In This Issue
Pennells Garden Centre to continue rapid growth after securing fresh cash injection
GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards judges start to choose the winners
Mild December caps record year for sales
Wyevale Garden Centres plan to launch e-commerce website next Spring
Top garden centres sign up for 24 hour ‘Plant-athon’
G Plants set to ‘Bee Friends’ with BeeMat
Gardman help retailers create an eye-catching hanging basket display
Surprise proposal by Santa at Squire's in Windsor
Show Your Colours Award IPM 2016: Plants as a source of emotion and perception
LC Packaging acquires Geerings Horticulture Products
Voting postcards and posters for in-store voting - The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team
Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year
Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party
Sales Agent - South Wales/West Midlands
Horticultural Trainer - Epsom, Surrey
Bedding Department Head - West Horsley
Plant Area Manager - Surrey
Key Accounts Manager – Outdoor Living
Bedding Department Head - Twickenham
Garden Centre Sundries Team Leader
Head of Sales
Nursery Production/Growing/Technical Manager
Bedding Department Head - Stanmore
Field Sales Support (Vivid Arts Ltd) - ideal location East / South Manchester with access to M60
Garden Centre/Horticultural Manager/Plantarea Manager
Contracts Manager Leeds Area
There’s Christmas cheer from peak houseplant sales
GCA members reminded to enter the Worrall Cup
Have Santa hats gone out of fashion this Christmas?
Outback grows its garden centre sales team
Host of new products from Wildlife World at Spring Fair 2016
Mild weather will continue growth into 2016
Gardeners improved their outdoor spaces in November
Leading firms support Healthy Profits Roadshow
SHOWA gardening gloves awarded a Which? Best Buy
Get ready for the HTA's Plant of the Moment
Big Business entrepreneur and Joy of Plants join HTA Technology Conference Programme
Stewart Garden shares grow your own potato know-how
Grow Your Own still on the rise as seed firm reports strongest ever start to retail year
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Plant Area Manager - Surrey
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Garden Centre/Horticultural Manager/Plantarea Manager
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Contracts Manager Leeds Area
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Pennells Garden Centre to continue rapid growth after securing fresh cash injection


Pennells Garden Centre in Lincoln is eyeing expansion after securing a new cash injection. The family-run business wants to continue its recent growth after obtaining funding from Clydesdale Bank enabling it to invest in its premises and improve its offering to customers.
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GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards judges start to choose the winners
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The first judges meeting for GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards took place at the HTA’s offices in Theale on Friday...
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Mild December caps record year for sales


The mildest December for many years, if not ever, may have stunted the sales of some usual garden centre winter sales such as coal, logs, grit, sledges and wild bird food but it’s not hampered overall sales with week 50 being another record sales week, according to GTN Bestsellers data...
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Wyevale Garden Centres plan to launch e-commerce website next Spring
 
Wyevale Garden Centres are undertaking market research to capture views and feedback on a test version of their new e-commerce website design as part of a move towards becoming a multichannel business...
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Top garden centres sign up for 24 hour ‘Plant-athon’

The 24-hour ‘Plant-athon’ challenge has captured the imagination - and full support - of eight of the UK’s top retail figures ahead of Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day on Friday 18th March 2016...
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G Plants set to ‘Bee Friends’ with BeeMat
 
Thriving seed and bulb supplier G Plants has announced that the popular BeeMat brand has been incorporated into its product portfolio, offering retailers increased access to the popular seed mat range...
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Gardman help retailers create an eye-catching hanging basket display
 
With experts predicting that more people will live in rented accommodation and want their outdoor spaces to be transportable, Gardman see hanging gardening and container planting a major area of growth - in particular their premium hanging garden brand, Blacksmith...
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Surprise proposal by Santa at Squire's in Windsor
 
There was a surprise engagement proposal last week at Squire’s Christmas Grotto in Windsor. Father Christmas (Beau Robinson) proposed to Tracey Chandler, and she said yes...
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Show Your Colours Award IPM 2016: Plants as a source of emotion and perception


The Show Your Colours Award IPM 2016 will be presented at the 2016 Internationale Pflanzen Messe (IPM) trade fair in Essen, Germany. All the IPM participants were invited to submit a plant and its background story. Thirteen plants and/or concepts will be competing for the award...
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LC Packaging acquires Geerings Horticulture Products


LC Packaging, leading worldwide expert in packaging for industry and agriculture, has acquired Geerings Horticultural Products with immediate effect...
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Voting postcards and posters for in-store voting - The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team
  

Voting is now underway and runs through to 4:00 pm on Christmas Eve to find out which garden centre has The Greatest Christmas Team...
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Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year


As part of The Greatest Christmas Awards, garden centres get the chance to vote for the supplier they feel has been their Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year...
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Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party


Tickets are now on sale for GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards Party, sponsored by Premier Decorations.Come and join us for the party of the year in Harrogate on Sunday 10th January 2016...
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