BHETA has appointed Steve Edwards as its new DIY Sector Manager for Home Improvement and Garden.  His role will be to support existing members with added value initiatives in the home and garden markets, as well as building the membership base through recruitment. Read more - open to all

GIMA is excited to announce that Tony Kersey will be joining the organisation as its new Membership Ambassador, beginning in September. Read more - open to all

Holland & Barrett has opened its first garden centre concession as a trial last week at Gates in Leicestershire.  A second is to follow. Read more - members only

Competing YPHA Teams visit British Garden Centres Studley Garden Centre to finalise design briefs for new begonia variety. Read more - open to all

Fallen Fruits are excited to announce that the final piece to their area sales team has now been put into place. Read more - open to all

Anticipation is building for Horticulture, the Conference, as the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) announces Dr Daniel Hulme, a renowned expert in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies as a featured speaker at the event on 25 September 2024, at the ICC Birmingham. Read more - open to all

Henry Bell Wild Bird Care welcomes Mike Mills to its national network of sales agents, representing the brand across Kent and East and West Sussex, with sole responsibility for garden centre and country store customers in the region. Read more - open to all

Meadow View Stone is delighted to introduce Spencer Goodall to our team. Spencer joins the team as of the 1^st August, as the Meadow View sales agent for the South West, covering Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

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Export Sales Director of Spear & Jackson, Steve Turner has been appointed Chair of the BHETA Export Committee.  Read more - open to all

Hartman Outdoor Products UK Ltd announces key UK leadership changes to support growth and operational excellence across the business.

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YPHA members on the first Launch Success Challenge travelled to Holland, to Floramedia and BeekenKamp Plants as they prepare to name and introduce to the market a new Begonia. Read more - open to all

Emmeline Yourston and Samantha Oleksy, from The Bransford Webbs Plant Company, have both been awarded six packer places at this year’s IPPS conference taking place in Guildford, Surrey. Read more - open to all

Perennial, the charity dedicated to supporting people in horticulture, is calling on everyone in the industry to take part in its largest ever survey. Read more - open to all

As its product portfolio continues to grow, the AMES Companies is also seeing its retailer network expand. One area of significant growth is Scotland, which has prompted the team to appoint the Simply Sales team to support future growth in this area. Read more - open to all

Two members of the team from Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford have been rewarded this month after notching up 80 years of service between them at the UK’s leading commercial grower (June 2024).

Retiring HTA President Alan Down gives a frank assessment of the achievements and challenges facing environmental horticulture and the Association. Read more - members only

Bionema Group Ltd, winner of King Awards in Innovation, a leading biocontrol technology developer specialising in sustainable biopesticides, biostimulants, and biofertilisers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Ford as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Read more - open to all

Plant pioneers gather at Floral Fantasia, the only independent UK trial grounds for bedding plants and perennials, originally championed by the late Peter Seabrook.  Read more - members only

Notcutts appoints a new Trading Director and a new Operations & Sustainability Director from within as the retirement of Graham Walker is announced. Read more - open to all

The funeral of Ian Simpson, a formidable garden centre manager,  was held last week attended by his family and former colleagues from Kennedys Garden Centres.  Read more - open to all

Choice Marketing, the UK’s leading Buying and Marketing Group for independent garden centres, is delighted to announce the appointment of Kate Stenner as its new Group Services Coordinator. Read more - open to all

A Bradford headquartered garden centre group has created three new roles to support growth at its six sites. Read more - open to all

Following four new additions, and the launch of their Spring Summer 2025 Outdoor Living Collections, Trans-Continental Group have now announced they have increased their Sales Team with another two new team members. Read more - open to all

Haskins supervisor, Michaela Wilson, will enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity working at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the end of July as part of an elite team of Costa Coffee baristas. Read more - open to all

YPHA’s students are divided into teams to compete for the right to launch a new and yet to be named Begonia.  Read the reports by two of them. Read more - open to all

Five members of staff at Morley Nurseries have reached the impressive milestone of 40 plus year of service. Read more - open to all

Bionema Group Ltd delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Turnbull as Biological Technical Specialist. Andrew joins the team with an impressive 25 years of experience as a turf professional, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the company.  Read more - open to all

Bents Garden & Home plans for the future by promoting Emma Kelly to Commercial Director, a position that has been specifically created. Read more - open to all

In readiness for the launch of their Spring Summer 2025 Outdoor Living Collections, Trans-Continental Group have announced that they have increased their Sales Team with four new additional team members. Read more - open to all

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has welcomed Jeremy Costello to complete the Membership team as the new Member Engagement Manager for the South East.  Read more - open to all