-Leaf Charity Walks return
Latest GRIDSERVE Electric Retail Hub opens at Dobbies Edinburgh
Blue Diamond & National Trust shortlisted for top award
Feverfew offers four sizes of glove for female hands
RocketGro products now certified by Vegan Society
Ivyline to launch new Autumn/Winter 2024 and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Collections at Spring Fair
Spring Fair reveals Pitch Live finalists
Source Home & Gift launches New Product Showcase
Spring Fair announces partnership with TikTok Shop
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Bents & Fairways win Destination & Garden Centre of the Year Awards
GCA awards top garden centres and Rising Star at 2024 conference
Kings and Queens reign supreme at GCA Associates Theme Night
Regeneration, not sustainability at GCA Conference
Cabbages beat Pansies as GCA Conference gets off to a peat-free start
GCA votes to add third tier garden centre category
GCA adds two new awards to conference schedule
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Hundreds of Garden Centres vie for Christmas Greatness – GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards Winners will be announced at Spring Fair on Monday afternoon
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GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed
Gold awards for Haskins Snowhill, Old Railway Line, Gates, Barton Grange, Pugh’s Radyr, Polhill, Woodlands (Kent), Chessington, BGC Harrogate, Squires Badshot Lea, Cooks, Birkacre, Busy Bee

BGC Harrogate, Squires Badshot Lea, Cooks, Birkacre, Pugh’s Radyr, Barton Grange and Busy Bee have picked up Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Team golds in GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards, presented at Spring Fair on Monday. Kaemingk walked away with The Greatest Christmas Supplier gold...

See the full list of winners and all the photos from the awards presentations at Spring Fair
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The power of brands and the future of retail showcase at Spring Fair 2024

Thousands of retailers flocked to the opening of the UK’s largest and longest serving retail show Spring Fair, keen to discover their store’s next bestsellers and recharge their retail know-how...

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Sponsors giving prizes for the winners

Our team of judges have now completed the task of visiting the 100 garden centres who were nominated for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2023.  And our sponsors which include: AMES, Glee 2024, Kaemingk, LeisureGrow, NOMA , MorePeople, PATS 2024, Smart Garden Products, Solex 2024, Stars for Europe, Three Kings and Woodmansterne have been lining up prizes for the category winners...

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SALES AGENTS REQUIRED – FIRMANS
AREA: UK & IRELAND, (Northeast, North Yorkshire & The Humber, East Midlands, East Anglia, Home Counties & Ireland)

Firmans are looking for experienced sales agents to help promote the growth and expansion of their brand to garden centres and independent retailers across the UK.

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Richard Hodges is leaving Dobbies

Dobbies Commercial Director, Richard Hodges, has announced via his Linked-in page that he is leaving the company, after just over two years in the post.

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Every garden centre needs a greenhouse display site… a Vitavia & Janssens one at that
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Vitavia Greenhouses is a family run business based in Suffolk. The company is the British partner of the Vitavia Group, the leading name throughout Europe for quality hobby greenhouses and greenhouse accessories. Vitavia is also the UK distributor for Janssens greenhouses and garden rooms from Belgium...

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Meadow View supports Kate's Greenfingers fundraising
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As Silver supporters of the Greenfingers Charity, Meadow View Stone welcomes the opportunity of collaborating with fellow suppliers to raise funds for this inspirational cause. So, when Kate Ebbens asked the business to sponsor her for running 365 days consecutively to raise funds – how could they refuse!

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Ian's beard shave at GCA Conference raises £8k for Greenfingers

There was more FUNdraising activity at the GCA Conference after the Annual Dinner.  Woodlodge's Ian Flounders had his beard removed and raised almost £8k for Greenfingers in the process...

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Doors open on Sunday: Discover what's next in retail at Spring Fair

Spring Fair, the UK's definitive trend led marketplace for Home, Gift, Fashion and Everyday, opens this Sunday and will welcome over 35,000 buyers from around the world...

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Ames Tools hits garden centres

The AMES Companies merchandising teams are busy installing dedicated product displays in hundreds of garden centres across the country – the first of which is Selby Garden Centre.

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Speakers announced for Collaboration and Innovation Zone at Garden Press Event 2024

The speaker line-up has been announced for the Collaboration & Innovation Zone at this year's Garden Press Event on Tuesday, 20 February, at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London...

