Blue Diamond offers to sell shares after record profits
Blue Diamond offers opportunity to buy shares after reporting a 56% increase in half year profits following strong trading in the core business and the 9 garden centres purchased from Wyevale. Read more
Choice Marketing names its top suppliers
History and Heraldry, Allensmore and Woodlodge were the Suppliers of the Year in their categories for the Choice Marketing Group of independent garden centres. Read more
Apollo's acquisition warms its winter trade
Apollo Gardening has recently acquired Manor Reproductions, an online retailer and wholesale supplier of fireside furnishings. Read more
Former manager buys Wyevale’s Woodlands Nursery
Husband and wife team Vicky and Jamie Downes have bought Woodlands Nursery from Wyevale. The deal completed on October 1st. Read more
Ames’ Antony Harker returns to garden centres
Antony Harker, formerly of Tong and Kelkay, is to step down as MD of Ames UK having acquired a stake in part of British Garden Centres. Read more
HTA reports on size of UK garden market
The HTA Market Update analyses the retail sales of plants, garden care products, pots and garden leisure. It also evaluates greenhouses and sheds and looks at garden services. Read more
Rosebourne gets consent to expand Solihull
Rosebourne gets planning consent to expand and create its full offer at Solihull garden centre, formerly Hampton in Arden, that it acquired from Wyevale. Read more
Latest results show mixed financial fortunes
Latest updates to our Company Results show 2018 was a year of mixed fortunes. Updates include Blue Diamond UK, Longacres, Stax, The Millbrook Garden Company, Pennells Holdings, Grange Fencing, Ball Colegrave and Synchemicals. Read more
Neudorff turns to DLF Seeds for UK distribution
Having withdrawn from exhibiting at Glee at the last minute, Neudorff has revealed that, with immediate effect, DLF Seeds will be distributing its garden products in the UK. Read more
Advice for Brexit, deal or no deal
Gardenforum looks at some of the resources available to help companies keep up to date with advice on Brexit and especially a no deal Brexit. Read more
HTA steps up plastic campaigning activity
The HTA’s James Clark tells NGO’s, local and national Government that local authorities should collect more recyclable plant pots from the kerbside following huge developments in the industry. Read more
Pippa Greenwood is the new HTA Horticulture Manager
The HTA has appointed botanist and broadcaster Pippa Greenwood as HTA Horticulture Manager to support grower members of the association. Read more
