The winners of the Glee Buyers Power List were revealed yesterday. The Glee Buyers Power List was set up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year.
The Nominations and Winners 2022
Plants buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: The Bourne family @ Perrywood
Second: Choice Marketing Team
Third: Plants Team @ Hillmount
Nominations: Choice Marketing Team; Glen Sheldrake @ Burford Garden Company; Matt Shorter @ Longacres; Nick Chutter @ Summerhill Nurseries; Plants Team @ Hillmount; Taylor Baines @ Blue Diamond; The Bourne family @ Perrywood.
Garden Care buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: Matt Shorter @ Longacres
Second equal: Bryn Saysell @ Blue Diamond, Amy Green @ British Garden Centres
Third: Jackie Cook @ Notcutts
Nominations: Aaron Saunders and Matthew Ball @ Stax Trade Centres; Adam Szabo @ Charlies Stores; Amy Green @ British Garden Centres; Bryn Saysell @ Blue Diamond; Jackie Cook @ Notcutts; Kevin Beckett @ Yarnton Home & Garden; Liz Brennan @ Dobbies; Matt Shorter @ Longacres; Mike Cook @ Choice Marketing; Robin Mercer @ Hillmount; Terry Head @ Stewarts Garden Centres.
Outdoor Leisure buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: Nigel Gates @ Gates Garden Centre
Second equal: Jay Bunker @ Alton Garden Centre, Keith Wiblin @ Downtown Garden Centre, Nick Haydon @ Fakenham Garden Centre
Third: Gemma Mercer @ Hillmount Cheshire
Nominations: David Hibbert @ Stax Trade Centres; Gemma Mercer @ Hillmount Cheshire; Jay Bunker @ Alton Garden Centre; Keith Wiblin @ Downtown Garden Centre; Kevin Beckett @ Yarnton Home & Garden; Nick Haydon @ Fakenham Garden Centre; Nigel Gates @ Gates Garden Centre.
Landscape buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: Andy Wrightson @ Webbs
Second equal: Andy Harris @ Haskins, Dan Kirby @ British Garden Centres, Keith Wilbin @ Downtown Garden Centre
Third: David Danning @ Blue Diamond
Nominations: Andy Harris @ Haskins; Andy Wrightson @ Webbs; Dan Kirby @ British Garden Centres; David Danning @ Blue Diamond; John Birch @ Baytree Garden Centre; Paul Smith @ Chessington Garden Centre
Home & Gifts buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: Kati Taylor @ Fron Goch
Second: Gates Garden Centre
Third: Rosebourne Garden Centres
Nominations: Edith Mercer @ Hillmount; Gates Garden Centre; Glen Sheldrake @ Burford Garden Company; Kati Taylor @ Fron Goch; RHS Wisley; Rosebourne Garden Centres.
Pet buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: The Old Railway Line
Second: Paul Williams @ British Garden Centres
Third: Polhill Garden Centre
Nominations: Dan Reep @ Squires; Emma Bostock @ Pets at Home; Knights Godstone; Paul Williams @ British Garden Centres; Planters Tamworth; Polhill Garden Centre; Sue Shaw @ B&M; The Old Railway Line.
Retail Food & Drinks buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: St Peters Worcester
Second: Garsons Esher
Third: Bents Home & Garden
Nominations: Barton Grange; Bents Home & Garden; Garsons Esher; Gates Garden Centre; Hannah Warr @ Laylocks Garden Centre; Pughs Garden Centres; St Peters Worcester.
Christmas buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: Squires Badshot Lea
Second: The Old Railway Line
Third: Bents Garden & Home
Nominations: Alan Mercer @ Hillmount; Andrew Porwal @ Sapcote; Andrew Wood @ Silverbirch; Bents Garden & Home; Squires Badshot Lea; The Old Railway Line.
On-Line buyer/buying team of the Year
Winner: Crocus
Second: Dani Loftus @ Marie Curie
Third: Primrose.co.uk
Nominations: Crocus; Dani Loftus @ Marie Curie; GardenSite LLP; Hillier on-line; Primrose.co.uk
Overall Multiple Retailer Buyer/Buying Team of the Year – (hardware, DIY, high street)
Winner: Dani Loftus @ Marie Curie
Second: John Lewis
Third: B&M
Nominations: B&M; Dani Loftus @ Marie Curie; John Lewis; Kevin Jones @ Poundland; QD Stores; Robert Dyas; Wilko.
Overall Multiple Garden Retailer Buying Team of the Year – 6 stores or more
Winner: British Garden Centres
Second: Blue Diamond
Third: Choice Marketing Team
Nominations: Blue Diamond; British Garden Centres; Caulders Garden Centres; Cherry Lane Garden Centres; Choice Marketing Team; Hilliers; Klondyke; Squires; Stax Trade Centres; The Prosper Group.
Overall Independent Garden Centre Buying Team of the Year – up 5 stores
Winner: The Mercer family @ Hillmount
Second: Longacres
Third equal: Aylett Nurseries, The Bourne family @ Perrywood
Nominations: Aylett Nurseries; Chessington Garden Centre; Kevin Beckett @ Yarnton Home & Garden; Longacres; The Bourne family @ Perrywood; The Mercer family @ Hillmount
