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What an exciting new chapter for Gardman and its customers...
Gardman goes to Glee next month with a greatly enhanced product range following this summer’s management buy-out that has left the company in its strongest financial position for eight years. Chairman Jonathan Halford, who led the buy-out, says the new management structure, backed by private equity investor Rutland Partners, which owns Pizza Hut, Bernard Matthews and Maplin, gives the company a stability it has not had since 2007.
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Business as usual at Thompson & Morgan as owner considers future of the business
Despite interest in the business from new investors, Thompson & Morgan CEO Bryan Magrath says its business as usual. He commented: “It’s flattering to be considered an attractive target for investment but we remain focussed on our plans for the autumn season and won’t be distracted.”
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Time to discover the bestsellers of tomorrow
It’s that time of year when we all take a deep breath and start heading off for a month of shows and events that will shape next year’s trading and inevitably the GTN Bestsellers charts...
       
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Break some records this Christmas
Greatest Award winning Brookside Garden Centre have already started breaking records for Christmas 2015. Within 20 minutes of opening up bookings for their Santa's grotto, Christmas Eve sold out...
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Wyevale call in specialists to streamline supply chain
Wyevale Garden Centres has appointed supply chain solutions provider RELEX, to streamline key parts of the business.
Above: the David Austin Rose Centre at Syon Park, Wyevale Garden Centres HQ.
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GCA members see standards and profitability improve
The Garden Centre Association has revealed there were record numbers of members receiving highly commended awards and awards of merit after its annual inspections and these have helped drive standards and profitability. Sixty-three garden centres received a highly commended title and 150 received awards of merit.
Planters of Bretby were one of 10 garden centres in the Midlands region to be highly commended.
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Raw and natural pet food specialists to exhibit at Glee
Natures Menu, the UK’s No.1 raw pet food specialist and Europe’s leading experts in raw and natural feeding, are to exhibit for the first time at Glee...
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LOFA takes its Bank Manager for a Gloverly ride!
Phil Gibbs, the organiser of SOLEX, and Hannah Dunn, the Lloyds Bank Relationship Manager responsible for LOFA, made the highest Greenfingers Glovie of the year...at 13,000ft over Salisbury Plain!
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Burgon & Ball put the 'Ooh and the Aww' into Christmas
Whether they’re filled with chocolates or biscuits, bird seed or fish food, this Christmas Burgon & Ball’s adorable NEW collection of animal themed storage tins come complete with guaranteed smiles...
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Help us beat new agapanthus pests says RHS
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is calling on gardeners and the trade to help it learn more about a new insect that is attacking agapanthus plants...
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Gordon Rigg Garden Centres celebrate 70th anniversary
One of the north of England’s leading garden centres, with operations in Todmorden and Rochdale, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this month....
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lunch! exhibitors unveil their show highlights for 2015
A first look at new drinks, packaging, equipment & technology at next month’s lunch show
lunch! has released its first preview of some of the new drinks, packaging, equipment & technology being showcased this year. The multi-award winning trade event for the food-to-go sector, returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 24-25 September with 350 exhibiting companies...
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