Garden centres in Wales and Northern Ireland are facing another lockdown and will be forced to close for up to three weeks from Christmas. The HTA is arguing that they should be allowed to open at this vital time for trade. James Clark, director of policy and communications at the HTA responsed to the annoucement
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Reacting to the First Minister of Wales’ announcement yesterday that Wales will move into a tier 4 lockdown from 24 December, James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications at the HTA, said: “Action is required to prevent any further increase in coronavirus cases in Wales, but we believe that garden centres should be able to
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The Chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), James Barnes, has issued a statement regarding a recent article in The Telegraph newspaper about government plans to introduce fines to garden centres selling peat compost. Mr Barnes said: “The horticulture industry fully supports alternatives to peat. We commissioned independent research which outlined the range of barriers
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Almost three million new people took up gardening during 2020 and as their enthusiasm to continue with their new-found hobby shows no signs of slowing, garden centres are seeing this interest translate into sales says the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA). In its Market Update for December, the trade body for the UK garden industry, found
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The HTA has launched a Sustainability Roadmap to guide UK horticulture towards leading edge of sustainable business practice. The Association said in a press statement: As a green industry, the horticulture sector can and should lead the way in sustainable business practices and efforts to reduce climate change, says the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), which
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James Clark, HTA Director of Policy and Communications, said: “Now that we have the Government regulations for this second period of lockdown we know for certain that concessions within garden centres must close, unless they are selling aquatic, pet or food items. It also makes it clear food and drink can only be sold as
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