Gardman has appointed Stewart Hainsworth as its new CEO and Justin Young as Commercial Director. These are the latest high-profile appointments at a major gardening firm following former Notcutts boss Andy King taking control of Dobbies, which was announced only last week...
Retailers and suppliers are being warned to guard against bogus callers claiming to represent a reputable garden centre and then trying to place large orders for stock...
Heatwave conditions this month have certainly helped to give garden centre sales a boost with feeding and watering products performing particularly well. The GTN Bestsellers Epos data reveals that volumes have been at a higher level year on year for the past 14 weeks...
Watering and watering-related plant foods are holding sales at a higher level than last year – this week’s GTN Bestsellers Garden Products volumes are up 18% on 2012...
Ben Reid Garden Centre in Aberdeen has taken its most unusual delivery – an entire garden − a Gold medallist in the Show section of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show...
The UK may experiencing hot weather at the moment but only four months ago this was the scene at Armitages Pennine Garden Centre near Huddersfield. But the gallent efforts of garden centre staff to shift the snow has now been recognised by a 'special' prize at the GCA North East Regional Awards...
Vitax is reaping the rewards of the Coronation Festival after showcasing its latest range of products and fertilisers within the gardens of Buckingham Palace...
The Poplars team are so proud of winning their GCA North Thames Award they already have a new announcement playing on Garden Radio telling their customers...
Autumn planting seed potatoes fill five of the top six places in the GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart...the first sign that Christmas is on the horizon, as far as GYO enthusiasts are concerned anyway.
People were planning for barbecues and improving their outdoor living spaces in June, according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade results...
Yes, it’s true...the fastest percentage growth in this week’s Growing Media chart has been made by Westland Cacti Compost (10 litres), which re-enters the chart at No 39 after increasing sales by 100%...
The HTA is supporting The Real Poppy Campaign in its quest to encourage people to plant poppies ahead of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One on August 4...
Wilkinson Sword’s RazorCut Comfort Pruners were winners at the recent GIMA awards held in London, scooping the Garden Tools, Machinery and Implements prize...
A former Gardman MD, Andy Bestwick, is joining Smart Solar as a non-executive director...
