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Boyd's 100km in a day and AMES Amble add to the Garden Re-Leaf Day FUNdraising for Greenfingers
Inside Outside... A New Beginning for the garden market - Read GTN's March Issue on-line now
Gardeners ready to spring into action
GIMA Digest Spring 2021 Edition - Online now
Pershore School Horticultural Unit, Pershore High School, Worcestershire has unwanted visitors.
Plant sales now 32% up on last year
Appetite for gardens and gardening remains strong despite a cold February according to March HTA Market Update
Positive start to March for garden centre sales
More events confirmed for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2021
Reaction to Welsh garden centres being allowed to reopen
Mothers and daughters unite to 'Brave the Shave' for Greenfingers
LifestyleGarden parent company wins sustainability award
Join the virtual Garden Re-Leaf Quiz
British Garden Centres announce 58th centre, in Harrogate, will open in April
Keukenhof not permitted to open on 20 March
The big NHS seed giveaway
What Lies Ahead for 2021? - GTN's February Issue On-Line Now
Christmas Future Trends at Glee's Festive Focus Day
Altons BBQ World, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Baytree, Busy Bee, Groves, Pengelly, Pughs, The Old Railway Line and Squires Badshot Lea are the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
30% up after nine weeks for Growing Media volumes
Shed prices set to soar
Another record high for garden products
Christmas & Gift 2021 cancelled
Five weeks of increases for Wild Bird Care sales
The best of last week's
SOLEX 2021 CANCELLED
Turbo charged gardening as February breaks all records
The GIMA Awards are back!
Garden centre set to reopen in Northern Ireland
spoga+gafa 2021 is postponed to August
Scottish businesses and key personalities unite in call for garden centres to be re-opened
Heaven Sends welcomes buyers to showroom to view new Christmas Collection
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
Survey reveals staggering increase in pandemic pet ownership
IAMS launches new national brand campaign
Fast-growing pet care business acquires Town & Country Petfoods
Beco unveils packaging refresh to win over new generation of eco-conscious pet owners 
PATS Sandown is cancelled
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The GIMA Awards are back!
Make a note of November 11th in your diaries now!

 

Following an imposed year off in 2020, the leading trade association, GIMA, is pleased to confirm that its annual awards evening will be making its highly-anticipated return on November 11th, 2021.

 

Taking place at the ever-popular Celtic Manor Resort, this year’s event will be a night to remember, celebrating not just a return to normality but also the best that the garden retail sector has to offer.

 

Whilst the Covid pandemic resulted in the event being cancelled for the first time in its 40-year history in 2020, the industry has not stopped. Suppliers have stayed busy creating exciting new product, marketing and merchandising innovations throughout the 2020 and 2021 season. These launches and initiatives are what will be celebrated in a special glittering night of awards and merriment, with all of the usual categories – including the GCA Supplier of the Year (GCA), Gardenex Export Achievement and the Sword of Excellence (last won by Primeur in 2019) - set to make a return. A new Sustainability award will also be joining the line up to recognise a product, business initiative, or wider business ethos that demonstrates how suppliers are successfully driving the sustainability agenda.

 

Commenting on the welcome return of the GIMA Awards, GIMA Director, Vicky Nuttall said: “We could not be happier to confirm that the annual awards ceremony will be back later this year. I know how missed the event has been, so being able to confirm its return is a very special moment for us. 

 

“This year’s awards may be a little later in the year than we are used to but that won’t stop us celebrating in style! We are very much looking forward to throwing open the doors to Celtic Manor once again and being able to celebrate the incredible hard work that our suppliers have achieved in the face of adversity over the past two years.”

 

To mark the ruby anniversary of the event, GIMA is asking attendees to add a splash of red to their glad rags to help mark the celebrations even further. 

 

This year, the GIMA Awards will be sponsored by a wealth of fantastic industry brands, including Glee which returns, once again, as headline sponsor, as well as the HTA, GCA, Gardenex, Garden Trade News, Gardenforum, Garden Radio, Garden Centre Retail, Garden Centre Update, DIY Week, CM Ventures and Hornby Whitefoot PR.  Additional sponsorship opportunities are also available - please contact GIMA to find out more. 

 

Entry is now open!

Entry to the 2021 GIMA awards is now open. This year, the entry criteria has been extended to cover both the 2020 and 2021 season, giving suppliers the chance to showcase efforts that may have been missed during the pandemic. The closing date for entries will be 28th May, with the judging process taking place at the end of June at Warwick Racecourse. This year’s judges will include representatives from Bents Garden & Home, British Garden Centres, The Gardens Group, Altons Garden Centre, Dobbies and Wickes.

 

To find out more about how to enter the 2021 GIMA Awards or to book your place at what is set to be a night to remember please visit www.gima.org.uk

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