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Mark Pitman joins Wildlife World
By GCU on January 2, 2020Wildlife World, a European designer and manufacturer of wildlife products have appointed Mark Pitman to its management team, who joins the business in January 2020 to lead their marketing team. Pitman has over 30 years experience in the horticultural industry, working for Notcutts, Capital Gardens, Hillier Nurseries, and most recently for the John Lewis Partnership, at Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire, […] -
British Garden Centres acquires Hillview Garden Centre
By GCU on December 20, 2019British Garden Centres has announced that they have completed the acquisition of Hillview Garden Centres (HGC) from The Hillview Group. -
New managing director at Shurtape UK
By GCU on December 20, 2019Shurtape has announced the retirement of its managing director Colin Gadd and the promotion of his successor, Jason Burns, as the company celebrates 10 years of success in the UK. -
New non-executive director for Notcutts
By GCU on December 11, 2019Notcutts Group has announced the appointment of Bridget McIntyre as non-executive director and chair designate with effect from 1 January 2020. McIntyre will replace outgoing chairman, Nicky Dulieu, with effect from 1 March 2020 -
Hornby Whitefoot PR expands portfolio
By GCU on December 9, 2019Hornby Whitefoot, the PR partner for key industry businesses such as Johnsons Lawn Seed, Glee, GIMA,Woodlodge, LifestyleGarden, Sipcam and Deco-Pak, as well as the Greenfingers charity and its annual Garden Re-Leaf fundraising day, has successfully expanded its client base during 2019 and added a host of leading suppliers to its portfolio. -
GCA to expand team of inspectors
By GCU on October 29, 2019The Garden Cente Association (GCA) is expanding its team of inspectors after seeing a record number of new members join this year -
Greenfingers Charity welcomes Sue Allen as trustee
By GCU on October 27, 2019Greenfingers Charity has announced that Sue Allen, founder of Millbrook Garden Centres, has joined the charity’s board of trustees -
A partnership for potential growth
By GCU on October 11, 2019Following Eight Days a Week Print Solutions’ growth servicing Garden Centre clients with all their printing, direct mail and customer journey planning needs, they have now joined forces with Spring Marketing, who have extensive experience in marketing and design for over 40 UK Garden Centres since 2006. -
Tong appoints non-executive chairman
By GCU on July 30, 2019Tong Garden Centre has restructured its board as it gears up for future growth and multisite operations. The centre’s non-executive director, David Stanhope is stepping up to the position of non-executive chairman at the Tong Lane business with immediate effect. Tong’s managing director, Mark Farnsworth said: “We have been working with David since 2016 in his capacity as our non-executive director […] -
Smart Garden Products appoints pet industry marketing expert
By GCU on July 25, 2019Pet Industry marketing expert Peter Johnson has joined Smart Garden Products to head up its newly-created pet division that will launch at Glee under the Zöon brand. The new brand is pronounced ‘Zow-On’ and takes its inspiration from the Greek word for pet. Mr Johnson said of his appointment: “When the company offered me this role, I was delighted to […]