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Furniture and barbecue sales soar after garden centres re-open
01/07/2020
Furniture and barbecue sales soar after garden centres re-open
Furniture and barbecues were the biggest sellers when garden centres re-opened in May according to the GCA Barometer of Trade…
Response from The HTA: opening of Garden Centres in Northern Ireland
15/05/2020
Response from The HTA: opening of Garden Centres in Northern Ireland
The HTA Chairman, James Barnes, comments: “We welcome the Northern Ireland Executive’s announcement that garden centres will be able to…
Response from The HTA: opening of garden centres in Northern Ireland
13/05/2020
Response from The HTA: opening of garden centres in Northern Ireland
The HTA Chairman, James Barnes, comments: “While we welcome the Northern Ireland Executive’s announcement that garden centres will be included…
Response from The HTA: Scottish garden centres
12/05/2020
Response from The HTA: Scottish garden centres
The First Minister Scotland announced yesterday that current restrictions on garden centres would not be lifted this week in Scotland,…
Response from The HTA: Opening of Garden Centres in England
12/05/2020
Response from The HTA: Opening of Garden Centres in England
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Chairman, James Barnes, comments: “We welcome the UK Government’s announcement that garden centres will be…
GIMA Day Conference & AGM Postponed
17/03/2020
GIMA Day Conference & AGM Postponed
In light of the current Coronavirus situation GIMA has postponed the AGM & Day Conference. It was due to take…
Traditional and non-traditional categories start 2020 positively
26/02/2020
Traditional and non-traditional categories start 2020 positively
Sales across traditional and non-traditional categories at garden centres across the country were up during January according to the GCA…
Clothing and Houseplants show biggest increases in December
05/02/2020
Clothing and Houseplants show biggest increases in December
Clothing was a big seller at garden centres across the country during December. This is according to the GCA Barometer…
HTA comments on Environment Bill
01/02/2020
HTA comments on Environment Bill
The Government introduced its Environment Bill to Parliament today on 30 January 2020. James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications…
Greenfingers bags £12k raised ‘Orse racin’ at GCA Conference
30/01/2020
Greenfingers bags £12k raised ‘Orse racin’ at GCA Conference
A team of GCA members have been crowned the winners after an afternoon of horse racing. It helped raise £12,000…
Garden centres receive top awards at GCA conference
29/01/2020
Garden centres receive top awards at GCA conference
Garden centres are celebrating after receiving awards at the GCA annual conference on Monday. The awards were presented to the…
Mike Burks to take over as GCA Chairman for 2020/21
27/01/2020
Mike Burks to take over as GCA Chairman for 2020/21
Mike Burks will take over as GCA Chairman for 2020/21 at the start of the organisation’s annual conference. Mike, MD…
Mindfulness to be discussed by Buddhist monk at GCA Conference
22/01/2020
Mindfulness to be discussed by Buddhist monk at GCA Conference
A Buddhist monk will be taking to the stage at the GCA annual conference in Bristol this month. He specialises…
The HTA pushes local authorities to pick up plant pots at kerbside
21/01/2020
The HTA pushes local authorities to pick up plant pots at kerbside
The HTA has called on local authorities to collect plant pots in kerbside collections. It’s urging members to contact their…
Kate Adie CBE to speak at GCA conference
08/01/2020
Kate Adie CBE to speak at GCA conference
Former BBC Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie CBE will speak at the GCA annual conference in Bristol. Attendees to the…
GIMA opens 2020 Knowledge Exchange programme
03/01/2020
GIMA opens 2020 Knowledge Exchange programme
The GIMA Knowledge Exchange programme will kickstart 2020. It returns with the popular ‘Developing Selling Skills’ session. The workshop…
houseplant, Christmas and gifting categories thrive in November 2019
02/01/2020
houseplant, Christmas and gifting categories thrive in November 2019
November sales were up 10% compared with the same month in 2018 according to the HTA Market Update report. The…
Dame Kelly Holmes to speak at GCA Conference
16/12/2019
Dame Kelly Holmes to speak at GCA Conference
The GCA will welcome double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes MBE to its stage during its annual conference. Kelly…
Paul Mason to talk about economy at GCA conference
11/12/2019
Paul Mason to talk about economy at GCA conference
Paul Mason will be talking about the economy and the political landscape at the GCA 2020 annual conference. Paul will…
GCA Christmas competition winners announced
02/12/2019
GCA Christmas competition winners announced
Barton Grange Garden Centre and Whitehall Garden Centre – Whitchurch have been announced as the national winners of the 2019…