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We'll speak to key suppliers next week say Solus administrators
“Thursday was very painful for the family and the staff." Ross Yealland
Solus: too much change, too soon?
Choice stick with Solus but plan a back-up
We can handle upturn says Decco CEO
We didn't want it to happen like this says Stax MD
Town & Country 'full stocked'
Solus news will hit many GIMA members hard
'Sad...but trade will survive'
'This has saddened the whole industry'
Keeping calm and carrying on...
Capitalise on the Roundup Gel Revolution
TGCG owners Terra Firma sponsor Chelsea exhibit
Half-year sales figures for garden products set to be 6% higher than 2013
Customer feedback no longer a mystery at Bents
Scotts' Chelsea display features plants grown by 10,000 Miracle-Gro’wers
Click and collect compost service launched at Monkton Elm
Coletta & Tyson's relaunched pet shop sets high standards
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Wyevale re-organises to offer ‘one-stop-shop’
Smart Solar reorganises sales team to manage sharp increase in sales
Compost sales get a welcome boost
Rising Stars reach round two of GCA competition
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We'll speak to key suppliers next week say Solus administrators
Deliveries 'as normal' yesterday ahead of peak trading weekend

The administrators at Solus gave GTN Xtra assurances yesterday that deliveries were continuing as normal ahead what looks likely to be a peak trading week-end...

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“Thursday was very painful for the family and the staff." Ross Yealland
Ross Yealland contacted GTN Xtra last night to pass on a message from his father, Simon, and explain as much as he could about the move of Solus Garden & Leisure into Administration...
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Solus: too much change, too soon?


A catastrophic balance sheet hit and over-eagerness to change may have unbalanced Solus...



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Choice stick with Solus but plan a back-up
 
Choice Marketing has made  contingency plans to protect supplies for members says chairman Sam Bosworth (left)...
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We can handle upturn says Decco CEO
Decco is well-placed to deal with an upturn as a result of uncertainty caused by Solus's problems says CEO John Findlay...
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We didn't want it to happen like this says Stax MD




Stax will benefit - but we didn't want it to happen like this, says Stax joint MD David Hibbert...
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Town & Country 'full stocked'
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Town & Country CE Barry Page says the company is fully stocked and ready to meet demand ...
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Solus news will hit many GIMA members hard
 
GIMA Director Vicky Nuttall has admitted that news of Solus going into administration will hit many of its members hard...
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'Sad...but trade will survive'
The trade will adapt and survive the Solus crisis says Martin Stewart...
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'This has saddened the whole industry'
Derek-&-Andy-BunkerThe whole industry is sad about Solus says garden centre boss Derek Bunker...
 
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Keeping calm and carrying on...
Baytree are among the many garden centres who confirmed yesterday that they had received normal deliveries from Solus...
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Capitalise on the Roundup Gel Revolution
 

Recent research conducted by the UK’s number one weedkiller brand Roundup has shown some interesting facts on how Roundup Gel is changing the weedkiller market. Even though consumer purchases of Roundup Gel increased by 90% in 2013, 65% of those sales were to customers who hadn’t bought Gel before...

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TGCG owners Terra Firma sponsor Chelsea exhibit
 
Leading European private equity firm Terra Firma, owners of The Garden Centre Group, is sponsoring “101 Plants from China,” designed by Burncoose Nurseries, at the Chelsea Flower Show. Chairman Guy Hands (pictured) said: “It is wonderful to see so much rich history and personality poured into this garden design."
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Half-year sales figures for garden products set to be 6% higher than 2013


The latest GTN Bestsellers data is predicting that garden product sales for the first six months of the year wil be at least 6% higher than last year, and could be even higher is the good weather continues into June...
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Customer feedback no longer a mystery at Bents

Bents Garden & Home has launched a new customer initiative which enables the Warrington-based centre to generate direct feedback from over 3,600 customers per year...

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Scotts' Chelsea display features plants grown by 10,000 Miracle-Gro’wers
As part of their community outreach programme, Scotts Miracle-Gro have encouraged more than 10,000 school pupils to embrace and enjoy gardening and horticulture for the first time, and plants grown by them will be on display in the Great Pavilion at Chelsea...
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Click and collect compost service launched at Monkton Elm


Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Somerset has launched a new click and collect compost service, which will be available via the company's website...
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Coletta & Tyson's relaunched pet shop sets high standards
 
Coletta & Tyson Garden Centre in East Yorkshire has relaunched its pet shop, 4pets, with state-of-the-art repitle and aquatics sections plus a small animal island...
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