In This Issue
British Garden Centres acquires former Dobbies Gosforth site
Stratford Garden Centre takes over former Dobbies site at Warwick Road, Black Hill, Stratford upon Avon
British Garden Centres acquires Dobbies Gloucester and Reading stores
Davidson Richards look forward to GCA Conference
GCA conference booking closes on Friday
Mr Fothergill’s enters long-term supply chain partnership
Flymo turns 60: How flying mowers took off
‘Garden Centres by Homebase’ opened at The Range
Florals and fun for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2025
Landmark year for garden centre transactions
GIMA announces ‘In Conversation with Dobbies’ event
Notcutts announce the return of Mark Haddock as CFO
‘Most Jumperful’ challenge raises over £7,900
Greenhouse manufacturer featured in Human Rights horticultural installation
Expert on sustainable marketing to present at GCA conference
Squire's celebrates outstanding achievements at annual awards
Hornby George PR launches PR service for garden centres
AMES Tools – targeting bestsellers in 2025
Spring Fair lines up packed programme of talks
Plan ahead for 2025 at The Source trade show
New Stainless-Steel Vacuum and Ash Cleaner from The Handy
Merchandiser (based in the Home Counties)
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Calls for compensation as roadworks leads to fewer visitors to RHS Garden Wisley
Strong line-up of UK companies at IPM ESSEN
Discover the new Fleuroselect Gold Medal winners
RHS launches largest scale community gardening survey
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Chris Francis to leave Hillier Garden Centres and Nurseries
Resolva ‘Win A Car’ promotion winner drives away in style
Southern Trident’s Coco & Coir Compost wins Which? Best Buy awards
Kate Ebbens raises over £30,000 for the Greenfingers Charity with year-long fundraising efforts
David Domoney becomes brand ambassador for Keder Greenhouse
An exciting opportunity to join Barrus’ Garden Tools & Accessories Team
Sponsors of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Sustainability Directory for 2025, Exclusive Hillmount Interview and more in GTN December 2024/January 2025 Issue. Read on-line here
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Barrus are currently looking for a Merchandiser (based in the Home Counties – ideally around the areas of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire) to service their garden centres, specialist machinery outlets and many national and independent retailers.

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British Garden Centres acquires former Dobbies Gosforth site

British Garden Centres has announced their third acquisition of former Dobbies Garden Centres with the Gosforth site at Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne...

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Stratford Garden Centre takes over former Dobbies site at Warwick Road, Black Hill, Stratford upon Avon

Stratford Garden Centre has announced it has entered into a lease of the garden centre site at Warwick Road, Black Hill, Stratford upon Avon CV37 0QW. The existing team will be retained, following the closure of the site on 23 December 2023...

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British Garden Centres acquires Dobbies Gloucester and Reading stores

British Garden Centres has announced the acquisition of two Dobbies Garden Centres in Gloucester and Reading, making it the UK’s largest garden centre operator by number of sites...

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Davidson Richards look forward to GCA Conference
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Davidson Richards look forward to catching up with all their garden centre and nursery customers during the forthcoming GCA conference at the De Vere Wokefield Estate in Reading. They are proud to partner with Bents and Fairways, current holders of the prestigious GCA Destination Garden Centre of the Year and GCA Garden Centre of the Year awards, respectively...

 

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GCA conference booking closes on Friday

There's still time to book your place at the Garden Centre Association annual conference but you'd better be quick as booking closes at 3pm on Friday (January 24). The event is taking place at De Vere Wokefield Estate, Reading, from Sunday (January 26) until Wednesday(January 29)...

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Mr Fothergill’s enters long-term supply chain partnership

As part of its ongoing accelerated growth journey, Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Ltd has entered a multi-year partnership with Metro Supply Chain Inc., a leading international logistics and supply chain solutions provider...

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Flymo turns 60: How flying mowers took off

The iconic gardening brand, Flymo, is celebrating its 60th birthday.  From hovercrafts to celebrity partnerships, here we explore the passion and innovation that has cemented the name as one of Britain's best loved gardening brands.

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‘Garden Centres by Homebase’ opened at The Range

The Range has opened three new concept superstores including ‘Garden Centres by Homebase’. The new outlets were at Birmingham Kings Heath, Pollokshaws and Christchurch...

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Florals and fun for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2025
 

The countdown to Garden Re-Leaf Day 2025 has begun, and this year promises to be a blooming marvellous celebration! Mark your calendars for Friday, 21st March 2025, as the garden industry gears up for a day packed with fundraising, florals, and plenty of fun - all in support of the incredible work of Greenfingers Charity...

