GCA Chairman, Peter Burks, writes: “I have just returned from our Garden Centre Association conference buzzing with all the amazing things going on in our industry and the plans that people have for improvements going forward. The conference theme was ‘Growing Greener Garden Centres’ and the speakers were asked to consider this, in its many
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The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has appointed Peter Burks as its new Chief Executive Officer. Peter, who has a wealth of horticultural industry experience, having spent nearly 40 years working in the sector and previously serving as GCA Chairman, has taken over from Iain Wylie. GCA Chairman, Tammy Woodhouse, said: “We are delighted to announce
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Can you believe it’s nearly the end of 2022? What a rollercoaster year it’s been once again. It very sadly started off with the passing of one of our honorary members, Peter Seabrook, who died in January. He was a huge supporter of garden centres and an integral member of our industry. Peter was in
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Garden Centre Association (GCA) members across the North East and North West were celebrating last week (Thursday, July 14) after picking up awards during a presentation at RHS Bridgewater. The North East’s Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category was Cowell’s Garden Centre (pictured top) and Klondyke Stokesley Garden Centre
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Poor weather in April (2022) affected sales in core categories at garden centres across the country according to the latest Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Sales in outdoor plants were down -15.21%, houseplant sales were down -17.16% and seed and bulb sales were also down -14.99% compared to the same month
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New Garden Centre Association (GCA) Chairman, Tammy Woodhouse, shares the trading update and sets out her plot for the season ahead. What a whirlwind few months it has been in my new position as GCA Chairman. Chairman Elect, Will Blake, and I have been working hard on strengthening our relationships with our member centres and
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