Steve Pitcher joins Homebase / Bunnings
Steve Pitcher started work with Homebase / Bunnings last week, a year after leaving B&Q. Read more - open to all
Steve Pitcher joins Homebase / Bunnings
Steve Pitcher started work with Homebase / Bunnings last week, a year after leaving B&Q. Read more - open to all
Maxwell Asare joins Evergreen Horticulture as National Account Manager
Evergreen Horticulture welcomes Maxwell Asare who joins this month as National Account Manager to the UK mainland. Read more - open to all
Bransford Webbs Plant Company Managing Director Geoff Caesar is moving on!
After 25 years at the Bransford Webbs Plant Company Managing Director Geoff Caesar is moving on at the end of July to take up a role with Ball Colegrave as Director at their Bordon Hill Nursery in Stratford upon Avon. Read more - members only
Grange strengthens marketing team with two new appointments
Leading garden structures company, Grange Fencing has boosted its marketing team with the appointment of two dedicated team members. Read more - open to all
GIMA praises Perennial’s ‘Play the Pitch’ football fundraiser
Last month’s Perennial ‘Play the Pitch’ charity football tournament was hailed a success by GIMA Director Vicky Nuttall, President Chris Ramsden (Hozelock), and council member Craig Hall from Deco-Pak. The event raised approximately £15,000 for Perennial from 16 teams and was hosted by Leicester City Football Club at the King Power stadium. Read more - open to all
New finance director at Mr Fothergill's Seeds
Phil Hurst has joined Mr Fothergill’s as Finance Director. He comes to the Suffolk seedsman from the food group Hain Daniels where he was Financial Controller. This followed spells at Molton Brown and Activity Superstore. Read more - open to all
Is this the most experienced sales team in the industry?
Richard Pyrah is celebrating almost 20 years in the industry and the last 10 of those as Sales Director at Kelkay but in terms of his length of service at the East Yorkshire company he is really still one of the rooky team! Read more - open to all
Ivyline appoint James Brindle as UK sales manager
Ivyline are delighted to welcome James Brindle as UK sales manager into the team. James brings a wealth of experience, commercial acumen, is well respected within the industry and is a great culture fit for Ivyline. Read more - open to all
Stax bolsters buying team with two new additions
Leading wholesaler and trade supplier, Stax Trade Centres, has added two new members to its purchasing team, further strengthening the department. Read more - open to all
Green-tech welcomes its first two apprentices
Green-tech launched its Apprenticeship scheme in April with the appointment of two Apprentices. Green-tech operates its Apprentice Scheme through Tyro Training, the commercial training division of Craven College. Read more - open to all
Trainees given a helping hand from The Rainy Day Trust
Two management trainees at one of the UK’s leading nurseries in Hereford have this month each been given a grant from a charity to help with their transport costs. Read more - open to all
Sarah Downing joins Kelkay as head of marketing
Kelkay has announced that the former Gardman marketing director, Sarah Downing, has been appointed as head of marketing, a newly created role. Read more - open to all
New appointment a step up for Deco-Pak
Deco-Pak has appointed a new national sales and key account manager, with Rod Slater, previously the decorative aggregate specialist’s general manager, becoming company director. Read more - open to all
Green-tech skill up in their chemical’s department
Green-tech’s Sam Jackson has recently passed his BASIS Nominated Storekeeper Course. Sam has been with the company for five years and is an experienced member of the warehouse and despatch team. Read more - open to all
New Finance Director at Squire’s Garden Centres
Squire’s Garden Centres have appointed Mark Wilson as their new Finance Director. Mark joins Squire’s with a wealth of experience, having worked for Unilever for nearly 25 years in a variety of Finance, Buying and Corporate Strategy roles, as well as working for 10 years as Finance Director at Vitacress, a family owned supplier of fresh produce to the grocery trade. Read more - open to all
Silver Merit medal for Thrive students at BBC Gardeners’ World Live!
Students attending Birmingham gardening therapy charity Thrive are celebrating winning a coveted Silver Merit Medal for their display at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. Read more - open to all
Business development appointment at Mr Fothergill's
Matt Jackson has joined Mr Fothergill’s as Business Development Manager. This is a new role and Matt will work with the key garden centre groups and collaborate closely with the field sales teams. He comes to the Suffolk seedsman after 12 years in the garden centre supply trade and brings great experience to the position. Read more - open to all
Dobbies to open at 7am for ‘Coffee to Go’
A highlight of the first day of the HTA Catering Conference was Costas Constantinou explaining to Matthew Appleby, how he would improve the Dobbies restaurants. Read more - members only
Richard Lockwood joins Dobbies as senior plant buyer
Richard Lockwood has re-joined his former Country Gardens boss, Nicholas Marshall as senior plant buyer at Dobbies. Read more - open to all
Conna Powles signs up to wing-walk challenge
Haskins Buying Director, Conna Powles, signs up to a life-long ambition to complete a wing walk and in doing so hopes to raise £1k for Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all
Kathryn completes her challenge for Thrive
Thrive’s Chief Executive Kathryn Rossiter swapped her wellies for trainers for five days in May when she took on a massive sporting challenge to raise £5,000 for the gardening therapy charity. Read more - open to all
Peter Williamson Travel Award goes to Joshua
Joshua Stacey from Pershore College has recently (May, 2017) been presented with Wyevale Nurseries’ Peter Williamson Travel Award. Read more - open to all
Two 6 pack award winners for Bransford Webbs
Amelia Broome, Young Plant Grower, and Billy Wilce, Area Team Leader, both 20, have won the opportunity to attend the IPPS European Regional Annual Conference, after impressing the judging panel with their personal and employer statements. Read more - open to all
The HTA names Alex Vick as senior executive director
The HTA has backed its management team by promoting finance director, Alex Vick, to senior executive director in charge of day to day operations and by giving each director greater responsibility. Read more - members only
Apprentice of the Year 2017
Last week, thirteen students, who are currently part of the Midland Regional Growers Apprenticeship Scheme, visited the Malvern Spring Festival for the schemes Apprentice of the Year Award. Read more - open to all
Trans-Continental Group appoint a new sales director
Trans-Continental Group, the leading supplier of Christmas and outdoor leisure products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Gregory to the position of sales director. Read more - open to all
Mark Wootton to leave Notcutts
Mark Wootton, Commercial Director, will be leaving Notcutts in May to pursue other opportunities. Mark has decided that the time has come for him to seek new challenges. Read more - open to all
Sally from Fleuroselect receives her own Pelargonium
Sally van der Horst, Secretary of Fleuroselect, baptised the brand new 'Pelargonium Toscana Sally' at Beach Club O in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. This additional colour in the Toscana series was dedicated to Sally in celebration of her 25 years of service with Fleuroselect Read more - open to all
Callum’s career in horticulture blossoms
Callum Smith from Bristol has recently finished a work placement at one of the UK’s leading nurseries in Hereford as part of The Prince’s Trust Get into Woodlands programme. Read more - open to all
Richard Sandbrook joins Katie Blake Garden Furniture
Richard Sandbrook a well known character for over 20 years in the Garden Furniture sector joins Glencrest Seatex and Katie Blake as Product Development Manager. Read more - open to all