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Landmark year for garden centre transactions

In the first half of 2024, specialist business property adviser Christie & Co transacted more garden centres than in the whole of 2023 and by the end of the year it had completed 19 transactions...

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GIMA announces ‘In Conversation with Dobbies’ event

GIMA is holding an exclusive virtual event, ‘In Conversation with Dobbies’, on 5th February. Open exclusively to GIMA members, this session offers an opportunity to hear directly from Dobbies’ senior leadership team on plans for the future...

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Notcutts announce the return of Mark Haddock as CFO
 

Notcutts has announced the appointment of Mark Haddock as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary. The appointment marks a positive return to Notcutts for Mark, who was previously the company’s Financial Controller between 2015 and 2018...

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‘Most Jumperful’ challenge raises over £7,900

Kimberley Hornby George, owner of Hornby George PR and Co-Chair of the Garden Media Guild, and Chris Moncrieff, Head of Information and Advice at the Royal Horticultural Society, donned their Christmas jumpers for the annual ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’ fundraising event in support of the Greenfingers Charity...

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Greenhouse manufacturer featured in Human Rights horticultural installation

Norwich-based Rhino Greenhouses has played an integral role in the creation of a new horticultural installation to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...

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Expert on sustainable marketing to present at GCA conference
 

A strategic marketer and sustainable marketing consultant has been revealed as one of the keynote speakers at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference (January 26 until 29, 2025)...

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Squire's celebrates outstanding achievements at annual awards

Squire’s Garden Centres hosted its annual Squire’s Awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements, hard work and dedication of colleagues across its centres...

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Hornby George PR launches PR service for garden centres

Leading garden retail PR specialists Hornby George PR has unveiled a new PR service designed exclusively for garden centres.

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Sponsors of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards

       

                

       

              

    

 

 

As well as the kudos and fame from winning a Greatest Christmas award, our Gold winners in each of the judged categories will win prizes including stock, services or hotel accommodation from our Greatest Awards sponsors...

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Sustainability Directory for 2025, Exclusive Hillmount Interview and more in GTN December 2024/January 2025 Issue. Read on-line here

GTN December 2024/January 2025 - Sustainability Directory. In this issue:

  • Exclusive interview with the Mercer family of Hillmount Garden Centres in Belfast
  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards – all the centres have now been visited – winners will be announced at Spring Fair on Monday 3rd February at 5:00p on The Stage
  • Spring Fair 2025 Preview
  • GTN’s Sustainability Directory for 2025
  • GIMA Awards Sustainability champions
  • Woodmansterne
  • ground-breaking environmental credentials
  • GCA Westland Rising Stars eco-friendly projects
  • Sustainability with what you already have
  • Webb eco – where power meets eco-friendliness
  • Sustainability Directory pages
  • Glam up your greens
  • UK Greetings
  • our world means the world to us
  • Success with Peat Free gardening
  • Thetford Garden Centre – now a B Corp
  • Tildenet’s huge range of sustainable and recycled products
  • Planteria – 2025 is the Year of the Begonia and the Pea
  • Let’s keep talking - HTA Viewpoint
  • A year of running – a big thank you from Kate Ebbens who ran every day in 2024 and raised over £30,000 for the Greenfingers Charity
  • 2025: friend or foe? - GIMA Viewpoint
Read the issue on-line here
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AMES Tools – targeting bestsellers in 2025

With the 2025 gardening season fast approaching, AMES Tools is urging retailers to secure stock now to meet the increased demand that springtime brings...

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Spring Fair lines up packed programme of talks

Spring Fair returns to the NEC Birmingham from 2nd–5th February 2025 for its 75th anniversary, offering a packed programme of free educational content, workshops, and networking opportunities...

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Plan ahead for 2025 at The Source trade show

If you’re in hospitality, catering, or food retail, start 2025 off on the right foot by attending The Source trade show on Tuesday 4th February and Wednesday 5th at Westpoint, Exeter. This essential regional event brings together hundreds of food and drink brands, suppliers, and service providers, offering everything you need to stay ahead of the competition...

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New Stainless-Steel Vacuum and Ash Cleaner from The Handy

British garden equipment manufacturer The Handy has announced a new addition to The Handy brand in the form of Stainless-Steel Vacuum Cleaners and Ash Cleaners with wet and dry capability, designed to offer customers an efficient and all-year-round versatile cleaning solution...

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