Southern Trident’s CEO goes the distance for Perennial

Steve Harper, CEO at Southern Trident Ltd, is once again supporting the charity Perennial. This time Steve aims to walk or run 2,021 kilometres during 2021. His ambition is to raise… yes you’ve guessed it £2,021 for the charity. Read more - open to all

Steve Harper

CJ Wildlife have appointed a new head of sales

Leading garden wildlife product specialist, manufacturer and supplier CJ Wildlife have appointed Emma Johnson as the new Head of Sales for B2B in the UK.  Read more - open to all

Emma Johnson

Congratulations to Natalie and her Christmas jumpers

Congratulations to Natalie Porter who raised £2500 by publishing photos of herself each day on social media wearing a different Christmas jumper. Read more - open to all

Team changes at Hozelock

After over 25 years with Hozelock, Head of UK Sales, Peter Martin is retiring from the leading gardening business. Read more - open to all

Peter Martin is retiring

Meet the new Managing Director for AMES UK

AMES UK appointed Paul North to the role of Managing Director for their UK and Ireland business in early 2020, but within 3 weeks of starting his new role, Paul faced the monumental challenges of a global pandemic and a national lockdown.  Read more - open to all

Paul North, AMES UK Managing Director

Floramedia staff news

With the recent appointment of Amy Todd Floramedia continues to strengthen its Account Manager team. Read more - open to all

JDA join forces with Marissa's Garden & Gift

JDA are once again growing their portfolio of Principals. JDA have been in business now for 10 years, predominately selling / supplying the garden centre industry with giftware, sundries and quirky unique ranges, both classic and contemporary. Read more - open to all

BBC Essex sacks Ken Crowther

Award winning gardening broadcaster Ken Crowther has been sacked by BBC Essex managing editor Lou Birt.  Read more - open to all

Change at the top for Highfield Garden World

Gloucestershire’s leading independent garden centre has strengthened its management team with the appointment of a new board member. Read more - open to all

Tim Armstrong

Josh Forster is a winner in  ProLandscaper’s 30 under 30

Green-tech has announced that one of their team has been named as a winner in the Pro Landscaper ‘30 under 30’ - The Next Generation Initiative. Read more - open to all

Richard Gill congratulates Josh Forster Covid-19 style.

New leadership team at Crocus

A new Leadership Team has been established at Crocus as part of the Company’s 5 year plan.  Mayank Shukla, Caroline Linger and Harsh Shah have become director. Read more - open to all

Caroline Linger

Steve Harper joins Southern Trident      

Southern Trident significantly strengthens its senior team with the appointment of Steve Harper as their new CEO. Read more - members only

Azpects creates retail division

Azpects Ltd is pleased to welcome Geoff Seddon and Rebecca Cox to create the company’s retail division. Read more - open to all

Geoff Seddon and Rebecca Cox

Paul Sykes departs Apta after a decade of growth

Paul Sykes, Managing Director of Apta, has left the company that he owned prior to November 2019 when it was acquired by Ames.  Read more - open to all

Paul Sykes

Stuart Whalley joins Rosebourne

Stuart Whalley has joined Rosebourne from Blue Diamond.  Gill Ormrod former HTA communications manager will also be joining the group next month. Read more - open to all

Stuart Whalley and Gill Ormrod

Former editor of the Grower, Peter Rogers, has died

Peter Rogers, editor of the horticultural trade magazine the Grower for more than 35 years, died in January. He was 77. Read more - open to all

Peter Rogers

Char-Broil fires up UK business with new appointment

Due to the continued growth of the brand in the UK, Char-Broil has appointed Elliot May as its new Key Account Manager. Read more - open to all

Elliot May new Char-Broil National Accounts Manager

Tim Jeffries retires from Mr Fothergill's

Tim Jeffries, commercial director of Mr Fothergill’s is leaving at the end of this month. Read more - open to all

Tim Jeffries

Tony Robson scoops ‘Sales Agent of the Year’ award

It is record breaking time at Garland Products where Tony Robson scooped the ‘Sales Agent of the Year’ award for the third time, during a year when the company has already achieved an unprecedented £2 million sales growth. Read more - open to all

1.	Tony Robson with the ‘Sales Agent of the Year’ award

elho demonstrates continued growth, innovation, and excellent customer support

As a year of unprecedented challenges across all industries draws to a close, elho continues to grow and further its reputation as one of the leading synthetic container suppliers in the UK. Read more - open to all

L-r: Molly Cordall, Louise Hoskins, Jonathan Holden, David Nicholson, Chris Buck & Adam Last.

Ames emerges from lockdown with a new CEO and new Board

Paul North became the new MD of Ames in March and set about building a platform to double sales with a new Leadership Board. Read more - members only

Haskins promotes Andrew Harriss to buying director

Andrew Harriss, who has worked at Haskins Garden Centres for over 14 years, will join the Board of Directors as buying director. Read more - open to all

Andrew Harriss

Garden Media Guild awards

This year’s horticultural ‘Oscars’, the Garden Media Guild Awards celebrate the nation taking up gardening in 2020. Read more - open to all

Jean Vernon - Beth Chatto Environmental Award

Tong wins Outstanding Employer award

The team at Tong Garden Centre are celebrating after winning the Outstanding Employer award at the 15th annual Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business awards. Read more - open to all

Neil Barwise-Carr and the team at Tong

Bjorn Leurs joins Aquaja as its new Production & Process Manager

Aquaja is pleased to announce that as of the 1st of October, Bjorn Leurs has been appointed as its new Production & Process Manager. Read more - open to all

Team expansion at Provender Nurseries

Provender Nurseries strengthen their online presence with the newly appointed Online Sales Manager, Lizzy Patterson.  Read more - open to all

Lizzy Patterson

Smart  welcomes new National Accounts Manager

Smart Garden Products has expanded its National Account team with the addition of Louise Gibbs. Read more - open to all

Louise Gibbs

Darlac appoints business development manager

Darlac, the Cutting Tools Experts, are delighted to announce the arrival of Luke Finnegan as Business Development Manager to help drive the company sales growth. Read more - open to all

Luke Finnegan

Blue Diamond reorganises its garden buying team

Blue Diamond has reorganised its category management team for gardening following the departure of 3 buyers, to give it a more commercial focus says Alan Roper. Read more - members only

Expanding Provender Nurseries team roles to encompass biosecurity

Provender Nurseries prides itself on having stringent procedures in place for managing incoming stock and plant health and to reflect this Provender Nurseries are changing their Nursery managers role to encompass biosecurity procedures now in place through the industry. Read more - open to all

Stuart Tickner

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