Steven is appointed sales director
Steve Potter has been Glencrest sales manager for some time now and the company is please to appoint him to the board of directors. Read more - open to all
Steven is appointed sales director
Steve Potter has been Glencrest sales manager for some time now and the company is please to appoint him to the board of directors. Read more - open to all
Jim Carter & Imelda Staunton OBE host Greenfingers fundraising dinner
Renowned and much-loved actors Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton OBE hosted an exclusive fundraising pledge dinner for the small horticultural charity Greenfingers last Friday night, in the beautiful surroundings of Clifton Nurseries in London’s Little Venice. Read more - open to all
Former RHS Head of Operations charged with theft
Former head of operations at the RHS is accused of conspiracy to steal almost £700,000 from the charity over 10 years. Read more - members only
GCA chair says first year of tenure a success thanks to sharing
The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Chairman Will Armitage marked the end of his first year in office at the organisation’s annual conference with much to rejoice. Read more - open to all
Hagedorn axes Martin Breddy
Martin Breddy, who headed Scotts Miracle-Gro in the UK, has been axed as Jim Hagedorn continues to streamline his senior management team. Read more - members only
New Chairman announced for leading contractor group
BALI-NCF, a collaboration between the British Association of Landscape Industries and the National Contractors Forum, has announced that Phil Jones, Managing Director of ISS Facilities Services – Landscaping. Read more - open to all
Green-tech’s Chris Swan awarded BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection and a finalist for Barrie Orme Shield
Back in December, Area Sales Manager, Chris Swan attended the BASIS Amenity Horticulture Turf course at STRI, the leading sports turf consultancy. Read more - open to all
Charles Farmer becomes Bord Na Móna Head Of Consumer UK
Charles Farmer, Bord na Móna UK's National Accounts Controller has been appointed Head of Consumer UK following Steve Harper's decision to take up a new position with Gardman. Read more - members only
Trans-Continental’s new sales director
James Marshall is a seasoned, consummate industry professional; he joins the business having had 14 years commercial experience. Read more - open to all
Review of 2014 in the Garden Industry
2014 has been dominated by the repositioning of the major gardening goods distributors following the demise of Solus. The weather for once provided a good news story and towards the end of the year there was a flurry of activity from Wyevale as it picked up eight long established independent garden centres. See the full review – which is open to all… Read more - open to all
Writtle College postgraduate shortlisted for prestigious garden design student award
A Writtle College postgraduate has been shortlisted for a major student award for her garden design which aims to support those facing mental health issues. Read more - open to all
Steve Harper to leave Bord na Mona for Gardman
Steve Harper is set to leave Bord na Mona and join Gardman at the beginning of February. Terry Murphy will also be moving to the company. Read more - members only
Quinton Edwards celebrates 25 years in business
Quinton Edwards Property Consultants are proud to be celebrating their 25 year business milestone. Read more - open to all
E.P. Barrus Extends Garden Division Team with appointment of National Account Manager
E.P. Barrus has extended its Garden Division with the appointment of Helen Woodward as National Account Manager for WOLF-Garten and Wilkinson Sword garden tools and Energizer batteries. Read more - open to all
Winners of Garden Media Guild Awards 2014
The Garden Media Guild Awards were held at The Savoy, London yesterday. Hosted by James Alexander Sinclair, the awards lunch drew many influential players in the gardening world. Read more - members only
Garden centre owner Sheila Clarke dies
A tribute to Sheila Clarke, joint owner of Orchard Park Garden Centre in Dorset and passionate campaigner for British rare breeds, has died, aged 82. Read more - open to all
Alyson Haywood leaves Wyevale
Alyson Haywood leaves Wyevale today, months after she had been named the group’s horticultural quality manager. Read more - members only
And the Rising Stars winner is……….
Kirsty Clark was revealed last night as the winner of the Westland/GCA Rising Star of 2014. Read more - open to all
Supplier team conquers at Roman Games
Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) are celebrating after being crowned the winners of the Roman Games and raising £10,000 in aid of Greenfingers. Read more - open to all
New technical sales advisor for Green-tech
Green-tech is delighted to announce the recruitment of Catherine Dixon who joins the sales team. Read more - open to all
Fiskars chooses Birmingham
Fiskars, who recently celebrated its 365 year legacy, has chosen Birmingham as the new UK office location. Read more - open to all
Contact focuses on industry skills shortage
The garden industry has a skills shortage. “If we don’t address this problem now, we won’t have an industry in 10 years.” Wayne Eady told the HTA Contact 2015 conference. Read more - members only
Management changes at Stewart Plastics - UPDATED
News has emerged that the Group CEO of Stewart Plastics left in October. This was followed by two more departures in December, including sales director Nigel Thompson, who becomes a consultant to the company. There is a new role for Gavin Wray. Read more - members only
New chairman for herb society
After seven happy years as a trustee of The Herb Society, and latterly as acting chairman, Gwenneth Heyking is retiring from the Board of Trustees. Read more - open to all
Writtle College student wins national scholarship
Writtle College horticulture student James Hayley has been awarded a national scholarship from a horticultural charity. Read more - open to all
Writtle College students given prestigious awards
A mother-of-two who was struck down with a potentially deadly lung condition while running her own garden maintenance business has been honoured with an award from the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. Read more - open to all
Thank you for supporting Santa Run in aid of Greenfingers charity
Carol Paris along with her two spaniels, Max and Murphy and other leading industry figures complete the Santa Run. Read more - open to all
Two new appointments to Mr Fothergill's sales team
The Mr Fothergill's Group has announced two new appointments to its UK sales team. Read more - open to all
Sam Gunston departs as HTA merges departments
The HTA has merged its events team with the PR department under the overall control of Gill Ormrod, who becomes communications manager. Read more - members only
redheadPR become latest member of GIMA
redheadPR, the dynamic independent public relations consultancy, have become the latest members of GIMA, the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association. Read more - open to all