Niall O'Regan Joins First Franchise
First Franchise has employed retail concession specialist, Niall O’Regan MRICS, as they continue to expand and develop their successful garden centre concession business Read more - open to all
Niall O'Regan Joins First Franchise
First Franchise has employed retail concession specialist, Niall O’Regan MRICS, as they continue to expand and develop their successful garden centre concession business Read more - open to all
Natural Paving raced to raise £1,600 for Greenfingers
STAFF from one of the UK’s leading suppliers of ethically sourced natural stone landscaping products recently presented a cheque for £1,600 to a charity that creates gardens at children’s hospices nationwide. Read more - open to all
G7 Computer Services celebrate 20 years of perfecting EPOS Solutions for the Retail Industry
Starting with 7 employees G7 now employ 25 staff. Those who have been with G7 from the very beginning and still play a key role in the day to day running of the business, include developers Mark Mason and Robert Craig and joint managing directors, Neil Biltcliffe and Keith Lucas.
Read more - open to allNick Romano
It is with deep regret that we inform you of the passing away of Nick Romano on 28th August. Nick was a well liked and much respected Sales Agent in the garden industry, based in the South West. Our thoughts are with his daughters and family. Read more - open to all
Bayer Garden appoints Hardwick Agencies in South East
With effect from 1 September, Hardwick Agencies, run by Jason and Jane Hardwick, will represent Bayer Garden in the South East of England. Read more - open to all
Andre Doorduin joins Profitplant
Profitplant has appointed Andre Doorduin as Account Manager U.K. Read more - open to all
Nigel Gaffney joins Hortipak
Nigel Gaffney is the latest addition to the Hortipak team, employed as Account Manager to grow labelling and POS sales in the North East of England and Ireland. Read more - open to all
John Grayson appointed as Managing Director for Fiskars UK & Ireland
Fiskars, leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden and outdoors, has today appointed John Grayson as new Managing Director for Fiskars UK. Read more - open to all
A sales assistant, who stole thousands of pounds over several years while operating the till at a garden centre, has been jailed for 8 weeks. See more... Read more - members only
The HTA has started the search for a new Director General – See Jobforum. The new DG will be expected to make it more relevant and more financially robust; and to represent the trade in the political arena. See more... Read more - members only
Andy King, Chief Executive of Notcutts since 2007, is to become a non-executive director at Topps Tiles, the UK's largest tile and wood flooring specialist. See more… Read more - members only
Gardenforum's Review of 2011 tracks the year's trading and events. It also shows the high number of garden centres and nurseries that are investing despite the difficult economy. This review is open for all to read, see more... Read more - open to all
David Gwyther retired from the HTA on Friday and has left the association with immediate effect. See more... Read more - members only
William Notcutt is to leave Notcutts at the end of this month to set up his own agriculture and forestry business. He will resign as deputy chairman of the Notcutts board. See more... Read more - members only
This Friday BBC Gardeners’ World will air at eight o'clock bringing it in direct conflict with Alan Titchmarsh's new Love Your Garden programme. ITV, which has been working with GIMA, attracted twice as many viewers last week. See more... Read more - members only
HTA welcomes new Secretary of State for the Environment
The HTA welcomes the announcement today that Owen Paterson MP, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has been appointed as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Read more - open to all
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…
More shows means more work to be done, hence the addition of two new sales executives: Callum Mellis and Jordan Peters. Read more - open to all
Bosmere appoint new Key Account Manager
Bosmere Products Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Glynn Davis as Key Account Manager. Read more - open to all
GCA members raise a wee dram in celebration of awards
The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has recently (August 22, 2012) revealed the Best in Area winners for Scotland and Northern Ireland at an awards presentation evening. Read more - open to all
Experienced Marketeer Joins New Era at an Exciting Time
New Era, the Doncaster-based fish food specialist, has appointed a marketing manager with abundant sales and marketing expertise to take full advantage of the company’s latest and impending advances within the aquaculture marketplace. Read more - open to all
Celebrations as Cath and Team are awarded Best Farm Shop in Wales and the West
The Apple Tree Farm Shop at Brimsmore Gardens in Yeovil has walked away with a top accolade at the 2012 Garden Centre Association (GCA) awards. Read more - open to all
New Head of Category Management appointment
Responsible for Gardman’s category management approach to provide optimum product and service to its retail partners is Lisa Blackmore, the new Head of Category Management. Read more - open to all
It has been confirmed that Carol Paris is to follow David Gwyther as Director General of the HTA. See more... Read more - members only
Terry Stannard, the non-executive chairman of Gardman Holdings is leaving the company. In his place, Jonathan Halford, the chairman of Forest Garden joins as a non-executive director. See more... Read more - members only
Lovania Nurseries, based in Preston, took the top honours at The Grower of the Year Awards held in London last night by winning the Ornamental Grower of the Year title. Lovania will go on to represent the UK at the International Grower of the Year Awards. See more... Read more - members only
Malcolm Parkinson has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours for his 27 years as governor at Capel Manor College. In 1990 he shook the garden centre world by launching the ill-fated Gardenstore. See more... Read more - members only
The GCA has named its new CEO. Phil Slinger will step into the shoes of Gillie Westwood, who recently announced that she would retire after January’s conference. See more... Read more - members only
Lord Taylor ripped up his prepared speech at the House of Commons last night and promised he would not let the interests of ‘our industry’ go by default. He backed the Localism Bill and the need for ‘near-market research’. See more... Read more - members only
Philip Evason has left Haskins after 5 years as buying director. He is planning to stay within the garden industry and is looking for opportunities within the sector. See more... Read more - members only
Paris Natar, formerly Chairman and CEO of Gardman, has decided to stand down from his non-executive director post in August this year. See more... Read more - members only