In This Issue
Successful Autumn Fair showcases 2024 trends
Source Home & Gift…Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show
Centurion Jeffrey Bernhard sadly passes away
Southern Trident wins Sustainability Impact Award
New bird table range from Charles Taylor
What next for the AMES Companies?
BETA International is coming...and there are free tickets for members of the trade
The Grange Garden Centre opens new store at Belvoir Castle
New homes planned for garden centre site
CJ Wildlife to climb Snowdon in charity fundraiser
New videos add value to Webb garden machinery
Government publishes long-awaited Border Target Operating Model
Positive first steps, but the HTA urges further progress on Border Trade Plans for horticulture
Cobra expands cordless offering with new Long Reach Hedgetrimmer
BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair Beautiful Border winners announced
Sipcam’s ‘Floral Thursday’ charity auction for Greenfingers Charity
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Non-Exec Directors...what they do and how they add value value
New product launch from Global Journey – see the range at Autumn Fair
The Garden Media Guild lends support to YPHA
CHA UK group at Fruit Attraction in Madrid on October 3-5
BHETA to host Q&A within Amazon webinar
The best of last week's
Garden retail sector shows strength despite unpredictability
Rising economic challenges peg back trading at Notcutts
New evidence shows Defra proposals for an early peat ban will have negative environmental and economic impacts
Gethin Jones to host the 2023 GIMA Awards
National Trust and Blue Diamond auction for Tree with Gravitas opens 4 September
Otley GC appeals to families with new Grotto experience
Henchman: Leading the way in ladder safety
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Successful Autumn Fair showcases 2024 trends

Visitors from retailers including Clintons, Oliver Bonas, Fenwick Ltd, Cardzone, Lakeland, M&S, Matalan, Pengethley Garden Centre, Aldi, Tesco, TJX Europe, Toys R Us, The Works, WHSMITH, Wm Morrisons Supermarkets, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and British Garden Centres attended Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading wholesale marketplace for home, gift and fashion taking place at NEC Birmingham, and were treated to a stimulating and informative day of trends and product inspiration...

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Source Home & Gift…Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show

Source Home & Gift welcomed visitors from Disney, Morrisons, M&S, Next, Costcutter, AIS, Alzheimers Society, Amazon, B&Q, Card Factory, Ridleys Games, and many more, keen to discover the best responsible manufacturers from key sourcing regions around the world.

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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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Southern Trident wins Sustainability Impact Award
Coco Burn Coconut Shell BBQ Charcoal triumphs at Four Oaks
 

Southern Trident, a pioneering leader in sustainable charcoal production, has been awarded the prestigious Sustainability Impact Award at the Four Oaks Trade Show, making it three awards in three years. This recognition underscores the company's commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, as exemplified by its revolutionary Coco Burn coconut shell BBQ charcoal...

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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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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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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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The Grange Garden Centre opens new store at Belvoir Castle

The Grange Garden Centre near Melton Mowbray is opening a second store this weekend – The Grange at Belvoir Castle...

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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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CJ Wildlife to climb Snowdon in charity fundraiser

Staff from the Upton Magna-based business, CJ Wildlife, will be lacing up their walking boots as they prepare to climb Mount Snowdon to raise vital funds for two Shropshire charities, Severn Hospice and Hillbrae Rescue Kennels...

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New videos add value to Webb garden machinery

When it comes to setting up and using garden machinery, it really does pay to follow the instructions. But now quality British garden machinery brand Webb has made that process much quicker and easier for customers with its new series of ‘out of the box’ product videos, which also has several benefits for retailers...

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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.
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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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Positive first steps, but the HTA urges further progress on Border Trade Plans for horticulture

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has responded to the final publication of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), welcoming certain aspects of the model, such as commitments to digitise phytosanitary certificates and for the government to create a consultative business readiness group...

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Cobra expands cordless offering with new Long Reach Hedgetrimmer
 

Following extensive customer demand, Cobra has introduced a new model to its ever-popular 24-volt range of battery-powered equipment...

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BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair Beautiful Border winners announced
 

Awards were presented to talented garden designers today on the opening day of the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, in association with English Heritage, at Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden...

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Sipcam’s ‘Floral Thursday’ charity auction for Greenfingers Charity

Sipcam Home & Garden are once again raising money for Greenfingers charity, this time by auctioning off the last remaining Sipcam Floral Thursday shirt...

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