Leading suppliers book stand space in the Aquatics Zone at PATS 2025

The Aquatics Zone, a dedicated area for aquatics, watergardening and reptile exhibitors, will again be one of the star attractions at PATS 2025 following a successful launch at last year’s show. Read more - open to all

Peckish ‘Colour In Your Garden’ campaign returns to TV screens

Peckish, the leading wild bird food brand from Westland Horticulture, is reinvesting in its highly successful ‘Colour In Your Garden’  media campaign, inspiring the public to support nature this season.  Read more - open to all

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PATS moves to the NEC Birmingham in 2025

The organisers of PATS have today announced that the exhibition will move to the NEC Birmingham in 2025. PATS 2025 – the Pet & Aquatics Trade Show – will take place in Hall 1 of the NEC from Sunday, 28th September to Tuesday, 30th September. Read more - open to all

Vote now to recognise Gardening’s best buyers

Believing that good buyers have not been given the recognition they deserve, Glee is asking you to nominate people or teams that might qualify as the country’s best buyers for awards being introduced at the show. Read more - members only

Valentine’s Day is for the birds

Valentines Day sees the start of National Nest Box Week as we are not the only creatures to get romantic as spring approaches.   The BTO offers an information pack and ideas. Read more - members only

December was the biggest month of the year for GCA members

The latest figures from the GCA show 2014 was the best year for 4 years with December beating May as the biggest sales month of the year. Read more - members only

PATS and BETA International to run side by side at NEC

Retailers and buyers are being given an unparalleled opportunity to source all the latest pet, aquatics and equestrian product launches under one roof as leading trade exhibitions PATS and BETA International co-locate to the NEC Birmingham in September 2025. Read more - open to all

Record-Breaking PetQuip Awards

Awards dinner at PATS shines a light on the best of the petcare sector’s innovation, creativity and talent. Read more - open to all

Biggest-ever PATS ends on a high & New Product Awards revealed

The biggest-ever PATS closed on a high with exhibitors and visitors delighted by the huge volume of business being done across all three days of the show. Read more - open to all

Petface launches the Petzone in Asda

LeisureGrow, the parent company of Petface, have announced a pet partnership to create Petzone in select Asda stores. Read more - members only

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GCA names best garden centres for plants and furniture

Sunshine Garden Centre and Van Hage are the best GCA outdoor living retailers.  Cowell’s and Bents are the best for plants. Read more - members only

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Looking ahead - It's not all doom and gloom

2013 turned out to be another disappointing year in all three key sectors of the garden retail market – garden plants, garden care and garden leisure – with all three sectors showing a steady decline in the five years to 2013 covered by the Analysis. Read more - members only

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