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GTN's Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed during Glee at Spring Fair
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards were revealed during a special breakfast event at Glee at Spring Fair today (Tuesday). Gold award winners included Brookside Kent, Ruxley Manor, The Old Railway Line, Kirktown, Silverbirch and Whitehall Lacock.
From left to right: Trevor Pfeiffer, awards organiser; Kerry Freeman, Gardman; Mark Cleary, Old Railway Line; Chris Yeu, Summerhill; Louise Young, event director of Spring Fair; Matthew Mein, event director of Glee.
Full list of award winners and pictures
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Suki's bestsellers work wonders at Spring Fair
The Personalised Angel and Snowman & Snowgirl Ornaments were a massive success last Christmas – topping the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 chart for long periods – and the success story for Suki Gifts International continued with lots of interest shown in the products at Spring Fair...
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Block Blitz goes from strength to strength
Over the past 12 months, Block Blitz – a new, innovative company, which in 2016 won the Glee Best of British Award and New Product Award for garden care (chemicals
fertilisers and composts) – has gone from strength to strength...
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Wide range of products from Summit International
Summit International, a leading manufacturer and distributor of multiple outdoor living and leisure brands, will be showcasing its wide collection of cross category products at this year’s Spring Fair. With new ranges launching across multiple brands including MyBento, B&Co, Pursuit and Discovery Adventures, Summit International’s stand is something buyer’s will not want to miss!
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Exhibitor spotlight: Bergs Potter
Bergs Potter's pots are created with love in Tuscany. The company takes pride in the beauty and strength of the pots, made from premium clay.
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Woodlodge kick off Marie Curie promotion with 20k donation
The vibrant display of daffodils on Woodlodge's Glee @ Spring Fair stand is designed to draw attention to their Marie Curie charity promotion, launched yesterday on World Cancer Day, with a pledge to donate at least £20,000...
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Award winning tools on show from Darlac
Darlac, well-known for precision cutting tools and useful garden equipment, are upbeat about exhibiting at GLEE at Spring Fair especially after picking up two prestigious Best Buy awards in recent Gardeners’ World Magazine trials reported in the February 2018 edition...
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Contemporary outdoor and indoor planters from Cadix
Cadix is a leading distributor of contemporary outdoor and indoor planters, and artificial topiary...
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Authentic and original musically tuned windchimes
Woodstock Chimes UK’s best-selling Chimes of Pluto – Bronze is tuned to a lovely pentatonic scale and acts in concert with the wind to create random patterns of wonderful music.
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Exhibitor spotlight: Hygeia Garden
The team at Hygeia Garden is delighted to present their range of garden care products at Spring Fair 2018. As experts in the industry with almost 80 years’ experience of R&D and innovation, they look forward to launching our lawn care products in the UK.
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Exhibitor spotlight: Durston Garden Products
Durston Garden Products Ltd is looking to welcome all new and existing clients to its Stand G41 in Hall 3 where it will be showcasing its entire range of growing media products...
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Raised planter pioneers Veg Trug carry on innovating...
Veg Trug's latest new products, the X-Large Greenhouse and Bee Bar - are on show at Glee @ Spring Fair...and more new products are promised for later in the year...
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Multiform...a great way to show off in-store
If you're a retailer who craves more flexibility from your display systems, you could check out the Multiform system on the Ceramic Nighlights stand (3G19)...
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Glee at Spring Fair's New Product Award winner revealed
The Glee at Spring Fair New Product Award, run in association with Garden Trade News, was won by Jardinopia Ltd, who scooped this year’s top prize with Potty Feet.
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Great start for innovative new company
A passion for gardening and a love of the outdoors were the key drivers behind the launch of Jardinopia Ltd, the company behind the award-winning Potty Feet products...
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Extended Curve creates lots of interest for Pouf Daddy
The Extended Curve has created lots of interest on the Pouf Daddy stand (3E14) after winning the runner-up prize in the New Product Awards, run in association with Garden Trade News...
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Glee @ Spring Fair New Product Award judged on first day of show
The Glee @ Spring Fair New Product Award, in association with Garden Trade News, was judged on first day of show by a panel of retail experts (pictured above).
