The B&Q and Screwfix owner has appointed the former OBI chief executive to lead its next phase of growth. Read more - members only

Webbs Garden Centres has reported a resilient performance for the year to 4 January 2026, with sales rising, profits improving and the business continuing to invest despite significant cost pressures. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond Garden Centres has acquired a 42-acre warehouse site at Pollington, East Yorkshire, more than doubling its existing warehousing capacity. Read more - members only

Caulders Garden Centres has announced the acquisition of the former Strawberry Corner Garden Centre at Wallyford, East Lothian, with plans to reopen the site in March 2027. It takes the Caulders Group to 12 garden centres across Scotland. Read more - members only

Local communities in England are to receive £79 million for tree planting, nature recovery and measures to improve resilience to flooding and heatwaves, the Government announced today. Read more - members only

A year of sales growth and investment for Notcutts.  Sales up +7.9% to £86.9m, profit before tax recovered to £1.2m (£-0.6m) and it bought the freehold of its Wheatcroft Garden centre.  Read more - members only

Sika has acquired Ipswich-based Azpects Group, adding a leading range of paving and hard-landscaping products to its UK business. Read more - members only

Read the HTA’s vision of the future.  AI, robotics, resilience and gene editing: UK plant and tree production in a changing climate.   Read more - members only

Hillier reveals that it is a winner of the 2026 Planet Mark Action and Innovation Award recognising a more precise, research-led approach, resulting in around 70% less water use. Read more - members only

Bents reports robust trading in the year ending Jan 2026, with growth across multiple categories, improved margins and profit. Read more - members only

BHETA has joined a Family Business UK campaign urging the Government to reverse  the revised inheritance tax rules that could restrict investment and employment among family-owned suppliers and manufacturers. Read more - members only

The HTA has announced a fully funded training initiative and says Government must give horticulture businesses greater certainty so they can invest in plants and green spaces as extreme weather becomes the new normal. Read more - members only