In This Issue
Glee 2014 is hailed as a great success by garden retail industry
Glee New Product Awards 2014 winners
Green Heart – bringing plants back to the heart of the show
Industry top brass meet at Leaders for Change lunch
Food & Catering Zone was a 'must-see' feature
Gardman stand was a hive of activity
Kelkay can't contain their success at Glee
Kelkay launch Mediterranean aggregates collection
Deco-Pak celebrate 10th anniversary at Glee
Apta win two Glee New Product Awards
Rainbow and Bee Friendly bulb displays prove popular
Giant Bulbs are a hit for Taylors Bulbs
Whitefurze: pride in being flexible
The Fastest Formula Lawn Seed Yet!
After Moss: lawns will never be the same again
Xtra, Xtra read all about it
Rod Slater reveals what it's like to change from Glee visitor to exhibitor
Grobox and Gromat launched by Mr Fothergill's at Glee
Our best GLEE in 20 years, says Jonart Design
“Why do the most fertile parts of the garden have no plants?”
Rosy Cheeks, Greenfingers and your garden centre
It’s a taste sensation on La Hacienda’s stand
Champagne winners at Catering Design Group
Just the ticket for Trolley of Booze winner
Darlac's 'turbo-charged' lopper
Grange website will help stockists to compete in digital world
Get it right every time with Plantspacer
Wot...a folding pot wot packs flat?
Pink goes down a treat on Town & Country
Urban chic for the birds and the bees
GIMA Innovator’s Seed Corn Fund winner confirmed
Forest confirm investment in digital assets to further enhance retail sales
G Plants unveil 80 new lines
G7 Swansong for Neil after 28 years
Visitor wins a day's design consultation from Catering Design Group
New waterproof accessories make a splash
New cordless garden tools go head to head with petrol rivals
Outside decor from Home2Garden
How garden centres can win the coffee shop war
A touch of festive glitter from Norfolk Lerisure
It’s a rake, Jim, but not as we know it…
Stax launch new Ambassador ranges
Warm welcome from HOTMAX for High Heat Logs
Karcher unveil ‘chore-free’ watering range
Now there's a Rootgrow pack for evergreens
Smart Solar re-launches as Smart Garden and unveils 350 new products
Crest Garden's Nick Davies is a 'man in demand' at Glee
Westland Horticulture showcased new range at Glee
Nearly 100 garden centres 'Go Wild with Peckish'
Town & Country's latest launch...you can see right through it!
GIMA’s ‘speed-date’ sessions hit the spot for second year
Handy Distribution do the business with their rear roller lawnmower
GardenDeal app creates lots of interest
Petface create interest in Toyz and Farmyard Buddies ranges
Sales go from strength to strength with Resolva Liquid shots and Power Pump
Hands up...these gloves are high performance
VegTrug - not just for veg!
Buyers get first look at 600 new products from top US brand
More would visit garden centres if coffee was better says survey
Giraffe sculptures take a bow at Glee after Tour de France appearance
Nordic's easy-care Pergodas make debut
Nordic win Retailers' Choice Award with Verandah Summerhouse
Premier Decorations give away an LED TV in prize draw
Hetland and Garden King win at Catering Design Group
Glee Daily News readership up 15%
Tildenet and Haxnicks partnership kicks off with award success
New wood-burning stove company Stovey launched at Glee
Bord Na Mona...bringing the Chelsea experience to the garden centre
Watch out for these great new products...they could become bestsellers
Charles Bentley sweep in to Glee with premium brushes
Garden On A Roll develop a perfect gift solution
Neudorff launch gets to the root of the matter
Magnetic pot is world first for new Glee exhibitor
Don't rest on your laurels...promote them in red and green pots
View our picture gallery from the build-up days
Matthew Mein piece
‘Love the Plot You’ve Got’ gets off to a great start at Glee
Over 50% of stand space already sold for Glee 2015
All the industry news, as it happens
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Wyevale Garden Centres appoints Tim Patten as Multi-Channel Director
Wyevale Garden Centres has further strengthened its executive management team with the addition of Tim Patten as Multi-Channel Director...
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Tim Clapp is leaving Wyevale
 
Wyevale Garden Centres have confirmed to GTN Xtra this afternoon, Monday 15th September, that Head of Horticulture, Tim Clapp is leaving the business.

