Blue Diamond celebrates
Blue Diamond rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, 16th March, hosting their 6th Annual Blue Diamond Awards, with Newbridge Nurseries taking the top award. Read more - open to all
Blue Diamond celebrates
Blue Diamond rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, 16th March, hosting their 6th Annual Blue Diamond Awards, with Newbridge Nurseries taking the top award. Read more - open to all
Ann-Marie Powell appointed creative director of the London Flower Show 2016
Award-winning garden designer, TV gardening presenter, journalist and author, Ann-Marie Powell has been appointed as a Creative Director for the inaugural London Flower Show, which runs from the 8th – 11th September 2016. Read more - open to all
Leading plant supplier Johnsons of Whixley enjoys open week success
Leading national plant supplier Johnsons Garden Centre Sales, part of the York-based Johnsons of Whixley Group, hosted a successful open week for plant retail customers last week. Read more - open to all
Tillington chairman retires
Harry McDermid, Chairman of the Tillington Group of Garden Centres has retired after 16 years at the helm. Read more - open to all
Bord Na Móna UK expands customer services
The continuing success of Bord na Móna Growise, the new single brand of peat to peat-free growing media and soil improvers, has now led to an expansion in the customer services department at BNM UK’s head office. Read more - open to all
Kevin Bradshaw to leave Wyevale
Terra Firma has appointed Toys “R” Us MD, Roger Mclaughlan, to succeed Kevin Bradshaw who is to move on from being CEO of Wyevale. Read more - members only
Phil Kimberley - funeral details announced
Garden product retailers and manufacturer colleagues will be saddened to learn of the sudden death on Tuesday 1st March 2016 of Phil Kimberley. His funeral will be held on March 17. Read more - open to all
Stephen Biden joins Gardeco as UK Sales Manager
Gardeco Ltd announce the appointment of Stephen Biden as their new UK Sales Manager. Read more - open to all
New Leaf Plants appoint new sales manager
Leading supplier of clematis and climbing plants, New Leaf Plants are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Jeanes as sales manager for the Worcestershire based nursery. Read more - open to all
Long Service Award celebrations at Forest Garden
Forest Garden is a company that is well renowned for providing market-leading garden timber products, but it also takes pride in offering its staff the opportunity to develop a long term career, and to become part of the company’s future development. Read more - open to all
Allensmore increase their creative team
Following another strong year of added value products sales growth in 2015, leading plant producers, Allensmore Nurseries have announced the appointment of two new members to their creative team. Read more - open to all
Toolbank strengthens management team
Toolbank has strengthened its senior management team with the creation of a new role of Marketing Development Director. Simon Bicknell, currently Sales Director, is moving to fill the new position. Read more - open to all
Squire’s picks Breddy to follow Espley as MD
Martin Breddy, the former head of Scotts in the UK, is to become a retailer when he joins Squire’s as MD designate in May. Read more - members only
Hale appoints trade show marketing manager
Cait Daniels, of Ginger Creations, has taken on the role of marketing manager for Hale Events. Read more - open to all
Fundraisers celebrate £14,109 donation to Marie Curie Appeal
Staff and Fundraisers have celebrated a record breaking donation of £14,109.19p at the Stewarts Garden Centres in Christchurch and Broom hill near Wimborne. Read more - open to all
Pat Adams parts with the GCA
After 20 years with the GCA, administrator, Pat Adams has left. No decision has been made on her replacement. Read more - open to all
Jail warning for woman who stole £166,000 from a garden centre
Lynda Whalley helped herself to almost £166,000 over 9 years by falsifying the accounts at ACW garden centre in Bradford. Read more - members only
Mark says cheese for Swiss experience
The Garden Centre Association (GCA) Trust has announced this month (March, 2016) its first successful candidate to join the Study Tour Group at the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) Congress. Read more - open to all
Society of Garden Designers announces new Vice Chairman
The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) has appointed Paul Hensey MSGD as its new Vice Chairman working alongside Philippa O'Brien MSGD who took on the role of Chair in 2014. Read more - open to all
Zest 4 Leisure expand online management team
Zest 4 Leisure has appointed Simon Davison as Business 2 Business Online Manager to strengthen its online presence and new product development. Read more - open to all
Tim Clapp transfers to Kingfisher
Tim Clapp has transferred to the B&Q parent company where he joins the Kingfisher unification project, taking control of plant and garden ranges across Europe. Read more - members only
Fleur promoted to Smart Board
Fleur Morgan, formerly head of product development at Smart Garden Products, has joined the Board as Director of Category Management. Read more - open to all
Webbs staff triumph at awards ceremony
Staff at Webbs, the award-winning family-owned garden centre business, celebrated another year of triumph with their own awards ceremony in Worcestershire. Read more - open to all
New board appointment for Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Alford-Burnett as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1st February 2016. Read more - open to all
Hawkesmill Nurseries expands the team with a new recruit
Following a period of rapid growth, Warwickshire based nursery Hawkesmill Nurseries is expanding with the appointment of Amanda York, to the role of Administration Assistant. Read more - open to all
M&M Timber shapes up for the future
M&M Timber announces a series of senior board appointments as part of major operational changes designed to take the company to the next level of its development in the increasingly competitive timber products market. Read more - open to all
Matthew Bent nominated for Young Director of the Year in IOD awards in the North West
Matthew Bent has been shortlisted for two awards in this year’s North West Institute of Director Awards. Read more - open to all
Rosebourne appoints experienced horticultural buyer
Rosebourne starts a recruitment drive before opening its first site in August, promising a new benchmark in garden centres. Read more - members only
Poundland launches £1 gardening range by Charlie Dimmock
Poundland has just introduced the Charlie Dimmock gardening range with a wide variety of gardening essentials, both practical and decorative, all at its famous £1 price point. Read more - members only
Barrie King is appointed as Kelkay’s logistics manager
Kelkay, the market-leading manufacturer and distributor of aggregates, has appointed Barrie King to the position of logistics manager. Read more - open to all