The UK’s packaging industry is heading north this autumn, as UKPackaging Expo 2025 opens its doors for the first time at Manchester Central on 3rd – 4th September 2025. As the only major packaging exhibition dedicated to Northern England, the event is set to welcome over 2,500 attendees, offering both visitors and exhibitors a fresh, solutions-focused alternative […]
As Garden Centre Magazine continues to grow in prominence across UK garden centres, the team takes the opportunity to catch up with an existing satisfied customer – Thetford Garden Centre. Julian Chittock, Operations Director, shares his thoughts on the experience of stocking and distributing the magazine within their store. A legacy of growth and excellenceThetford
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Mark your diaries! The much beloved GIMA Awards are returning on Thursday 6th November, promising another dazzling evening dedicated to honouring the finest suppliers and manufacturers in the garden retail sector. A highlight of the garden industry calendar, the GIMA Awards celebrate excellence across a diverse range of categories, including new product development, marketing initiatives, and
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The 2024 bedding and balcony planting season presented many gardeners with a challenge: slugs and snails were everywhere, ravaging countless beds. The damp, mild weather led to an explosion in their numbers. Many plants were completely eaten away and the hoped-for display of flowers failed to materialise. Those who chose geraniums for their patios, balconies
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As the 2025 gardening season begins, Deco-Pak – a company now driven by the next generation of leadership, brothers Craig and David Hall – is stepping up to meet demand like never before With high stock availability and a commitment to timely, responsive deliveries, Deco-Pak is reinforcing its position as the go-to decorative aggregate supplier for
GIMA has confirmed that Hillier, the UK’s fourth-largest garden centre chain, will be the featured retailer at the next Buyer Connect event, taking place on Tuesday, 17th June 2025. Set against the backdrop of Hillier Botley Garden Centre in Southampton, this event is one of several Buyer Connects scheduled for 2025. Designed to foster valuable
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British brand, RocketGro is in the spotlight this week, as the Peat-free Partnership debuts its new Hort Shorts series, showcasing peat-free success stories from within the industry. In the first episode, filmed at RocketGro’s site in North Somerset, Managing Director Toby Thomas explains why “peat free was a choice” from the very inception of the
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We take a closer look at Durston Garden Products Ltd brand-new peat-free collection, which outperformed both peat and peat-free competitor products in independent growing trials, thanks to a sustainable game-changing material, Gro Fibre. Durstons independently tested and trialled the formulations from their exciting new range to ensure they would deliver a reliable and repeatable positive
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The Greenfingers Charity is grateful for the generosity and dedication of its many supporters. Without them, the charity simply couldn’t continue its vital work creating magical gardens for life-limited children and their families. When supporters go above and beyond, it’s only right to celebrate their efforts. Today, the spotlight is on Arbour Landscape Solutions, whose
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The 2025 GIMA Annual General Meeting, held on 25th March, saw the GIMA Council welcome new members and re-elect others, whilst also celebrating another year of growth, standing the organisation in good stead as it navigates 2025 and beyond. Sarah Hill, Managing Director of Meadow View Stone and Nigel Thompson from Sipcam Home & Garden joined
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