Wyevale Garden Centres (WGC), the UK’s biggest garden centre operator, has announced the sale of five centres.
A portfolio of four garden centres: Salisbury, West Parley, Fair Oak and Landford have been sold to In-Excess UK Limited. Hereford Wellington centre has been sold to English Salvage Limited.
Both buyers are set to expand their existing businesses and will continue to operate these sites as garden centres.
WGC chief executive Roger Mclaughlan said: “We are pleased to have agreed the sale of a further five centres. We would like to thank our great colleagues at these centres, who have been central to our turnaround in the past few years, and wish them well for the next stage of their growth and development under new ownership.”
The sales are expected to complete by end November.
WGC chief financial officer Anthony Jones said: “Since the launch of the sale process in May we have now sold 35 ‘non-core’ centres and are currently evaluating a wide range of competitive offers from the group buyers, regional operators and local entrepreneurs. We look forward to further positive discussions with all potential buyers.”
