In This Issue
Smart, Kaemingk and Allensmore are Choice Marketing Suppliers of the Year
Fuel crisis hits garden centre sales
Notcutts resume redevelopment programme after 2020/21 pause
Squire's Twickenham seeks Plant Area Manager
Are you an amazing garden project manager looking for a new challenge? Greenfingers wants to hear from you!
It’s a sell out for the 40th annual GIMA Awards
Key industry achievements during an unpredictable year
Weber opens new European centre in Poland
Plant sales hit by fuel shortages
GARDENA unveils new showroom in Milton Keynes
Runner wearing Leon Boots wellies breaks world record
New product launch just in time for Christmas
Keukenhof optimistic about the 2022 season
Premium Christmas Trees: the sustainable choice
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
Plant Area Manager – Full Time – Alternate Weekends – Twickenham
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Roger Smalley, Smalley House & Garden Plants, has died
Panic buying of pot feet
Slow start for Christmas in September
Autumn growing up by 28%
HTA’s grower committee calls for action on labour shortages and post-Brexit trade controls
Onion sets save the day
BBC’s Tom Heap attends climate-change event
Wild bird care suffers from drop in footfall
RHS celebrates 2021’s community gardening superstars
The best of last week's
Martin Stewart leads industry tributes at Memorial Service for Eddie Topping
Peter Seabrook is NOT panic buying at Meadow Croft Garden Centre...
MD Brett Avery to leave Farplants for new sector
Perrywood's Hannah Powell publishes new book
Glee success for Woodlodge as garden industry reunites
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Excitement builds as AQUA 2021 gets set to open
Paleo Ridge appoints new Trade Account Manager
Skinner's launches Get Out & Go!
Good Boy continues growth with first TV campaign
Situations Vacant
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
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Smart, Kaemingk and Allensmore are Choice Marketing Suppliers of the Year

Last week saw the return of Choice Marketing’s annual conference and trade show. The two day event brought together Choice members from over 40 independent garden centres across the country for what was described as “the perfect mix of supplier presentations, networking opportunities, and entertainment” combined with a trade show with over 90 trade exhibitors from the garden, leisure and gift sectors...

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Fuel crisis hits garden centre sales
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Fuel problems kept many customers at home last week as garden centre sales dipped below the levels of the past four years for the first time since mid-May...

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Notcutts resume redevelopment programme after 2020/21 pause

Following a year of uncertainty and disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Notcutts has now resumed their programme of garden centre improvements and redevelopments. The 2020/21 financial year ending in February saw Notcutts Group Ltd make capital improvements of just £835k, which was largely for completion works on restaurant projects in Ditchling (East Sussex) and Woodbridge (Suffolk), compared to £9.2m in the previous year...

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Squire's Twickenham seeks Plant Area Manager

A once in a career opportunity has arisen to join Squire's flagship garden centre at Twickenham. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing the outdoor plant department...

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Are you an amazing garden project manager looking for a new challenge? Greenfingers wants to hear from you!
 

With ambitious plans to create more gardens in children's hospices and provide ongoing maintenance to support to the hospices it works with, Greenfingers Charity has an exciting part-time opportunity to join its team...

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It’s a sell out for the 40th annual GIMA Awards

The hotly anticipated GIMA Awards (11th November, Celtic Manor Resort) are set to be a huge celebratory event, especially as it is now officially sold out! Manufacturers and suppliers from across the garden retail sector have been quick to snap up their place at the 40th-anniversary event, with many of them hoping to walk away with one of the coveted awards...

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Key industry achievements during an unpredictable year
 

The Annual General Meeting of the Horticultural Trades Association, which took place virtually on Thursday, heard how the horticulture industry has continued to adjust and adapt to the long-term impact of the pandemic and the effect of Brexit...

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Weber opens new European centre in Poland

Weber Barbecues, the world leaders in outdoor cooking innovation, technology, and products, has opened its European-based manufacturing and distribution hub, helping to streamline UK production capacity and reduce environmental footprint from transportation...

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Plant sales hit by fuel shortages

Plant sales were badly hit last week with customers not using their cars due to the fuel situation across the country. As a result September plant sales were 17% down on 2020 but 17% up on 2019...

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Excitement builds as AQUA 2021 gets set to open

Final preparations are being made as the AQUA 2021 industry exhibition gets set to open its doors at Telford International Centre at 9am on Wednesday, October 13th...

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Paleo Ridge appoints new Trade Account Manager

 

Paleo Ridge, a leading UK producer of high-quality raw dog food, is strengthening and expanding its business with the appointment of Gill Synnuck as Trade Account Manager...

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Skinner's launches Get Out & Go!

Celebrating its 50th year of feeding the nation’s canine companions, heritage dog food brand Skinner’s has combined their reputation with their love for dogs to create the new range Get Out & Go! 

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Good Boy continues growth with first TV campaign

 

Good Boy's TV ad campaign, which hit screens in October, focusses on the sheer joy dogs experience when they get a tasty real meat treat...

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GARDENA unveils new showroom in Milton Keynes

As one of Europe’s leading gardening brands, GARDENA has strengthened its customer experience with a new showroom, based in Milton Keynes...

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Runner wearing Leon Boots wellies breaks world record
 

A customer of Leon Boots Co Ltd has broken the World Record for running a marathon in wellies...

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New product launch just in time for Christmas

With the new Square Candle, Hofats have developed an ingeniously simple and at the same time versatile design object...

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Keukenhof optimistic about the 2022 season
 

Keukenhof gardeners planted the first flower bulbs in the park, at a famous spot in Keukenhof near the White Horse. Planting the first flower bulbs symbolises the start of the 2022 season...

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Premium Christmas Trees: the sustainable choice

With so much focus on sustainability, suppliers of Christmas trees – such as market-leaders Premium Christmas Trees – are utilising the opportunity to tell retailers and consumer alike more information on how these festive favourites tap into the sustainable agenda...

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