The Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association’s AGM and Day Conference took place on 12th April at Ettington Chase Hotel, Stratford-Upon-Avon, with over 65 members in attendance. With a packed agenda, the day tackled everything from the Bank of England’s current economic forecast, foreign exchange rates, GDPR and two industry stalwarts sharing an insight into their careers
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GIMA’s Knowledge Exchange Programme is set to return in April, this time presenting two special one-day sessions focussing on Sales Territory Planning and New Product Development – open to both GIMA members and non-members.
The forthcoming GIMA Day Conference is set to offer a varied selection of speakers, including two popular retail stalwarts who will be providing an insight into the state of retailing in the year ahead. The latest foreign exchange fluctuations and how businesses can safeguard themselves, as well as an overview of the Bank of England’s
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With a busy calendar of events, membership numbers continuing to rise, and collaboration with the HTA forging ahead, 2018 is already proving to be a bumper year for GIMA. Its members also have a busy year ahead as we tease out the latest news from several large and small suppliers.
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The forthcoming GIMA Day Conference is set to tackle head on those issues that are directly affecting the garden retail industry, arming attendees with the knowledge, inspiration and confidence to move forward in a post-Brexit world. 7th December, Horticulture House, Chilton, Oxfordshire
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The GIMA Buyer Connect event has become one of the most highly-anticipated parts of the annual Glee exhibition’s programme of content. This year the event brought together even more suppliers and retailers, helping to facilitate in excess of 250 unrivalled networking opportunities.
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GIMA’s Knowledge Exchange Programme has been further expanded for the autumn season, with the introduction of a fourth session, which will focus on Sales Territory Planning.
Last night at the annual GIMA Awards (13th July, Celtic Manor Resort, South Wales) Briers were the recipients of two awards to mark the leading fashion inspired garden clothing and giftware brand’s achievements in marketing and sales in 2017.
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Coming soon…new logistics hub & range expansions As a company that prides itself on delivering market leading customer service and best-selling products, there is no doubt that receiving industry accolades makes all the hard-work worthwhile. Just last week Smart Garden Products received two GIMA awards, including ‘Supplier of the Year’. Not wanting to rest on
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Last week the winners of the GIMA awards 2017 were announced at another sell-out event (Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales). The pinnacle of the garden retail industry’s calendar, the event brought together manufacturers, retailers, members of the press and industry figures, to celebrate the 16 highly-deserving winners.
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