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Don’t miss out – register for Glee now
Online registration for Glee is now live, enabling buyers and retailers to get online and book their free ticket to the first in-person garden trade exhibition anywhere in Europe within the last 18 months...
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Vote now for the Best Buyers of the past 18 months - The Glee Buyers Power List

Click here to vote for the best buyers of the past 18 months
Voting closes at midnight on Tuesday 14th September with the winners announced and celebrated on The Stage at Glee on Wednesday 15th September at 1:00pm.
Nominations for The Glee Buyers Power List 2021 include buyers from:
Alton Garden Centre, Aylett Nurseries, B&M, B&Q, Barton Grange, Baytree Garden Centre, Bents Garden & Home, Blue Diamond, British Garden Centres, Caulders, Chessington Garden Centre, Dobbies, Downtown Garden Centre, Fron Goch, Frosts, Garsons, Gates Garden Centre, Haskins, Hayes Garden World, Hillier Garden Centres, Klondyke, Longacres, Milestone Garden Centre, Notcutts, Oaktree Garden Centre, RBG Kew, Rosebourne Garden Centres, Squires Garden Centres, Stewarts Garden Centres, Summerseat Garden Centre, Thompsons Garden Centres, Webbs and Whitehall Garden Centre.
See the full list of nominations and link to the voting page here
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Evergreen Green Care launches Miracle-Grow pesticide-free range
Stand 8D30-7A31

New Miracle-Gro Nourish & Protect is a pesticide free, sustainably packed and sourced range of products. An industry first, each product has two uses: providing the necessary nourishment for healthy garden growth, whilst protecting the garden from unexpected weather changes, as well as unwanted bugs and slugs...
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Rockery retailing made easy by Altico
Stand 6A50-B51
Having difficulties in topping up your rockery? Are wire baskets presenting hazards and causing problems with disposals? Altico has the solution with their sleek, new Rockery crates...
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Burgon & Ball: new ideas, exciting developments
Stand 6G50-H51
At Glee this year Burgon & Ball, the UK’s longest-established designer and manufacturer of garden tools and accessories, will be showing lots of fresh new ideas, and there’ll be exciting developments on current bestsellers, too...
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Carbon Gold offers a unique peat-free range
Stand 6F17
Carbon Gold offers a unique range of biochar-based composts, fertiliser and soil improvers that are 100% free from peat and synthetic chemicals and are Soil Association Approved for organic growing...
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Norfolk Leisure turns up the heat
Stand 20D40-E41
Norfolk Leisure is turning up the heat at Glee 2021! Coming with us is an exciting range of new and existing outdoor cooking products including Cook King, Norfolk Grills and Ooni Pizza Ovens...
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Experience counts for EPoS specialists
Stand 20H50-J51
As EPoS specialists for garden centres and nurseries, Davidson Richards have over 44 years’ experience and can help you manage your entire retail operation from a single cloud-based solution – reducing costs, saving time, and increasing your profit....
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Cut above the rest – ARS Japanese Pruning Range
Stand 6G23
The ARS Corporation in Japan have been manufacturing the highest quality pruning tools since 1876. Sorbus are the master UK importers/distributors of this impressive range which includes saws, polesaws, secateurs, telescopic pruners, shears and loppers.
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Ecommerce Ready Garden Furniture
Stand 6H20-J21
Manufacturer of sustainable garden furniture, EKJU are now offering a range of products to help retailers with their online sales, as well as providing stock for traditional in-store sales. The Ecommerce range is packaged ready for home delivery meaning they can supply the same quality EKJU products already prepared for customer home deliveries...
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A quality product from a quality supplier
Stand 8D20
Supplying top-quality growing media products to garden centres and retailers throughout the UK is something which Durston Garden Products has been doing for many years. So it’s not surprising that its message to retailers at this years Glee is one of continued support and co-operation, particularly when working towards a peat-free future...
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Westland leads the way in sustainable gardening
Stand 7C50-6A51
Westland are proud to lead the way in delivering sustainable gardening. This is highlighted with the launch of Feel Good Gardening, an initiative which ensures the Westland brand delivers sustainable success to gardeners today and tomorrow...
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New products and expansion plans from Garland
Stand 8D30/E31
The launch of over 25 new products accompanied by 54 other items not previously exhibited, and the chance to announce the company’s positive plans for the future are the key reasons for Garland Products return to Glee in 2021...
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Henry Bell delighted to introduce new Wildlife Range
Stand 7A41
Henry Bell's Wildlife Range includes feeds for squirrels, hedgehogs, and swans and ducks alongside wildlife accessories for squirrels, hedgehogs, insects, bees and bats. The collection’s core aim is to enhance the wellbeing of wildlife animals.
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Why buyers won’t want to miss The Real Soil Company
Stand 6G60
The Real Soil Company and its hero product – SuperSoil – has been brought to market to enable garden retailers to fill the void felt at the upper end of the growing media product sector. Organic, peat-free and featuring only the best plant-derived matter, buyers visiting Glee will want to ensure the company is on their list of brands not to miss...
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One-stop-shop supplier of multiple brands
Stand 7D40-7E41
Handy Distribution is a one-stop-shop supplier of multiple brands of machinery and spare parts and with over 84 years’ experience, strong heritage and expertise we are one of the largest distributors in the UK garden machinery industry.
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A Glee greeting from Woodmansterne
Stand 20A10-B11
Greetings card sales should be high on every garden centre’s agenda when planning your visit to Glee, following the 31% growth in card sales from 2019 to 2021 reported by GTN Bestsellers...
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Bloomin Amazing is a firmly establish bestseller
Stand 6G01
Bloomin Amazing was first distributed in March 2018 and was officially launched at Glee in September 2018, since when it’s become firmly established in the growing media sector as the leading organic soil enricher and mulch...
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Algon: simple to apply and gives great results
Stand 8D74
The organic way to clean paths, patios, decking, garden furniture and more. Safe for pets, wildlife, children and non-toxic. Algon has been a bestselling product for many years across garden centres, it is simple to apply and gives great results.
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Hygeia strengthen sustainably sourced range
Stand 8D40
Hygeia is a company committed to developing and delivering excellent products with environmental responsibility and consumerism at the forefront. Their Nature Safe range of fertilisers and lawn care is made from 100% plant based organic materials which are all child, pet, bee and vegan friendly.
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Dizmezs increase manufacturing capacity after record year
Stand 20H01
Winter fuel experts Dizmezs have increased their manufacturing site capabilities, following strong growth in 2020. Already a reliable supplier to the UK market, this significant investment returns higher production capacity, strengthening the supply chain and making their business model even more sustainable for future trading...
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Ondulin's EASYLINE PoS display units take centre stage
Stand 6F23
Onduline’s innovative and impactful EASYLINE Point of Sale (PoS) display units, introduced by the market leading manufacturer to help garden centres and other leisure retailers drive sales, will be taking centre stage on stand 6F23 at Glee 2021...
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New products, Glee style...in association with GTN