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Glee 2014 is hailed as a great success by garden retail industry
Stand space for next year's show is already 50% sold


Well presented, well attended and reflecting a mood of positivity, the new-look Glee 2014 has been widely welcomed as the beginning an exciting next chapter for both the exhibition and the wider garden retail industry, says event organiser Matthew Mein...
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Glee New Product Awards 2014 winners

Briers Historic Palaces Garden Collection scooped The Glee Award for 2014...

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Green Heart – bringing plants back to the heart of the show

Bringing together some of the biggest and most respected brands, the Green Heart was the place to view 2015 plant ranges, as well as to access exclusive, show-only deals from UK growers...

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Industry top brass meet at Leaders for Change lunch
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Forty key players in the UK garden industry met at Glee for a unique networking event...

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Food & Catering Zone was a 'must-see' feature
Since 2012, the Food & Catering Zone at Glee has become a ‘must-see’ feature for those thinking of setting up a catering facility from scratch, or in need of ideas to reinvigorate an existing one. And this year's feature continued that trend...
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Gardman stand was a hive of activity

Gardman's impressive stand at Glee was one of the busiest throughout Glee with all of their brands creating a lot of interest with visiting buyers. CEO Stewart Hainsworth said he was pleased with the reaction to the company's products, and praised marketing director Sarah Downing and her team for creating such a striking stand...

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Pictured: Gardman CEO Stewart Hainsworth and marketing director Sarah Downing near The Ernest Charles Co range.

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Kelkay can't contain their success at Glee
One of many success stories for Kelkay at Glee 2014 was their large water feature offer. Sales Director Richard Pyrah thought "we'd sell a couple, but by the middle of Tuesday we'd sold enough to be bringing two container loads, ready for delivery into centres in January/February 2015.

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Kelkay launch Mediterranean aggregates collection

Kelkay's new Mediterranean aggregates collection comprising of premium products in materials sourced from across Europe...
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Rainbow and Bee Friendly bulb displays prove popular


Rainbow Bulbs and Bee Friendly display ideas proved a big hit with garden centres on the Taylors Bulbs stand at Glee...
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Giant Bulbs are a hit for Taylors Bulbs
Giant Spider like bulbs of Eremurus Robustus and almost crocus sized bulbs of Glananthus Elwesii "very early snowdrop" are among a range of Giant Bulbs that were on special offer at Glee from Taylors Bulbs...
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The Fastest Formula Lawn Seed Yet!

To celebrate the launch of ‘The 1’, the Johnsons Lawn Seed/DLF stand in Hall 18 hosted an immersive F1 racing competition...
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After Moss: lawns will never be the same again
A common lawn complaint will be no more thanks to the latest product innovation from the UK’s leading lawn seed brand, Johnsons Lawn Seed...
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Whitefurze: pride in being flexible
Three busy days at Glee for the Whitefurze team as a result of new product introductions. It seems the word is "flexible".
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Deco-Pak celebrate 10th anniversary at Glee
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The Deco-Pak team lit the candles on their 10th anniversary to celebrate a decade of amazing growth and to mark a highly successful Glee. Chairman Mike Hall was also celebrating being made a GIMA Leader of Change...
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Apta win two Glee New Product Awards


A new range of  planters in a unique lightweight material that replicates the look of glazed ceramics earned Apta two coveted Glee New Product Awards...
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Smart Solar re-launches as Smart Garden and unveils 350 new products


Smart Solar relaunched as Smart Garden Products at Glee, with more than 350 new products to tempt the trade...

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Crest Garden's Nick Davies is a 'man in demand' at Glee
 
Crest Garden's Nick Davies proved to be the most popular man at Glee as he unveiled a host of new products. Stories about Nick were also the most read in Glee Daily News and every time our team of reporters tried to spoeak to him he was busy with customers...
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Westland Horticulture showcased new range at Glee

Westland Horticulture launched their new 2015 range at Glee. Highlights of the new range include the Gro-Sure Easy Containers Compost with water storing pockets and six months’ feed, and Resolva Liquid Shots...

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Nearly 100 garden centres 'Go Wild with Peckish'

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Award winning Fron Goch Garden Centre are just one of almost 100 garden centres who have signed up to "Go Wild with Peckish" for the October half term holidays...

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Town & Country's latest launch...you can see right through it!
 

