GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 35 2017

Westland Horticulture is the proud winner of the GIMA Sword of Excellence at the GIMA Awards, whilst Smart Garden Products has scooped the GCA Supplier of the Year, and Briers take home the Gardenex Export Achievement Award. Elho, Burgon & Ball, Hutton Garden and Landscaping Products, Hawkesmill Nurseries, Forest Garden, Horticulture Trade Association, Fallen Fruits, and Gardman complete the winners roster in 2017...

See full results and pictures from the night

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Batavia 4Grill and Heat Beads BBQ Fuel

GTN Xtra tests the versatile Batavia 4 Grill and Australias No 1 selliing BBQ fuel, Heat Beads...

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Star Wars Maize Maze opens at Skylark Garden Centre

Skylark Garden Centre in Wimblington, near March, Cambridgeshire is celebrating 40 years of Star Wars at the Skylark Maize Maze. Now in it’s 12^th year, the Skylark Maize Maze is celebrating a much bigger birthday in 2017 – the 40^th anniversary of Star Wars...

Read more from SOLEX in the SOLEX SUN

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GCA Wales & West winners receive awards

The Old Railway Line Garden Centre scooped the most awards during the Garden Centre Association’s Wales & West regional awards evening on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Somerset...

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Kettler win Best Stand at SOLEX

Kettler scooped the Best Stand at SOLEX and received the trophy from Mark Osborne, chairman of LOFA, on the first day of the show...

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Tepro wins Best New Product Award at SOLEX

Tepro picked up the Best New Product Award at SOLEX for its 'clean and sleek' barbecue.

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Future Marketing welcomes new member at buyers meeting

Future Marketing Group held a buyers meeting at SOLEX on Tuesday last week - and used ther opportunity to welcome new member Duncan Knight of Knights Chelsham Garden Centre...

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See all the pictures from Build-up Day at SOLEX

Garden Trade News were at the NEC early on Monday to capture all the action from the build-up to the three-day SOLEX, which took place last week...

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Ants light up garden product sales

Just as at Wimbledon, ant season drove a spike in pest control sales last week but overall garden product Top 50 sales volumes were down once again...

Chilli plants sales heat up

As summer Veg-2 Gro sales continue to tail off it’s Chilli festivals and bigger potted plants that customers are most interested in now...

Another week of gains for growing media

As expected growing media sales dropped week on week as we move into July, but it is another week with a year on year increase for the sector...

Plants up 17% on last week

The first week of July saw a considerable bounce back in plant sales compared to the last week of June but not enough to beat sales for the same week last year, ending down 4%...

Haskins promotes Andy Harriss to Senior Buyer

Haskins Garden Centres has announced the promotion of Andy Harris from Garden Lifestyle Buyer to Gardening Senior Buyer...

LOFAssured initiative launched at SOLEX

LOFA announces “LOFAssured” initiative to ensure all cushions sold by members comply with Trading Standard’s and FIRA’s fire safety regulations...

Commonwealth Games group visits SOLEX

A group from the Commonwealth Games, who were visiting Birmingham as part of the city's pitch for the Games in 2022, were shown around the show on the first day of SOLEX...

New area sales manager joins Vitax

Following a period of sustained growth, Vitax has added to its sales team with the appointment of a new area sales manager to work across the South West...

HTA Board finalises structure review

Following a review carried out over the last few months, the HTA Board has decided to appoint a Chairman to assist the Board in co-ordinating the activities of the Executives and their teams at Horticulture House...

Outdoor cinema opens at Webbs

Great family films return to Webbs, Wychbold at their Summer Open Air Cinema for Summer 2017...