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Corby + Fellas completes installation at Brick Kiln
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Corby + Fellas has successfully finished its third installation of the summer at Brick Kiln Garden Centre in Chichester, West Sussex.
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Tom Chambers Garden Furniture Showroom draws Garden Centres to the Midlands
Tom Chambers new Garden Furniture Showroom in the Midlands has now attracted in excess of 70 garden centres to view its ranges, all in the past few weeks...
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Zest 'wows' customers with 2024 collection
Timber garden furniture, GYO and decorative structure specialist, Zest had a great time at Four Oaks, showcasing its new 2024 products and its latest customer support package...
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Wyevale Nurseries launches bare root hedging website
Wyevale Nurseries has this week launched a new e-commerce website selling bare root hedging plants. The new website www.wyevalehedges.co.uk is purely an e-venture born out of increasing direct demand experienced by the leading British commercial nursery from consumers wishing to buy bare root online.
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Autumn Fair 2023 celebrated new products, design innovations and sustainability
Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading wholesale marketplace for Home, Gift and Fashion, came to a close yesterday after four days hosting over 500 exhibitors and their inspirational and innovative new products...
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Autumn Fair issues Connect statement
The organisers of Autumn Fair have issued a statement following the launch of the Connect feature, which was designed to bring suppliers and buyers together at the show...
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Source Home & Gift supports economic growth while encouraging responsible sourcing
Source Home & Gift came to a successful conclusion after four days of innovation, networking, and collaboration. The global showcase provided a hub for manufacturers, designers, buyers, and distributors to engage in meaningful conversations, explore emerging trends, establish invaluable business connections, and foster global trade relationships...
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Dobbies launches community partnership with one month to go until new store opening
With one month to go to until the opening of its new flagship store at the Junction Retail and Leisure Park Antrim, Northern Ireland, Dobbies is cementing its support in the local community by launching a partnership with Riverside School in Antrim...
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Advertising watchdog rules against garden furniture retailer
A garden furniture retailer has been told by an advertising watchdog to remove promotional material that claimed customers had won a ‘free egg chair’...
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GTN August 2023 - Glee and SOLEX Reviews - Read on-line
In this issue:
- Short memories – GTN comment about the timing of trade shows.
- Reflections from Glee 2023 – GTN’s review.
- Germie, a new dawn for growing seeds – GIMA Seed Corn Funding.
- Shaping the Future of Cutting - Glee’s Best New Product 2023.
- Buyers Power List Awards at Glee.
- Glee New Product Award Winners for 2023.
- Peckish back on TV after winning awards at Glee.
- Flying high for Greenfingers.
- Record breaking Flower Power at Glee.
- AMES are branching out – GTN Interview with Nick Jones and Caroline Elliot.
Read the issue on-line here
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Celebrating long service at Henry Bell & Co
Henry Bell & Co is celebrating long-service work anniversaries across its Grantham-based operations. Managing Director Thomas Lee has clocked up 35 years with the Lincolnshire company, while Finance Director Carol Foster joined 54 years ago – and five team members are not far behind...
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Time to take stock – invest in Johnsons Lawn Seed
Johnsons Lawn Seed is encouraging retailers to stock up on its portfolio to cope with the upcoming autumn demand amongst consumers, after the summer’s weather which saw one of the most temperamental and unpredictable seasons on record...
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BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair show garden award winners announced
The award for Best Showcase Garden at the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, in association with English Heritage, at Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden was awarded to Lucy Chamberlain, Plant Expert and Head Gardener at East Donyland Hall near Colchester, and the Audley End kitchen garden team, Gemma Sturges and Kelly Fowler...
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LifestyleGarden achieves finalist status at the 2023 National Recycling Awards
ScanCom and LifestyleGarden are celebrating today, as it has been confirmed that the new-for-2024 Onyx chair, powered by Social Plastic®, has been shortlisted for the ‘Recycled Product of the Year - Plastics’ award at the 2023 MRW National Recycling Awards.
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Politicians visit Aberdeen Garden Centre and Nursery to address horticultural industry challenges
Ben Reid Garden Centre and Nursery in Aberdeen had the privilege of hosting two distinguished political figures last week...
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E P Barrus Ltd appoints Graham Knox as new CEO
Barrus has appointed Graham Knox as its new Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive search process. Graham will replace Robert Muir, when he retires from Barrus at the end of December this year, after 33 successful years...
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New Pre-season catalogue for 2024 from Handy
Handy has produced a new Pre-season catalogue for 2024, designed to support retailers with a wealth of exciting benefits and monthly promotions across a substantial range of garden and DIY machinery.
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RECOUP announces awards shortlist
RECOUP’s Plastics Resource and Recycling Conference Returns to KingsGate Conference Centre, Peterborough on Thursday 28 September 2023...
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Impressive line-up of expert speakers announced for Horticulture, The Conference: Growing a Greener Future
A host of experts including horticulture industry, political and economic speakers are set to share their insights and expertise at the Horticultural Trade Association’s annual conference next month.
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Annabelle Ewing MSP pledges to plant a Growforth tree for her community
Following a Scottish Parliamentary event earlier this year to discuss the Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy for Scotland, many MSPs have pledged to plant a tree in their community...
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Independent turf supplier wins national landscaping award
George Davies Turf (GDT), based in Buckinghamshire, has just been announced the winner of The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI): Supplier Exceptional Service award...
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What next for the AMES Companies?
Managing director Paul North reveals all
With new product categories joining the line-up to sit alongside established heritage brands, and significant investment shaping things to come, the future looks bright and very busy for AMES Companies. Here, Paul North, Managing Director at the AMES Companies, explains more.
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Centurion Jeffrey Bernhard sadly passes away
One of the horticultural industry’s biggest movers and shakers, Jeffrey Bernhard, sadly passed away on August 24th 2023, following deterioration of his heart and lung functions due to old age...
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New homes planned for garden centre site
Fresh plans to redevelop the site of a garden centre near Blackpool, turning it into a development of 62 affordable homes, have been submitted to the local authority...
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Government publishes long-awaited Border Target Operating Model
The UK Government has finally published its long-awaited Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) after a delay of some weeks. The BTOM details the Governments proposals for a new approach to importing goods into Great Britain, and it will be introduced in stages from the end of January 2024...
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New bird table range from Charles Taylor
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Charles Taylor has launched a new bird table range – The Kielder Range – to complement its successful and easily recognisable UK manufactured outdoor seating and planting range...
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BETA International is coming...and there are free tickets for members of the trade
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BETA International, the only equestrian trade show in the UK, is coming to Stoneleigh on 10-11 September. But don’t be fooled by the name, there’s a huge range of products available to support those in the garden centre trade too...
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