In This Issue
Garden industry reacts to Brexit vote
Gardenex will work hard to support its exporting members
Retail industry analysts cautiously respond to vote
Brexit comment from GIMA’s director Vicky Nuttall
Wet June slows down summer sales
Highlights from the HTA National Plant Show
GTN's Greatest Plant Retailing Team Award winners revealed at the HTA National Plant Show
Poppies Oban, Timmermans and Scotsdales are The Greatest Plant Sales Teams
The Greatest Linked Sales Team is Burston
Burston are Top of the Pots to pick up second gold as The Greatest Pot and Plant Sales Team
Cowells and Fron Goch take golds in The Greatest Plant Advice Team category
The Greatest Plant Supplier is Bransford Webbs
Slight parking error at Cowells Garden Centre
Wyevale Nurseries helps raise £1,000 for Greenfingers
Wyevale Garden Centres extends landscaping proposition
£30 million investment at Grange
May Bank Holidays boost garden centre sales
Sales agents wanted!
Garden Centre Shop Manager – Surrey
Garden Centre Plantarea Manager
Garden Centre Team Leader
Planteria Seasonal Department Manager
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Garden lighting lines help to bolster sales
Strong sales week for herb and lettuce plants
Compost sales take a tumble during poor week
Stewarts say 'Happy Retirement' to garden designer Sue
Tim Vine to host a full house at the GIMA Awards
Wildlife World debuts at New York Gift Show
Growing media responsible sourcing scheme launched
Inside the June issue of Garden Trade News
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Afternoon teas are a great way to grow restaurant sales
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Garden industry reacts to Brexit vote


GTN Xtra has been getting reaction from the garden industry following the nation's decision to leave the EU. Find out how what some of the industry's leading figures and organisations think of the dramatic turn of events and if you'd like to share your views use the comments link below or e-mail trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk
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Gardenex will work hard to support its exporting members
Amanda Sizer Barrett MBE, Director General of the Gardenex and PetQuip associations, says: “Now that the British public has made its decision regarding European Union membership, the Gardenex and PetQuip associations will continue to work hard to help and support our member firms with all their export aspirations."
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Retail industry analysts cautiously respond to vote
Leading retail industry analysts in the UK have expressed a “wait and see” outlook in the wake of the EU referendum result...
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Brexit comment from GIMA’s director Vicky Nuttall
It's very much business as usual at GIMA, says director Vicky Nuttall, following the announcement that Britain has chosen to leave the EU...
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Wet June slows down summer sales
 
After a record breaking May, the torrential downpours of June have really taken the heat out of garden centre sales. Volume sales data provided from garden centres for GTN Bestsellers indicates sales dropping to end of June llarly, down 42% week on week...

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Highlights from the HTA National Plant Show


There was a vibrant and upbeat feel to the 7th HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak, which took place at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. With a packed hall featuring a record number of exhibitors the show really presented the best of plant production...
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GTN's Greatest Plant Retailing Team Award winners revealed at the HTA National Plant Show
GTN's Greatest Plant Retailing Team Awards have been revealed at the HTA National Plant Show. Check out the winners here...

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Poppies Oban, Timmermans and Scotsdales are The Greatest Plant Sales Teams
Poppies Oban, Timmermans and Scotsdales Cambridge all picked up golds in GTN's prestigious Greatest Plant Sales Teams categories sponsored by the HTA...



Above: The Silver and Bronze award winners in The Greatest Plant Sales Team award for large garden centres

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The Greatest Linked Sales Team is Burston
 
Burston picked up gold to clinch the Greatest Linked Sales Team sponsored by Briers...
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Burston are Top of the Pots to pick up second gold as The Greatest Pot and Plant Sales Team
Burston were the Top of the Pots as they picked up a second gold in the Greatest Pot and Plant Sales Team category sponsored by Elho...
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Cowells and Fron Goch take golds in The Greatest Plant Advice Team category
 
Cowells and Fron Goch were jointly crowned The Greatest Plant Advice Teams sponsored by More People...
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The Greatest Plant Supplier is Bransford Webbs
Bransford Webbs picked up the prestigious Greatest Plant Supplier of the Year Award sponsored by Hornby Whitefoot PR...

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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Afternoon teas are a great way to grow restaurant sales
Green Pastures Garden Centre in Norfolk won two golds in GTN’s Greatest Catering Awards – Greatest Afternoon Tea Experience and Greatest Garden Centre Catering Team (less than 150 covers). Owner James Debbage reveals how his team did it...
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Slight parking error at Cowells Garden Centre


This was the scene in the car park at Cowells Garden Centre earlier this week. Fortunately, no-one was hurt....
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Wyevale Nurseries helps raise £1,000 for Greenfingers
 
Wyevale Nurseries has helped to raise £1,000 for Greenfingers by taking part in its ‘Turn Old into Gold’ fundraiser. Adam Dunnett (pictured right), Sales and Marketing Director at Wyevale Nurseries, said: “We donated approximately 800 plants to be auctioned off."
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Wyevale Garden Centres extends landscaping proposition


Wyevale Garden Centres has announced the extension of its popular ‘Landscape Yards’. Already proving a success across several other centres, the Landscape Yards will launch for the first time in four additional centres across the UK – Swindon, Gloucester, Royston and Harlestone Heath...
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£30 million investment at Grange
 
Leading decorative garden structures and fencing company Grange is to benefit from a significant additional investment from its Polish parent company Stelmet in a considerably expanded supply chain capacity. This will create additional manufacturing capability and provide an additional UK distribution site in the south east of England...
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May Bank Holidays boost garden centre sales


Sales in traditional and non-traditional categories were up during May thanks to the Bank Holidays according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade results...
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