The Glee New Product Awards, in association with Garden Trade News, is one of Glee’s most inspirational features and is sure to be the place for buyers to source the most unique and sought-after products during Glee 2021. The showcase features the latest and greatest products on the market, offering visitors a chance to see all the newest products all in one place...
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10 reasons not to miss Glee 2021

Here are 10 reasons why Glee should be firmly in your diary for September...
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Excited to be back at Glee - GTN September, Glee Preview Issue, on-line here

In this issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:
- Westland Glee Preview.
- Retailers look forward to Glee, comment from Mike Burks, Gerald Ingram, Matthew Bent, Andy Bunker, Simon Bourne, Kev Turley, British Garden Centres, Julian Winfield, Carol Paris and John Birch.
- A Glee Greeting from Woodmansterne.
- Glee 2021 – GTN’s Preview.
- Glee 2021 Show Plan and Exhibitor List.
- Whats On “The Stage” at Glee 2021.
- Onduline success at Alton Garden Centre.
- New Products at Glee – a sneak preview of Glee New Product Award entries.
- GTN Bestsellers – August garden centre sales analysis and charts in sample issue.
- HTA Column – Boyd Douglas-Davies signs off as HTA President.
Read GTN's September 2021 Issue on-line here
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Glee introduces COVID-19 Status Checks
Following the government’s recent update regarding the safe reopening of events and working in consultancy with the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) and the NEC, it has been confirmed that this year’s Glee exhibition (14th-16th September) will ask all attendees to verify their COVID-19 status on arrival...
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Glee 2021: COVID-19 measures FAQ
As the Glee team gets ready to welcome you back to the leading garden retail exhibition (14th-16th September, NEC Birmingham), they answer some of your burning questions regarding the COVID-19 measures that have been put in place...
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Floral Thursday is back!
Time to dig out your boldest floral shirt, dainty flowery dress and everything in-between as Floral Thursday is back and ready to raise funds for the Greenfingers charity...
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New date announced for next year’s Glee
The Glee team has confirmed that the 2022 event will move to a new date in order to meet the ever-developing needs of the garden retail sector. As a result, Glee 2022 will take place 28th-30th June...
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Top reasons why plant buyers should visit the Glee Green Heart
Here are 10 top reasons why plant buyers should visit the Glee Green Heart...
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Glee Daily News brings you all the latest Glee news
The team from GTN are proud once again to be the official media partners for Glee producing the Glee Planner, the Glee Show Catalogue and the Glee Daily News..
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More exciting brands confirmed for Glee 2021
Retailers will be pleased to learn that this year’s Glee will be home to both established brands and exciting new grass-root innovators, and during recent weeks the show has welcomed a plethora of companies to the 2021 roster; companies’ retailers will not want to miss out on seeing!
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Get ahead of the curve with Glee bestsellers
Glee exhibitors detail their bestsellers during a year that has seen unprecedented demand for garden products...
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Enter the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
As activity ramps up ahead of Glee 2021, GIMA is encouraging new business and innovators to consider entering the 2021 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund...
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Everything you need to know about PAW @ Glee 2021
As a leading showcase of pet product suppliers, trendsetters and emerging brands, PAW at Glee 2021 is set to be a thriving platform for any retailers wanting to optimise the ‘pet pound’...
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Glee 2021 content programme details unveiled
Glee 2021 will once again host an invaluable seminar programme from The Stage theatre located in Hall 6...
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Gardenex plays host to International Buyers’ Centre at Glee
Gardenex is excited by the return of international exhibition Glee at the NEC Birmingham on September 14-16, where it will be hosting the International Buyers’ Centre in Hall 20, Stand J50, and organising meetings between international buyers and potential UK suppliers...
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Glee Sustainability Report
How the market leading exhibition for garden and outdoor products is placing sustainability at its heart...
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Glee 2021 Show Guide available online
The Glee 2021 Show Guide is now available in digital format as well as being a printed version available free at the exhibition. To view the online Show Guide click here.
Read your Glee Show Guide On-line here
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