In This Issue
Charles Notcutt, garden centre industry pioneer
Tributes pour in to founding father of garden retailing
Flaming June is a scorcher for sales, breaking GTN Bestsellers record
Fairways to open third centre near Coventry
Concession income a high spot for Wyevale
Sinclair needs new funds within weeks says chairman
The sun is shining for SOLEX
Last chance to book your place at the GIMA Awards
'Polish up your act to gain competitive export edge' suppliers urged
The Greatest Outdoor Living Sales gold winners to be presented at spoga+gafa
Check out the plants of the future at Ball Colegrave's Summer Showcase
HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
Glee ops team are crowned top show organisers
Assistant Commercial E-Commerce Manager - Worcestershire
Technical Manager /Buyer - Suffolk
Garden Centre Manager - South London - Newly Developed Site
Plant Buyer - Romsey
Final call for Garden Re-Leaf cash
Lighting feeds sales boost
Show garden celebrates the influence of women in gardening
Glee organisers launch retail guide for independent businesses
Now Kiwi gardeners can grow Mr Fothergill's seeds
Salad days for veg in June
New vintage emporium seeking a garden centre tenant
Heat prompts rise in bark sales
Byrkley Park is target for thieves
Look who’s been #Glovie 'd at Hampton Court!
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
New food businesses offered £60k investment chance
Casual Dining wins Best Trade Show Award for a second year
Situations Vacant
Assistant Commercial E-Commerce Manager - Worcestershire
£18k -£20k per annum
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Technical Manager /Buyer - Suffolk
£40k -£45k per annum
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Garden Centre Manager - South London - Newly Developed Site
£32.5k - £36k per annum
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Plant Buyer - Romsey
Salary commensurate with experience
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HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
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Poplars, Groves and Barton Grange have all won Gold in The Greatest Awards.  Which garden centres will be leaving the HTA Futures Conference with Gold this year?

To nominate your garden centre teams for any of the categories below, e-mail thegreatestawards@tgcmc.co.uk by Wednesday 24th June with your centre name, postcode, contact details, the categories nominated for and tell us why they should be The Greatest.

The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards Categories

  • The Greatest Garden Care Retail Team of the Year
  • The Greatest Garden Centre Customer Service Team of the Year
  • The Greatest Garden Centre Training Team or Initiative of the Year, sponsored by MorePeople
  • The Greatest Garden Centre Merchandising Team of the Year
  • The Greatest Gardening Supplier of the Year
  • The Greatest Garden Centre of the Year (Public Vote), sponsored by National Garden Gift Vouchers
Once we've received your nomination we will contact you to arrange a visit from one of our Greatest Awards experts and collect more information.

The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards will be presented on the evening of Wednesday September 30th at The HTA Futures Conference Dinner.

For details of attending HTA Futures visit: www.the-hta.org.uk or email: events@the-hta.org.uk

As usual The Greatest Awards team of experts will be out and about meeting nominated teams, gathering information and taking photos of their work so that the Gold, Silver and Bronze Greatest Awards winners can be chosen.

Plus your team have the chance to become The Greatest Garden Centre Team of 2015 by involving your customers in the public voting later this summer.  The Greatest Garden Centre Teams, small, medium and large will be the teams that have the best relationships with their customers and generate the most votes (taking size of centre into account) and in the event of a tie, the centre with the most complimentary comments form their customers.  To take part in the public vote please e-mail trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk or call The Greatest Awards on 01733 775700 to request an in store voting pack.

As this issue of GTN Xtra goes to press the expert judges are meeting to decide the winners of The Greatest Plant Retailing Team Awards in advance of The National Plant Show.  Make sure your Outdoor Leisure, Garden Care and Garden Centre teams are nominated for visits later in July and August.

The Greatest Awards would like to thank sponsors, Elho, National Garden Gift Vouchers, MorePeople and The HTA plus the event organisers at The HTA Catering Conference, National Plant Show, GIMA Awards and HTA Futures for agreeing to be presentation venues for The Greatest Awards ON TOUR 2015.  The date and venue for The Greatest Outdoor Leisure Awards will be announced in a future issue of GTN Xtra. 

Sponsorship opportunities are available for product and service suppliers seeking to gain the highest possible exposure between now and November this year.  Please contact mandy.atkin@tgcmc.co.uk for details.

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