Town & Country’s experience over the three days of Glee echoed the show’s positive message. Kept firmly under wraps until the doors opened, their collection of ‘see-through’ macs created a stir in the aisles – with the help of some stunning models...

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GIMA’s ‘speed-date’ sessions hit the spot for second year



The Buyer Connect speed networking sessions held at this year’s Glee were heralded as a great success by all those that took part.

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Handy Distribution do the business with their rear roller lawnmower
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The 16-inch Alloy Deck Rear Roller lawnmower on the Handy Distribution stand had a great response on the Handy Distribution stand...
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GardenDeal app creates lots of interest
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The Garden Connect stand was very busy as the company introduced the GardenDeal app: an effective and affordable solution to give your garden centre the loyal customers it needs...
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Petface create interest in Toyz and Farmyard Buddies ranges


Two new ranges - Toyz and Farmyard Buddies - caused a lot of interest on the striking Petface stand...
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Sales go from strength to strength with Resolva Liquid shots and Power Pump


Westland Horticulture will have Resolva back on TV in Spring 2015, and with two new product innovations...

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Hands up...these gloves are high performance
You’ve got to hand it to Globus… they’ve got gloves with performance features that make a real difference...



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VegTrug - not just for veg!
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Exciting new additions add additional colour to the 'portable garden'...

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Buyers get first look at 600 new products from top US brand
US manufacturers Panacea Products launched more than 600 decorative garden products new to the UK market...

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More would visit garden centres if coffee was better says survey

New research suggests that one in three people would visit a garden centre more often if the quality of coffee was better.

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Giraffe sculptures take a bow at Glee after Tour de France appearance
Tilnar Art made their Glee debut to promote their range of Fair Trade sculptures made from recycled metals, including giraffes...

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Nordic's easy-care Pergodas make debut
 

Nordic Garden Buildings launched a range of three Pergoda buildings at Glee...

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Nordic win Retailers' Choice Award with Verandah Summerhouse
Nordic Garden Buildings scooped the Glee Retailers' Choice Award for the second year running, this time clinching the title with their Veranda Summerhouse.



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Premier Decorations give away an LED TV in prize draw


Rolf Hunt, the National Sales Manager for Premier Decorations, drew the name of Sue Travis from Barton Grange out of the pot, with a star prize of a Finlux LED TV up for grabs....
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Hetland and Garden King win at Catering Design Group
  

Hetland and Garden King Garden Centres are Monday and Tuesdays champagne winners at Catering Design Group...
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Glee Daily News readership up 15%


The Garden Trade News team became the GLEE Daily News team for the duration of the show...
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Tildenet and Haxnicks partnership kicks off with award success
 
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The Tildenet stand included some exciting new products from their new partnership with Haxnicks, and the new product award-winning ‘EasyPath’ generated significant interest.

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New wood-burning stove company Stovey launched at Glee
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Stovey recruited garden centres at Glee to become Stovey partners...
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Bord Na Mona...bringing the Chelsea experience to the garden centre
 
A big hit with visitors to Glee, the new Vital Earth Chelsea Mix all purpose compost looks set for a strong future. Building on their successful link with the acclaimed Chelsea Flower Show gardens of Harry and David Rich in the past few years, this new blend aims to provide a premium all purpose compost to a discerning gardening public.
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Watch out for these great new products...they could become bestsellers

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This year’s new product awards had an array of highly competitive entries. With the winners announced, we caught up with some of the highly commended products and the businesses behind these new arrivals...

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Charles Bentley sweep in to Glee with premium brushes
 
Brushware specialists Charles Bentley are cleaning up with their with their new range of premium brushes and brooms developed in collaboration with the National Trust...
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Garden On A Roll develop a perfect gift solution


Winners of the Glee new product award for plants seeds and bulbs, the Garden On A Roll team were extremely pleased with the reception to their gift box concept...
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Neudorff launch gets to the root of the matter
Natural gardening brand Neudorff launched three new products consisting of pure mycorrhizal fungi, which dramatically stimulate plant root development..

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Magnetic pot is world first for new Glee exhibitor
First-time Glee exhibitors Sgaravatti Trend from Italy offered a world first – the patented KalaMitica magnetic pot...

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Don't rest on your laurels...promote them in red and green pots
Specialist laurel nursery Laurica Plants showcased plants in red and green pots perfect for the festive season promotion....

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View our picture gallery from the build-up days
See our picture tour of Glee 2014 as build up neared completion
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