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Premier Decorations is Home Hardware's Best Display Stand

Last week's Home Hardware Autumn Trade Show in Northampton saw Premier Decorations take the title of Best Display Stand. 
28 September 2015

Scotts donates £10,000 to Scouts garden

Thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Scotts Miracle-Gro, work has started to create a new Garden of Reflection from scratch for Crawley District Scouts. 
28 September 2015

Award for online garden furniture entrepreneur

The founder of what is now a multi-million-pound online garden furniture business has been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Essex Business Excellence Awards 2015. 
28 September 2015

Paul Grinsell named as BHETA home improvement director

It has been revealed that former Totally exhibition director Paul Grinsell will take up the role vacated by Peter Stone in August. 
28 September 2015

Travis Perkins helps transform local community centre

Local volunteers and Travis Perkins plc transformed Northampton Community Centre in just 48 hours. 
24 September 2015

Klondyke plans multi-million pound investment

Klondyke Group Ltd, which operates 24 garden centres across Scotland, Wales and the north of England is to invest millions of pounds in the business after securing a refinancing package. 
24 September 2015

Garden shoppers enjoyed outdoor living in August

Furniture, barbecues and outdoor plants were the big sellers in garden centres during August. 
22 September 2015

New opportunities emerge in electrical wholesale market

While 2015-16 is likely to be a difficult period for most Western European electrical wholesale markets, medium-term prospects are relatively optimistic, according to a new report. 
21 September 2015

The Pet Hut links with PDSA as 100th store opens

Claiming to be the UK's fastest-growing pet retailer, The Pet Hut has celebrated a milestone with the opening of its 100th store. 
21 September 2015

Uuni 2 wood-fired oven is Glee Retailers' Choice

Uuni's small, fast and affordable Uuni 2 wood-fired oven has walked away with the Retailers' Choice Award at this year's Glee. 
21 September 2015

Cherished Gold is Dulux 2016 Colour of the Year

Dulux Trade has announced its 2016 Colour of the Year and released its key colour and design trend predictions for next year. 
21 September 2015

Green Digit SeedCell wins £5,000 GIMA prize

Green Digit, inventor of the SeedCell grow-your-own concept, is the winner of the second Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA) Innovator's Seed Corn Fund. 
21 September 2015

The HTA shows support for Sunday trading proposals

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) set out its strong support for the Government's proposals to devolve power over Sunday trading rules, arguing that a relaxation of the rules would deliver significant economic benefits for garden centres and wider social benefits to families and hobby gardeners. 
18 September 2015

Top garden buying teams honoured at Glee

Haskins, Gardensite.co.uk, Blue Diamond, Homebase and John Lewis were named as the winners of the inaugural Glee Buyers Power List at this week's show. 
16 September 2015

Kingfisher drives Screwfix half-year sales up 27.9%

Sales at Screwfix continued to storm ahead in the half year to August 1 2015, parent Kingfisher said today. 
15 September 2015

Winners announced in Glee New Product Awards 2015

Nine ground-breaking new garden products have triumphed in the Glee New Product Awards 2015, it was revealed at this week's show. 
15 September 2015

Thousands attend opening of Countrywide's 67th store

Country goods chain Countrywide has opened its 67th store in the UK with the launch on Saturday of its latest outlet, in Shrewsbury. 
14 September 2015

Pent-up demand to benefit landscaping market

The garden landscape materials market enjoyed strong growth in 2014 - up 7% - thanks to a mix of good weather, the improving economy and increased consumer confidence. 
14 September 2015

Phone issues are biggest customer service gripe

Not being able to ring a call centre based in the UK is the nation's biggest customer service bugbear, according to new Which? research. 
14 September 2015

GIMA grows its membership

The Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) has boosted its membership with 15 more newcomers from various sections of the garden retail market. 
14 September 2015
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