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Next Stop, Spring Fair 2024! Celebrate the Magic of Discovery
GTN Xtra Promotion
Spring Fair, the UK's most popular, diverse, and trend led marketplace for home, gift, fashion and everyday, and retail’s definitive wholesale shopping destination, returns this February giving garden retailers unparalleled cross-buying opportunities to find their next best-sellers from a star-studded line-up...
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Business as usual for Garland Products following blaze
Garland Products confirmed that it suffered a serious fire in the smallest of three industrial units on The Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford in the early hours of Thursday (30th November). No one was injured in the incident...
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Miracle-Gro ends peat compost era after 22 years
Miracle-Gro has produced its final bag of peat-based compost, heralding a landmark moment in its peat-free journey. The pivotal move is the latest and most significant step Evergreen Garden Care has taken to boost Miracle-Gro’s sustainable practices in an act-now commitment to better ways of working...
Phil Harrison, UK Supply Chain & Operation Director, holds Evergreen Garden Care's last bag of peat compost.
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Horticultural Trades Association advocates for UK Environmental Horticulture at ‘Plants in Parliament’ event
The Horticultural Trades Association delivered a drop-in showcase in Parliament on Tuesday, 28 November. This ushered in the festive season and underscored the importance of UK environmental horticulture. Sponsored by Heather Wheeler MP, the event attracted over 50 MPs, Peers, and staff, with positive conversations about green spaces and the sector...
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‘Strong food theme’ reflected in GCA BoT October figures
The Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade figures for October reveal a ‘strong food theme’ at member garden centres...
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Notcutts surpasses 1.5 million charity donations
Notcutts has announced it has surpassed over 1.5 million micro-donations since partnering with the award-winning UK charity Pennies seven years ago. Collectively, these micro-donations add up to over £500,000 raised for their charity partners...
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Kesslers London ushers in a new era with Management Buyout from PFI Group
In a bold move that heralds the opening of the new chapter for Kesslers London and Proportion London, the company's leadership has successfully acquired the business from its former owners, PFI Group...
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Voting has started for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre teams
Hundreds of customer votes for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team have already been made and with 5 more weeks of voting there's plenty of opportunity for more centres to ask for the support of your customers. After only 10 days of on-line voting the front runners are: Bosworths, Cooks, Ferndale, Gates and Planters Tamworth. Votes have also already been submitted for Blue Diamond East Bridgeford, BGC Burford House, Bosworths Elton Hall, Goulds, Gordale, Jackson’s Boutique Garden Centre, Planters Bretby Tong, Wentworth Garden Centre and Woburn Sands Emporium...
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Sponsors line up prizes for the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Our team of judges have started the wonderful task of visiting the 100 garden centres who have been nominated for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2023. And our sponsors which include: AMES, Glee 2024, Kaemingk, LeisureGrow, NOMA , 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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New format for the prestigious AIPH IGOTY Awards
The 2024 edition of the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards presents a new format for the well-established celebration of the industry’s top producers...
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Ian Riggs joins Cocogreen as Head of Business Development UK
The market-leading substrate supplier Cocogreen has appointed Ian Riggs as Head of Business Development UK.,,
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Glee 2024 – 50th anniversary event moves to September
After months of consultation within the garden industry, the organisers of Glee have moved next year’s 50thanniversary exhibition to Tuesday 10th – Thursday 12th September 2024 at the NEC Birmingham...
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Garden centre for sale after 40 years of family ownership
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co and joint agent, Clark Weightman have been instructed to market Millstone Garden Centre in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. This well-established garden centre was originally established in 1989 by current owners, Tom and Joanna Rutherford and benefits from a loyal, local retail and trade customer base...
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MP gets look at high-tech facilities at Hadlow College
Local MP, Tom Tugendhat, got a first-hand look at the work Hadlow College is doing to inspire the next generation of students when he visited the College’s state-of-the-art glasshouse...
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British Garden Centres unveil its Christmas themes
It’s that time of year once again and British Garden Centres, the largest UK family-run garden centre group has revealed its festive decorating inspiration to help customers deck the halls for the season. From classic and natural styles to bright and bold glamour, there are ideas to suit every taste and every home.
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