In This Issue
Who are the men behind the Dobbies deal?
Tesco sell Dobbies for £217m - but not to Wyevale
Alyson Haywood appointed General Manager of Van Hage Great Amwell
Gro-Sure lawn seed can even grow in space!
Gardman makes giant donation to Greenfingers
Deborah Skillicorn steps down at Greenfingers
Wyevale Garden Centres smash £750,000 fundraising target for Marie Curie
Unwins takes a fresh approach to drive growth in 2017
Industry gets ready for the first Al Fresco Fortnight
5 reasons why you should attend the HTA National Plant Show
Wyevale Nurseries enters New Plant Awards at HTA Show
Squire’s 80th Anniversary Show Garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
GTN Bestsellers - normal service resumes next week
Find out who The Greatest Plant Retailing Teams are on Wednesday at The National Plant Show
Plantarea Assistant Bedding Plants – Essex
Sales & Marketing Exec, Landscape Amenity Sector
Soft Landscaping Team Leader
Garden Centre Plantarea - Horticultural Manager
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Carol Klein Announced as Ambassador for RHS Garden Bridgewater
Harrogate Christmas & Gift appoints new chairman
Are you a leading grower of ornamental young plants?
Be at one with nature with Stewart Garden’s rustic Blenheim Half Barrels
Double nomination for HTA at Trade Association Awards
Inside the June issue of Garden Trade News
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
“An amazing show” – new Commercial Kitchen show hailed a big success
Situations Vacant
Plantarea Assistant Bedding Plants – Essex
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Sales & Marketing Exec, Landscape Amenity Sector
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Soft Landscaping Team Leader
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Who are the men behind the Dobbies deal?


For months Wyevale Garden Centres were the front-runners in the race to buy Dobbies from Tesco but they were finally pipped at the post on Friday by an investor group led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital in a deal worth £217 million. So who are the men behind this dramatic turn of events? GTN Xtra takes a look into the backgrounds of the deal makers...
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Tesco sell Dobbies for £217m - but not to Wyevale
In case you missed GTN Xtra's breaking news story of the sale of Dobbies Garden Centres on Friday here it is, with udated information about the new Board of Directors...
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Alyson Haywood appointed General Manager of Van Hage Great Amwell
 
Alyson Haywood has started her new role as General Manager of Van Hage, Great Amwell, and is looking forward to taking on this prestigious position in the garden industry...
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Gro-Sure lawn seed can even grow in space!
 
Astronauts have discovered Gro-Sure Lawn Seed is so good, it can even grow in space!
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Gardman makes giant donation to Greenfingers

Gardman will present a cheque for more than £47,000 to Greenfingers this summer as part of the company’s continued support of the charity.
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Deborah Skillicorn steps down at Greenfingers
 
Deborah Skillicorn is to step down from her position as Charity Director of Greenfingers. After over eight years in the role Deborah is leaving to pursue consultancy work across the charity industry and beyond...
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Wyevale Garden Centres smash £750,000 fundraising target for Marie Curie


Wyevale Garden Centres are celebrating reaching their £750,000 fundraising target for charity partner Marie Curie, the UK’s leading charity for people living with any terminal illness and their families, more than 12 months ahead of schedule...
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Unwins takes a fresh approach to drive growth in 2017
 
Unwins has ramped up its investment in consumer insight and trend forecasting to deliver a product range to drive growth for retailers...
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Industry gets ready for the first Al Fresco Fortnight


The horticultural trade has embraced the new flagship ‘Al Fresco Fortnight’ event as part of the Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign, which starts today (Father's Day, June 19)...
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5 reasons why you should attend the HTA National Plant Show
 
The HTA National Plant Show takes place at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry in Warwickshire on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 21-22). Discover five reasons why you should be there.
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Wyevale Nurseries enters New Plant Awards at HTA Show
 
Wyevale Nurseries has submitted a range of plants including Hydrangea Magical Four Seasons ‘Ruby Tuesday’, Hydrangea ‘Wedding Gown’, Ligustrum ‘Sunshine’ and Lupin ‘Purple Emperor’ to the National Plant Show’s New Plant Awards, which take place on June 21 and 22 in Warwickshire...
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Squire’s 80th Anniversary Show Garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Squire’s Garden Centres are celebrating their 80th anniversary this year, and what better way to celebrate then by creating a Show Garden at The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is on from 5th-10th July 2016...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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“An amazing show” – new Commercial Kitchen show hailed a big success
Big name catering equipment buyers, specifiers, distributors, and consultants from across the UK were out in force at the NEC Birmingham last week on 7-8 June – checking out the latest new products and services on offer at Commercial Kitchen.
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GTN Bestsellers - normal service resumes next week
Due to a family bereavement it was not possible to produce the GTN Bestsellers charts and the GTN Bestsellers weekly newsletters...
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Find out who The Greatest Plant Retailing Teams are on Wednesday at The National Plant Show
 
GTN's Greatest Plant Retailing Team Awards will be presented at 2:00pm on Wednesday 22nd June in the Seminar Theatre at the HTA National Plant Show, Stoneleigh...
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