See pictures of all Glee at Spring Fair New Product entries
Spring Fair present Premier Decorations with 30th anniversary cake
Premier Decorations were presented with a special cake to mark their 30th year of exhibiting at Spring Fair.
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Stax put finishing touch to distribution deal with LG Harris
Stax announced at Spring Fair that they have been granted Preferred Wholesaler status for the full range of products from leading decorating tool manufacturer LG Harris...
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Picture exclusive LIVE from build up in Hall 3
See pictures LIVE from Build Up of Glee at Spring Fair...
See pictures LIVE from Build Up of Glee at Spring Fair
The secret of no risk retailing
Creative Products is welcoming retailers to its two stands, Stand 3D20-E21 in Hall 3-3A at the Glee at Spring Fair concession and Stand 9B44-C45 in Hall 9, to come and discover the unmissable benefits of its unique ‘no risk’ retailing opportunities...
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Magic Apple lounger is a Glee head turner
The Garden Furniture Centre were turning heads in Hall 3 today with their Magic Apple lounger, which you can see on the New Product Showcase...
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A handful of innovation from Neat Ideas
Neat Ideas have a brilliantly simple philosophy - innovative products that offer unique user benefits, backed up by compelling video POS...
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Glee Daily News brings you all the latest news from Glee at Spring Fair - previews, live issues from the show and an omnibus edition
The team from GTN are proud to be the official media partners for Glee at Spring Fair producing seven issues of Glee Daily News...
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Bunnings owner could exit the UK by June, says newspaper report
Retail giant Wesfarmers could abort its troubled invasion of the British Isles as soon as June after admitting it made serious mistakes when trying to transplant the successful Bunnings model to the northern hemisphere, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald...
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Squire’s eyes investment opportunities
Squire’s Garden Centres is actively looking for further sites having taken the difficult decision to part with their Windsor centre, which will close in the autumn of 2018...
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Sign up to a Garden Re-Leaf Day challenge
Each year we endeavour to be better, eat better and exercise better. Make this the year you succeed by signing up to one of the Garden Re-Leaf challenges to raise money for Greenfingers Charity...
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January gets growing year off to flying start
2018 could be a great year for gardening as early indications are that growing activity is at and all-time high, according to GTN Bestsellers...
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Plant sales up 32% for January
What a start for plant sales in 2018! January total plant sales volumes in the GTN Bestsellers EPOS data are up 32% on January 2017...
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Garden lighting sales keep on shining
Another good week for garden product sales sees January GTN Top 50 volumes reach the highest level since 2015, up 22% on January 2017. And it is garden lighting that is the spark that is driving sales...
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Black Russians are top tomato
Veg-2-Gro sales picked up last week to end the month 10% down on January last year, making it a below average start to the veg growing year...
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Record January for growing media
January sales volumes of the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 growing media lines have reached a record high, driven by early bird offers that have really been taken advantage of by keen gardeners...
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Gardman acknowledges teething problems at new distribution centre...but says they're now fixed
Gardman has acknowledged the company has experienced teething problems at its new £30 million custom-built distribution centre in Daventry but says it's confident it will cope with the busy Spring period...
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Looking for Christmas Ideas for 2018?
While you are planning your visit to Spring Fair we've got a host of ideas for your Christmas 2018. take a look at GTN's photo tours of 30+ garden centres this Christmas including:
Aylett Nurseries
Barton Grange
Baytree
Bents
Blue Diamond Trentham
Brookside, Kent
Castle Gardens
Daleside Klondyke
Dobbies Mellville
Fresh at Burcot
Fron Goch
Frosts Woburn Sands
Gardenwise
Gouldings
Haskins Ferndown
Haskins West End
Hetland
Kirktown
Mains of Drum
Millbrook Gravesend
Notcutts Solihull
Old Railway Line
Planters Tamworth
Pughs Radyr
Raemoir
Ruxley Manor
Silverbirch
Summerhills
Thurrock
Whitehall Lacock
Woodlands Ash, Kent
See GTN's Christmas Garden Centre photo tours
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