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Elho takes top prize as GIMA Award winners announced
Elho won the Sword of Excellence at the GIMA Awards last night with its Green Basics Veggie Wall 80cm. Other winners on a spectacular night of celebration at Celtic Manor in Wales included: Richard Jackson Garden, Stihl, Fallen Fruits, Mr Fothergill's Seeds, Onduline, Wildlife World, The Solar Centre, Woodlodge, Evergreen Garden Care, Dalefoot Compost and Meadow View Stone...
See all the GIMA 2021 winners here
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Firmans Direct seek experienced Sales Agents
Firmans Direct are looking for experienced Sales Agents to promote their superb range of garden furniture to garden centres and independent retailers across the UK.
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Christmas and plants – the recipe for success
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers Garden Centre Epos data analysis
Christmas and plants are proving to be the recipe of success for garden centre retailing this Autumn. They are the sectors that have driven the GTN Bestsellers up by 7% on the same week last year...
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Council grants expansion plans at garden centre
Mayberry Garden Centre near Brighton in Sussex has received planning permission to expand its premises and create new access...
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A festive Christmas at Hillier
Hillier has announced its line-up of festive events and launches taking place across the 18 garden centres throughout the Christmas 2021 period...
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Plants brighten up Autumn sales
Plant sales almost matched 2020 levels last week and were 30% up on 2019. The pull of plants, both indoor and outdoor, for brightening our lives during Autumn has clearly stuck...
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Sustainability impact report 2021 published
Inaugural HTA report celebrates a year of achievements across carbon reduction, water resilience, sustainable growing media and plastics in horticulture and encourages more of its membership to find the opportunities in a sustainable horticulture industry...
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Dobbies strengthens leadership team
Dobbies has announced three senior appointments, strengthening its team as it continues to develop its platform for growth – Richard Hodges as Dobbies’ Commercial Director, John Dunning as Restaurant Director, and Tim Hollis as Head of Buying...
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
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AQUA 2023 dates confirmed
AQUA, the market-leading showcase for the UK’s aquatics and water gardening industry, will be returning to the Telford International Centre on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th October, 2023...
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Fish4Dogs adds ‘topper’ cans to Finest range
Fish4Dogs has added six new complementary canned recipes to its popular Finest dog range, incorporating nutritional vegetables such as pumpkin, pea, carrot, spinach, sweet potato and green beans to a variety of fish...
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Azpects adds to sales team
Azpects Ltd, creator of EASYJoint, has welcomed Emma Dallas to its Sales Department, as Regional Account Manager for Retail...
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We've all gone potty
While cold weather products dominate the top of the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart for last week it was sales of pots and pot feet that saw the biggest overall increase...
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Christmas back on track
Christmas sales are getting back on track according to analysis of the weekly EPOS data received for GTN Bestsellers...
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Wow! Growing media up by 41% on 2019
Top 50 growing media totals for last week were still 41% up on the same week in 2019. Wow!
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Southern Trident appoints Digital and E-Commerce Manager
Southern Trident has appointed a new Digital and E-Commerce Manager. Alistair Williams has joined the company to help develop, lead and manage all the commercial and marketing activities of the company’s online networks...
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AIPH announces global partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to partner with Salzburg Global Seminar to shape a better world for people and planet...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Joe Swift opens The Plant Room by Camden Garden Centre in Richmond
Celebrity TV gardener and designer Joe Swift, a long time customer of Camden Garden Centre, joined staff and customers in Richmond yesterday to officially open The Plant Room, a new houseplant lovers paradise on Sheen Road, just 15 minutes walk from the new Little Dobbies...
See GTN Xtra's exclusive photo tour of The Plant Room
Little Dobbies brings Garden Centre Christmas and houseplants to Richmond High Street
On the same day as England played at Twickenham against Tonga, and CEO Graham Jenkins visited his newest Little Dobbies store, GTN Xtra braved the crowds and the horrendous traffic to see what Dobbies were bringing to a bustling South West London high street...
See GTN Xtra's exclusive photo tour of the new Little Dobbies
Lincs plant centre sold to investment group
Alexander Mackie Associates Ltd has announced the sale of Fair Gardens Plant Centre located in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, to Flywheel Investment Group Ltd.
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October sets new records for sales
Despite the lull in footfall and sales caused by the petrol ‘crisis’ at the start of October, overall garden centre sales performed at high levels to set a new record volume, according to the weekly EPOS data analysed by GTN Bestsellers...
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In this Glee Review issue of GTN:
