i2i Events Group, the organisers of the annual Glee garden retail show (14th – 16th September, NEC Birmingham), has recently announced details of a new brand which will run alongside its retail shows – introducing Inside Retail. Continue reading
Month: June 2015
Glee Food & Catering Zone 2015: Catering Design Group’s top 10 do’s & don’ts to optimise catering in a garden retail environment
Garden centre catering is big business. The latest HTA/ Ipsos Moris statistics show that over 50% of garden centres now offer on-site catering facilities, with an estimated 55 million visits to garden centre cafes taking place in 2011 alone. Here, Catering Design Group – an award-winning restaurant and commercial kitchen design company and exclusive partners of Glee’s Food & Catering Zone during 2015 – shares its top 10 do’s and don’ts for garden centres to consider when running a catering operation. Continue reading
New Glee website provides 365 resource
With Glee 2015 just around the corner the show’s organisers have confirmed that Glee will now benefit from a revamped website (www.gleebirmingham.com), which will place product at the forefront whilst also offering better access to the show’s exhibitors and features. Continue reading
Glee’s Green Heart grows in 2015
Introduced in 2014 to help bring plants back to the centre of Glee, the Green Heart brought together some of the biggest and most respected UK growers to showcase 2015 plant ranges. Incredibly well received the area has undergone some exciting changes ahead of the 2015 show. Continue reading
How to serve up your own championship lawn
Wimbledon is a British institution, and for many heralds the start of true summertime. But Wimbledon would be nothing without the glorious green lawns which provide the backdrop to the tears, tension and celebrations that make its one of the most exciting annual sporting events. However very few people realise how easy it is to create their very own Wimbledon-worthy lawn at home. Here Guy Jenkins from Johnsons Lawn Seed – the UK’s leading UK premium grass seed supplier – explains how. Continue reading
Harrison Clark Rickerbys, in association with Three Counties and Bruton Knowles, launches the Young Agricultural Entrepreneur Award
Three Counties law firm, Harrison Clark Rickerbys, has joined forces with the Three Counties and property consultants Bruton Knowles to acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and creative thinking which has become a cornerstone of today’s agricultural industry. Continue reading
Forest Garden creates new customer resource with opening of the UK’s largest garden timber trade showroom
Forest Garden, the UK’s largest manufacturer and distributor of garden timber products, has expanded its offering to customers by opening what is thought to be the largest indoor product display in the UK garden and landscape sector, at its Worcestershire head office site. Continue reading
GIMA Partner launches Travel Booking Service
BSA Buying Group, partner of GIMA for overhead cost reduction, is delighted to announce the launch of its 20th overhead cost category, Travel Booking. It has negotiated discounts which now make travel booking economically viable for even the smallest of companies. Continue reading
Sogefi reaffirmed as leading filter supplier for UK’s top selling car makers
Sogefi filters and modules fitted on eight of the top 10 selling cars,
including the top four from leading UK brands.