Wyevale reshuffle continues as two more directors depart
Dan Zinner and Tim Patten are leaving Wyevale as two former Homebase directors are recruited, bringing more garden sector knowledge to the group.
Read moreWyevale reshuffle continues as two more directors depart
Dan Zinner and Tim Patten are leaving Wyevale as two former Homebase directors are recruited, bringing more garden sector knowledge to the group.
Read moreFrosts open new furniture showroom at Woburn Sands
This bank holiday Frosts are holding the official opening of their half million pound furniture showroom at their Woburn Sands garden centre. Read more
Digger blaze at Westland plant
A digger fire temporarily halted all vehicle movements at Westland Horticulture’s Ellsemere plant earlier this week Read more
The bidding process for Dobbies has started
Gardenforum understands that the bidding process for Dobbies has started with the deadline for initial bids tomorrow.
Read moreBlue Diamond will make it 18 with Harlow
The Blue Diamond group is close to completing the purchase of Harlow Garden Centre and says the site has bags of potential. Read more
Stylish new look at Squire’s in Long Ditton
Squire’s Garden Centre in Long Ditton has a stylish new look, following a £700,000 investment to make it bigger and better than before! Read more
Customers praise Trentham’s £1m new look
Blue Diamond completed a £1m refurbishment of Trentham Garden Centre at the end of March, winning the approval of its Staffordshire customers. Read more
Leighton Buzzard Garden Centre is to close in the autumn
The owners of Leighton Buzzard Garden Centre have decided it will close in the autumn having failed to find a buyer. Read more
Blue Diamond celebrates
Blue Diamond rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, 16th March, hosting their 6th Annual Blue Diamond Awards, with Newbridge Nurseries taking the top award. Read more
Jail warning for woman who stole £166,000 from a garden centre
Lynda Whalley helped herself to almost £166,000 over 9 years by falsifying the accounts at ACW garden centre in Bradford. Read more
Grovewell buys MacFarlanes, near Folkestone
Grovewell Garden Centre has added a third garden centre to its group with the acquisition of MacFarlanes at Hawkinge. Read more
Plans to redevelop Maple Ridge Garden Centre, formerly Aylings, are withdrawn
The new owners of Aylings Garden centre, now called Maple Ridge have withdrawn an application to redevelop the site as a tourist centre and local hub. Read more
Kevin Bradshaw to leave Wyevale
Terra Firma has appointed Toys “R” Us MD, Roger Mclaughlan, to succeed Kevin Bradshaw who is to move on from being CEO of Wyevale. Read more
Wyevale’s Ashford GC faces possible closure
A proposed Junction 10a on the M20 in Kent could see the closure of Wyevale’s Ashford garden centre. Read more
HTA launches Garden Centre Sales Benchmarking
HTA’s new Garden Centre Benchmarking service will get data flowing through garden retail, with the promise of predicting sales patterns based on the forecast weather. Read more
Fire silences Speyside Heather Centre
‘We'll be quiet in social media for a while but don't forget us…’ says Speyside Heather Centre, after it was destroyed by fire. Read more
Union threatens strike action at Marshalls
Marshalls says it is disappointed at a threated strike by drivers that would disrupt paving deliveries to builders merchants such as Travis Perkins and Jewson. Read more
May deadline for Dobbies bidders
It looks as if there are 4 and possibly 6 bidders in the competition for Dobbies Garden Centres, which can be viewed as a must win for Wyevale. Read more
Berkshire based company wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
Dog Rocks Distribution Ltd has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Read more
Klondyke to return to the acquisition trail
At the recent GIMA meeting Bob Hewitt, outlined the future for Klondyke and the industry, including suggesting that Wyevale may not be the only suitor for Dobbies. Read more
Turnaround at T&M with a promise of more for 2016
T&M is crediting better customer service and a shift towards online trading for its improved profits performance in 2014/15 and promises further significant progress. Read more
Dobbies sale speculation mounts - UPDATED
Speculation is spreading that Tesco will hang a ’For Sale’ sign on the doors of Dobbies Garden Centres. But no mention was made in Wednesday's preliminary results. Read more
Success for Green digit, first winner of Seed Corn Funding from GIMA
“Winning the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund has opened doors for us that we never imagined.” Launched in July 15, Green Digit’s Seedcell has over 175 stockists across the country. Multiple-retailers such as Homebase and B&Q will follow soon. Read more
Unofficially it’s the world’s biggest spade
In spades, Cardiff Wyevale is bigger than Percy Thrower in Shrewsbury and the official Guinness World Record holder in Texas. Read more
Kingfisher gets ready for Bunnings
Kingfisher is following Bunnings’ plans closely and has given more information about One Kingfisher and how it will rationalise the number of suppliers and SKUs with bathrooms and garden being first. Read more
Council threatens Hare Hatch Sheeplands with an injunction
Wokingham Borough Council has threatened Hare Hatch Sheeplands with court action despite a planning appeal being scheduled for September and a local petition signed by 8500 supporters. Read more
Garden Centre Retail decides not to repeat Future Lines again next year
Eljays44, publisher of Garden Centre Retail, asks the people who preregistered for the Future Lines trade show why they didn’t attend. Read more
Customers hit by sickness at Old Railway Line GC on Mothers’ Day
40 people became unwell after visiting Old Railway Line Garden Centre on Mothers’ Day. The source of the outbreak is not yet known, but Norovirus could be the cause. Read more
Grower calls for quarantine system to prevent Xylella entering the UK
The MD of Barcham Trees warns, "Xylella is not in the UK yet, but if plant material keeps coming across from the continent without any thought to bio-security it is only a matter of time before this menace becomes a reality.” Read more
Tillington tops £200m
The Tillington Group that pools the buying power of some of the country’s top garden centres has broken into the £200m turnover band. Read more