Rush to raise profile of Sinclair brands

The new Ellesmere Port facility is what attracted new CEO Peter Rush to the top job at Sinclair. It gives the capacity to grow profitable sales and grow shareholder value. See more... Read more - members only

UCAS staff learning to ‘grow their own'

Staff at UCAS have been given the chance to grow their own fruit and vegetables on a purpose-built allotment in the grounds of its headquarters (Rosehill) in Cheltenham. Read more - open to all

Bumblebees' big benefit from Johnsons seed sales

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT), has benefitted to the tune of £4682 thanks to customers of seed company Johnsons.  For every packet of Johnsons Mixed Bumblebee Friendly Flowers seed purchased in the last year, 25p was pledged to the BBCT, and the company is pleased to continue its support through the 2013 season. Read more - open to all

Angela Noghani joins the team at Yougarden.com as Commercial Manager - TV

Angela joined the business in late February, and as it enters its peak spring trading season and will be looking for a wide range of hardware items including clearance lines. Read more - open to all

Pick up your email down at the garden centre

Visitors to a Powys garden centre from now (April, 2013) onwards will be able to take their laptops with them and check their emails or surf the internet while on-site. Read more - open to all

GIMA Announces New Council

The Garden Industry Manufactures Association AGM took place on the 10th April.  Vicky Nuttall, Head of Marketing at Forest Garden was voted in as GIMA President, Steve Millington Sales Director of Bosmere Products was voted to the post of Vice President. Read more - open to all

2,013 saplings donated by garden centre

Twenty seven worthy causes from across Somerset have recently (March, 2013) received a total of 2,013 saplings to help with projects they are running thanks to a garden centre in the county. Read more - open to all

Forest invests in range success with new product marketing role

Forest Garden, the UK’s leading manufacturer of decorative and core garden timber ranges, has created a new position in its marketing team to further manage and promote its ranges. Read more - open to all

Lowaters Nursery are Proud to Announce that we have been Awarded Nursery Stock Grower of the Year 2013

At the ceremony in London we were announced as the winner in this category ahead of 4 other high calibre finalists.  We were awarded this not only for growing an exciting range of high quality plants, but for 'Growing them Responsibly'. Read more - open to all

HTA seek to appoint as Briercliffe joins AIPH

The HTA is recruiting for a senior role as current Director of Business Development, Tim Briercliffe, is joining the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) as Secretary General. Read more - open to all

Two-year-old nursery blossoms in young horticultural hands

A rare industry success story is emerging from a corner of Cumbria where a new nursery is blossoming in the hands of two young horticulturalists. Read more - open to all

Matthew Mein takes the helm ahead of Glee 2013

Event organisers, i2i, have revealed that the show will now continue under the watchful eye of Matthew Mein, who has been appointed as Glee’s event manager. Read more - open to all

Conna and Dean make profitable changes for Haskins

Layout suggestions made by Conna Powles, the new buying director at Haskins, have boosted sales.  She is pictured with retail operations manager Dean Ridley, who implemented the changes. Read more - open to all

Pauline Pears of Garden Organic retires after working for the charity for 35 years

Pauline Pears first joined the organisation - then known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association - as a research assistant in 1977. At that time, she was working for the charity’s founder Lawrence D Hills at a one-acre site in Bocking, Essex. Read more - open to all

Garden centre raises £400 during Garden Re-Leaf Day

Staff at a Powys garden centre raised more than £400 last week (Friday, March 8, 2013) during Garden Re-Leaf Day. Read more - open to all

A real buzz in the air at Webbs

Visitors to the gardens at Webbs, Wychbold, will notice a real buzz in the air this summer. For professional bee keeper Chris Broad has established eight hives in the gardens there, which will provide up to 800 jars of exclusive Webbs’ honey each year. Read more - open to all

Gardman announces appointment of new Sales Director

The Gardman Group, one of the UK’s leading gardening sundries and wild bird care companies, has announced that Bernard Shannon has been appointed to the role of Sales Director. Read more - open to all

Paris Natar buys Smart Solar

Gardman’s founder, Paris Natar, who sold the business 5 years ago has returned with the purchase of a majority stake in solar lighting specialist Smart Solar. See more... Read more - members only

2013 RHS Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Horticulture

RHS President presents 33 honours at RHS Awards Ceremony. Read more - open to all

Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre hits the road

A Somerset garden centre looks set to pilot a scheme to hit the road from this month (April, 2013) onwards to take its expertise, plants and products to customers’ garden gates. Read more - open to all

Charlotte Richards, a new-generation grower

Charlotte Richards has been appointed a director of her family’s horticultural business – Golden Acres – which her father Paul started in 1980. Read more - open to all

Garden Centre of the year for Planters Tamworth

The team at local business Planters Garden Centre in Staffordshire is celebrating after recently scooping a number of awards at the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual conference. Read more - open to all

Tim Stainton leaves Gardman

Gardman has announced that UK managing director, Tim Stainton, has left the business. The news follows the recent departure of group chief executive, Mark Pearson. See more… Read more - members only

Peter Rush is new Sinclair CEO as Burns steps down

Peter Rush is the new CEO of William Sinclair.  He succeeds Bernard Burns who resigned as a director at the end of March. Read more - open to all

Tim Briercliffe is to leave the HTA

Shortly having been given an enhanced role with the HTA, Tim Briercliffe is to leave the association to become secretary general of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). See more... Read more - members only

Tom Chambers complete a management and sales restructure

Tom Chambers Ltd, the long established supplier of bird care and wrought iron garden ranges are pleased to announce the completion of a number of new appointments to their sales and management team. Read more - open to all

Career change pays off as single mum takes on more staff and moves to larger premises

An ex teacher, then full time mum who retrained as a garden designer, has taken on more staff and moved to larger premises in Cranbrook, Kent. Read more - open to all

Three wheelbarrows, 60 miles, two days, two bulls and a lot of mud

To celebrate Garden Re-leaf Day 2013, staff members from The Gardens Group and volunteers last week completed The Big Push. Read more - open to all

Millbrook launches its new rewards programme

Managing Director, Tammy Woodhouse, launches Millbrooks new rewards programme this month. Read more - open to all

Steve Harper joins Bord na Mona

Steve Harper, who resigned as MD of Vital Earth in December, has taken control of UK operations of Bord na Mona. See more... Read more - members only

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