If you asked one hundred people what is the most sustainable shop they know, you probably wouldn’t be surprised if the vast majority eventually settled on garden centres. For those of us immersed in all things horticulture, it would be fair to say that there’s always...
Looking to the 2024 season, garden retailers can step up their sustainability game and enhance their outdoor offer with a brand-new Primeur range of recycled planter designs and colourways. If you are keen to stay ahead of the curve and meet the increasing demand for...
The team at Yorkshire Garden Centres group is celebrating after winning the Sustainability award in a national competition. Yorkshire Garden Centres, owner of Tong, Tingley, Bingley and Otley Garden Centres, won the Sustainability award at the 2023 Garden Centre...
British Garden Centres, the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group and the leading surplus food app, Too Good To Go, are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in their partnership. Together, they have successfully prevented more than 10,000 meals from...
The BRC’s Climate Action Roadmap Showcase celebrates the best sustainability initiatives by retailers, showing how the industry is working towards its commitment to reach Net Zero by 2040, including supply chains, a full ten years ahead of the Government target. This...
The latest GRIDSERVE Electric Retail Hub has opened at Dobbies Leicester, as part of a long term partnership between the charging company and garden centre to increase the number of High Power charging locations across the UK. Dobbies Leicester, located near the A6,...
Sustainable plant pot producer, elho, has moved another step closer to achieving its goal of being the first climate and socially-positive company in the market, after announcing it has reached a key milestone as all of its products will be made entirely from recycled...
A garden centre in Otley has recently installed a 227-panel solar array. The array, at Otley Garden Centre (formerly Stephen H Smith's and now part of the Yorkshire Garden Centres group) will save 91,715kWh of energy and will reduce the carbon footprint of the...
Following the release of the HMRC statistics on the Plastic Packaging Tax (released 17 August), Andrew Thurston, Customs Duty & Indirect Tax Consultant at MHA, says while it is too early to really say whether the tax is proving effective, early analysis suggests...
Squire’s Garden Centres has introduced electric delivery vehicles to its fleet. The move sees Squire’s get three electric vehicles, with these based at the Twickenham, Stanmore and Long Ditton centres. They will be used primarily for home deliveries to local...
Aylett Nurseries is investing in driving sustainability with £180,000 support from Lloyds Bank. Aylett Nurseries, based south of St Albans, used the funding to invest in 455 new solar panels for its site. This will provide renewable energy for 30 per cent of its...
The Gardens Group has revealed the results of its annual audit by sustainability certification scheme, Planet Mark. It is reporting significant carbon reductions across its three garden centres. During its third year as voluntary members of Planet Mark, backed...
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