David C. H. Austin Snr OBE VMH, rosarian and founder of David Austin Roses Ltd died peacefully at his home in Shropshire on Tuesday 18th December 2018, surrounded by his family. He was 92. Read more - open to all

James Barnes, the former CEO of Dobbies, is to become the chairman of the HTA and will speak on behalf of the association with members and outside the industry. Read more - open to all

Hillier Nurseries has recruited four trainee growers as part of the company’s ongoing investment in the future and the development of its production team. Read more - open to all

Greenkey Garden & Home is delighted to welcome Darren Craven to the sales team covering Northern England and Southern Scotland. Read more - open to all

We are pleased to announce the confirmation of our Tuesday afternoon conference line-up. In addition to Sir Clive Woodward, England’s Rugby World Cup winning Coach (and successful businessman and entrepreneur!) we will be joined by Kevin Pietersen in conversation with our Chairman, Mike Lind. Read more - open to all

One of the leading commercial nurseries in the UK, Johnsons of Whixley, is celebrating after its marketing activity received a prestigious accolade in a national awards competition. Read more - open to all

In a move to further advance Glee’s specialist Pets at Glee section, a dedicated team member has been recently appointed, helping to further cement Glee’s representation of the pet and pet accessory market.  Read more - open to all

Darlac, the cutting tools experts, are delighted to announce the arrival of two more agents to cover the South West and also Wales and the border counties. Read more - open to all

Staff at Mr Fothergill’s Seeds dressed up for the occasion last week to help raise money for BBC Children in Need. Tim Jeffries, Mr Fothergill’s Commercial Director donated £1 for each person who came to work wearing a tie, an idea which came about as he is normally the only person to wear one in the office! Read more - open to all

A Despatch and Stock Controller at one of the UK's leading commercial nurseries took part in a sleep out in Bristol last Thursday (November 15, 2018) and helped raise £3,500 for a homeless charity. Read more - open to all

Following a review carried out by the Board of the HTA, the association’s Executive Team will be strengthened in line with anticipated member needs. Read more - open to all

The end of the season has bought personnel changes to Neudorff UK with a long-serving member of staff retiring and another taking on extra responsibilities. Read more - open to all

Smart are delighted to announce the appointment of three new team members to strengthen their Head Office Sales functions. Read more - open to all

This past summer, Melanie Meskers started her position as Chief Commercial Officer at elho. As a board member, Melanie is responsible for the commercial organisation of the elho group: the sales, marketing, product development, online and category management departments. Read more - open to all

LOFA has announced that secretary Phil Gibbs left the association on Friday 19^th October as a new look board explores new opportunities for the association. Read more - members only

Former Channel 4 News Economics Editor Paul Mason will be joining the star-studded roster of guest speakers at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference next month. Read more - open to all

Tildenet Marketing Manager, James Leyland, has been promoted to the role of Head of Marketing as part of the drive to develop marketing across whole Tildenet Group. Read more - open to all

Rob Williams, who covers the South Midlands down to Buckinghamshire for Hozelock, won the Account Manager of the Year award for 2018 by achieving & having the largest increase on his Watering & Aquatics targets. Read more - open to all

Following the successful reintroduction of the Bees brand in 2017, G Plants plan to roll the brand out further in 2019 with the appointment of Adam Pindus as sales manager to help continue the company’s growth and support the current sales team. Read more - open to all

Leading hardware and gardening wholesaler Stax Trade Centres has announced details of two major new appointments which have been made to further strengthen the company’s growing team based at its Manchester branch. Richard Cartwright and Andy Dilworth have joined the company as area sales representatives. Read more - open to all

Yesterday's Hillier Garden Centre Awards were buoyant after another record year. Prizes included garden centre and employee of the year and a standing ovation for the achievement of the year, plus awards for the top suppliers. Read more - open to all

Smiemans Projecten develops and builds many high-profile projects for commercial garden centres and other parties. In order to ensure that these projects continue keep their characteristic and innovative way, our team has recently been reinforced with Ferry Breugem. Read more - open to all

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) is this month (November, 2018) launching its search for a new inspector to help its members retain the very highest of standards in service and expertise. Read more - open to all

Koelnmesse, operator of spoga+gafa in Cologne has parted company with its COO citing a strategic difference of views. Read more - members only

With the business growing at an exceptional pace, Smart have invested further in expanding their sales teams. Read more - open to all

Former English rugby player and coach Sir Clive Woodward OBE has been announced (November, 2018) as the first speaker booked for the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual conference in Luton in January (January 20 until 23, 2019). Read more - open to all

Smart are delighted to announce further investment in their New Product Development and Supply Chain teams, with the appointment of Michelle Lee as Category Management Co-Ordinator and Darren Bailey as Supply Analyst & Planner. Read more - open to all

This year the HTA has awarded The Pearson Memorial Medal to Baroness Fookes, the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (APPGHG) recognising her outstanding services to horticulture. Read more - open to all

Vitax Limited is continuing with its recruitment drive with the appointment of a new area sales manager for Scotland. Read more - open to all

Thomas Everard, 19, an apprentice at The Bransford Webbs Plant Company has recently attended the IPPS European Regional Annual Conference in The Zundert Region of the Netherlands. Read more - open to all