Our August Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures have revealed an ‘excellent month’ with members seeing an uplift in 11 of the 13 categories recorded (2023). Out this week, our BoT also highlighted a positive year-to-date variance of +1.13% for member garden centres. Encouraging result Peter Burks, our Chief Executive, explains: “August was an excellent month…
We’ve just released July’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures and they show our members continued to perform well – despite the weather being against them (2023). We also recorded a positive year-to-date variance of +1.03% and member garden centres saw an uplift in nine of the 13 BoT categories. Remarkably well Our Chief Executive, Peter…
We’ve just introduced another new module to our Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) e-Learning platform – this time on Sustainable Disease Control. With growing public environmental awareness, it’s designed to provide garden centre staff with the knowledge they need to help customers prevent and treat plant diseases in a more sustainable way. More natural approach…
We’ve introduced five new compliance-based e-Learning courses covering food safety and health & safety on our GROW e-Learning platform (July 2023). This launch is the first of three planned releases throughout 2023, which will see a total of sixteen e-Learning courses covering various food safety and health and safety topics added to GROW. Leading providers…
We recently (Thursday, July 13) unveiled the winners for our North Thames region during a presentation at Poplars Garden Centre in Bedfordshire. Perrywood Garden Centre, Tiptree won Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category while Perrywood, Sudbury picked up the accolade in the Garden Centre (GC) category. Crucial feedback Peter…
Our members in Scotland and Northern Ireland are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation evening yesterday (Tuesday, July 11, 2023) at Simpsons Garden Centre in Inverness. In Scotland, Klondyke Mortonhall Garden Centre was awarded Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category and Klondyke Garden Wise, Dumfries in the…
Staff at garden centres across our Wales & West region are celebrating after scooping awards during our area presentation evening at Cadbury Garden Centre last night (Thursday, July 6, 2023). The Old Railway Line Garden Centre was awarded the title of Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category and Pugh’s…
Our members across the North East and North West had plenty to cheer about yesterday (Wednesday, July 5) after picking up a bevvy of awards during a presentation at Tingley Garden Centre. The North East’s Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category was Cowell’s Garden Centre with Klondyke Beverley Garden…
Our members in the Midlands region are celebrating after receiving awards during a presentation evening this week (Wednesday, July 5, 2023) at Gates Garden Centre. The title of Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category was awarded to Webbs of Wychbold and the Garden Centre (GC) category award went to…
Our members in the South Thames region are celebrating today after picking up awards during a presentation yesterday (Tuesday, July 4, 2023) at Castle Gardens in Dorset. Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category went to Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and the Garden Centre (GC) category award was presented to…