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HTA urge growers and retailers to register trolleys ahead of ‘Operation Chip It’
By dt-admin on August 24, 2010Trolleys will get a new radio frequency identification tag in an attempt to prevent low quality, counterfeit trolleys entering the CC pool. It will replace the current black padlock...
GardenWorld trip to see national plant collections
By dt-admin on August 23, 2010Sanders GardenWorld in Brent Knoll is offering people the chance to visit the gardens near Barnstaple, accompanied by a member of its horticultural team, on Monday, September 13. Peter...
Garden centre officially opens Pizza Pasta Restaurant
By dt-admin on August 23, 2010Marc Haigh, Manager of Bridgemere Nursery & Garden World near Nantwich, and Nickie McLeary, Pizza Pasta Restaurant Manager at the garden centre, recently jointly cut the ceremonial ribbon and...
Greening the UK events to target planners and developers
By dt-admin on August 20, 2010With a new Government, evolving planning policy and a climate of budget cutting, the conferences will look at how to use green planting to deliver environmental and social objectives...
Bedding Focus 2010: Challenging the Future
By dt-admin on August 17, 2010Set against the presentation of bang up-to-date, sector-specific market information and an insight into future consumer behaviour from Pippa Goodman of The Future Foundation, Bedding Focus will also hear...
GAN 2011 is open for exhibitor bookings
By dt-admin on August 16, 2010Last year the exhibition attracted visitors from sectors such as growers, wholesale nurseries, garden centres and landscapers. UK and European exhibitors included plant growers, seed companies, nursery equipment,...
HTA GIM Market Update reports June sales
By dt-admin on August 13, 2010Figures from the HTA’s Retail Business Benchmark survey of independent garden retailers show average sales for the month up 8.2% on 2009 levels. The June results made up for...
Sanders GardenWorld scoops top industry awards
By dt-admin on August 13, 2010Sanders GardenWorld in Brent Knoll has received Highly Commended Awards for its ‘Garden Centre Staff’ and ‘Facilities for the Disabled’ from the Garden Centre Association (GCA). Peter Burks, General...