Durstons Appoints National Sales Manager

Somerset based compost manufacturer, Durston Garden Products Ltd, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ruth Green as National Sales Manager. Read more - open to all

Schoolchildren who have learned to love healthy food.

Schoolchildren who have learned to love healthy food – with support from Garden Organic – received a visit from HRH The Prince of Wales and Jamie Oliver yesterday (November 27). Read more - open to all

Westland sales force developments

Westland Horticulture continues to strengthen and develop within the gardening industry.  This growth is highlighted with the development of the Westland Sales team and the appointment of Tony Nelson as Head of Sales for UK Independents and Simon Mulholland moving into the position of Regional Manager for the Northern territory. Read more - open to all

Two Writtle College students given prestigious awards

Two Writtle College students have been given prestigious prizes from the Worshipful Gardeners’ Company. Read more - open to all

Tribute to rose grower and breeder Robert Harkness

Robert Harkness the rose grower and breeder died earlier this month at the age of 61 after a fight with cancer.  See more for a tribute. Read more - open to all

£2.3 million garden centre restaurant celebrates 1st year success

The new £2.3 million restaurant opened 12 months ago at the Haskins Garden Centre at West End, Southampton, has seen a 75% rise in turnover compared to original restaurant. Read more - open to all

Steve Hancke joins the Allett team

The newest name in domestic cylinder lawnmowers, Allett Mowers from Hixon in Staffordshire, has recruited another new member of the management team. Read more - open to all

New East Anglia Area Sales Manager for Glencrest

Glencrest Seatex Ltd are pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Lucas as Area Sales Manager for East Anglia. Read more - open to all

Sandstone Design Solutions opens at Millbrook

A garden centre in East Sussex is this month (November, 2012) welcoming an award-winning landscape and garden design business to its premises. Read more - open to all

Nils Steinmeyer becomes Group CFO of The Garden Centre Group

Nils was a Finance Director at Terra Firma with responsibility for The Garden Centre Group and has been a member of The Garden Centre Group’s board since the date of acquisition.  He now becomes Group Chief Finance Officer. Read more - open to all

John Woods Nurseries announces appointment of non-executive Chairman

John Woods Nurseries has announced the appointment of Tim Cooper Jones as non-executive chairman. Read more - open to all

Titchmarsh continues as B&Q ambassador

Alan Titchmarsh, recent recipient of the HTA’s Pearson Memorial Medal, is to spread the green word on Facebook as the ambassador for B&Q. See more... Read more - members only

Suttons Seeds raises £8,500 for Greenfingers

Staff at Suttons Seeds recently presented a cheque for £8,500 to a charity dedicated to creating gardens at children’s hospices nationwide. Read more - open to all

Haxnicks sales director moves to Smart Solar

Following last month’s announcement that Smart Solar is distributing the Haxnicks range of products across the UK, France and Germany, Smart Solar has announced the appointment of the former Haxnicks’ sales director Malcolm Andrews. Read more - open to all

Denis Chamberlain joins MorePeople as an Associate Director

MorePeople are delighted to announce that Denis Chamberlain has joined the MorePeople team as an Associate Director. Read more - open to all

Delamore welcomes new Sales Director

Delamore are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Sales Director Chris Finlay. He brings over 30 years of horticultural knowledge and experience, beginning as a student at Merrist Wood then moving on to sales management in the landscape industry. Read more - open to all

New Logistics Manager Will Drive Q Lawns Forward

Patrick Chapman recently joined the team at Q Lawns turf growers as Logistics Manager with the challenging task of improving the Company’s delivery service across the whole range of soft landscaping products. Read more - open to all

EP Barrus recruits marketing executive

EP Barrus, which represents a number of brands within the gardening industry, has appointed a marketing executive to look after well-respected brands like WOLF-Garten, Wilkinson Sword and Cub Cadet in the Lawn & Garden and Tools Divisions. Read more - open to all

Winner of smartphone competition announced

Mark Taylor from Robins Bridge Nursery and Plant Centre was presented with a smartphone recently (November, 2012) from one of the UK’s leading horticultural design and print companies. Read more - open to all

Monkton Elm scoops top Somerset Business Award

Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre is celebrating this week (November 19, 2012) after being named as Somerset’s best family-run business at the annual Somerset Business Awards. Read more - open to all

Television presenter James Wong returns to Writtle College to talk for Edible Essex

Television presenter James Wong returned to Writtle College last night to give an engaging talk about edible plant species in Essex that we can all grow in our back gardens. Read more - open to all

Chilli culinary skills put to test to create new product!

The entrants ranged from biscuits to chutneys in a chilli competition testing the culinary skills of students at Writtle College. Read more - open to all

Lifetime Achievement award for Bents' chairman

Bents Garden & Home is celebrating an impressive double having won two of this year’s prestigious Garden Retail awards. Read more - open to all

Smart Solar expands in-house design team

Following its acquisition of the distribution rights for Haxnicks ‘love to grow’ products, Smart Solar has appointed Nick Satchell to join their product design and development team. Read more - open to all

The Garden Centre Group gets new CEO and finance director

The Garden Centre Group has announced the appointment of Kevin Bradshaw as chief executive officer and Nils Steinmeyer as chief financial officer. See more... Read more - members only

Simon appointed new Manager for Haskins' Ferndown Garden Centre

Simon Morris from Bournemourth is appointed General Manager of Haskins' Ferndown Garden Centre. Read more - open to all

New Sales Executive for Scotland & NW England area

Suttons Seeds are pleased to announce the appointment of their new Sales Executive for the Scotland and NW England area. Read more - open to all

Alan Titchmarsh receives Pearson Memorial Medal at HTA Garden Futures Dinner

Alan Titchmarsh MBE,VMH, DL has been awarded the Pearson Memorial Medal at the HTA Garden Futures Conference dinner, in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the horticultural industry. Read more - open to all

New Gardman Team for B&Q

Gardman has announced the appointments of a new Senior National Acounts Manager and of a new role, a Category Project Manager, for B&Q. Read more - open to all

Nicholas Marshall leaves The Garden Centre Group

It has been announced that Nicholas Marshall stepped down as CEO of The Garden Centre Group earlier today. The company will be run by its new chairman, while a new CEO is recruited. See more... Read more - members only

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