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Delivering logistics excellence: the AMES Companies readies itself for 2024 demand
 

With another busy year ahead, earmarked with significant investment, expanding product portfolios, and improved efficiencies across all its leading garden brands, the AMES Companies must ensure its logistics systems are ready to respond. With Transport Manager, Emily Handley, at the helm, it’s safe to say AMES customers can rest assured that the company is well prepared to fulfil customer deliveries throughout 2024.

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Bells Horticultural acquires Peter Beales Roses to cultivate a blooming legacy

Bells Horticultural, a distinguished family-run enterprise with a rich heritage in horticulture, proudly announces the acquisition of the celebrated Peter Beales Roses business. This strategic move solidifies Bells Horticultural's commitment to preserving and enhancing the tradition of exquisite rose cultivation...

 

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Zest supports North East Wales Mind as its 2024 charity

Garden furniture, grow your own and decorative garden structure specialist, Zest, part of the P&A Group, is to raise money for North East Wales Mind as its charity for 2024, after a vote by employees...

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Bradford garden centre's ‘Kindness Pot' wins award

Yorkshire Garden Centres' MD, Mark Farnsworth and Commercial Director, Sharon McNair were presented with the Worrall Cup for Tong Garden Centre's entry into the competition during the Garden Centre Association annual conference...

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The Garden Re-Leaf Charity Walks return

North or south, the Garden Re-Leaf Day Charity Walks (15th March) represent one of the most popular events in the Greenfingers fundraising calendar. With two stunning locations, three distances to tackle, and fun guaranteed, it’s no surprise that this year’s event is set to be the biggest yet...

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Hundreds of Garden Centres vie for Christmas Greatness – GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards Winners will be announced at Spring Fair on Monday afternoon
Almost 19,000 customer votes received across 333 garden centres

Last month, the judges for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards all met up to start the process of deciding the winners of this year’s awards that will be announced and presented on The Spring Fair Retail Inspirations Stage, in Hall 2 of the NEC, at 5:00pm on Monday 5th February 2024...

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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards - Category finalists and customer vote Top 30

Due to the amazingly high standards set and the huge number of customer votes received, 18,919 to be precise, it has taken longer than usual for the judges of GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards to decide on their winners and for the votes to be ratified.

 

We are now pleased to announce the finalists in each awards category, plus the Top 30 centres in the ultimate customer vote for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team.

 

We will be announcing the winners and presenting the awards on the Inspiring Retail Stage at Spring Fair in Hall 2 on Monday 5th February at 5:00pm, where we’ll also have some drinks and snacks available for all those who can join us for our celebration of all that’s great about garden centre Christmas retailing...

See the finalists by category here
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Latest GRIDSERVE Electric Retail Hub opens at Dobbies Edinburgh

The latest GRIDSERVE Electric Retail Hub has opened at Dobbies Edinburgh, as part of a long term partnership between the charging company and garden centre to increase the number of High Power charging locations across the UK...

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Blue Diamond & National Trust shortlisted for top award

Blue Diamond Garden Centres in collaboration with the National Trust have been shortlisted as a finalist in this year’s Cultural Enterprises Awards for Best Licensed Product category, featuring our collection of plants, bulbs and seeds inspired by properties and gardens cared for by the Trust...

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Feverfew offers four sizes of glove for female hands

Feverfew Garden now stocks their original gardening gloves in four sizes, making them the only ladies' garden gloves brand to do so...

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RocketGro products now certified by Vegan Society
 

Peat-free growing media producer, RocketGro is extremely proud to announce that two of its best-selling products have been verified by the Vegan Society...

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Ivyline to launch new Autumn/Winter 2024 and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Collections at Spring Fair

British home and garden specialist, Ivyline, will launch its brand-new Autumn/Winter 2024/5 collection at Spring Fair, offering visitors a first glimpse of gorgeous Christmas décor, home accessories and trend-leading planters...

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Spring Fair reveals Pitch Live finalists
 

The next edition of Spring Fair, taking place 4-7 February 2024, sees the launch of the show’s newest business platform, Pitch Live. Offering a launchpad for exhibitors to present their best products in a Dragon’s Den-style feature, the six finalists have been announced...

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Source Home & Gift launches New Product Showcase

The UK’s leading responsible sourcing show, Source Home & Gift opens its doors this Sunday welcoming hundreds of manufacturers and brands delivering newness from around the world with a curated display of on-trend responsibly crafted products...

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Spring Fair announces partnership with TikTok Shop
 

Spring Fair, which takes place from this Sunday until Wednesday 7th February at NEC Birmingham, has announced a partnership with TikTok Shop set to deliver free business solutions and underscores the evolving nature of retail...

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