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Container Centralen (CC) liaises with its customers on how to best introduce the new CC Solid. Source: Garden1

According to latest figures from Markit, the Household Finance Index (HFI) posted 44.8 in September, down from 44.9 in August. Source: Garden1

This Autumn, Wildlife World is unveiling a range of new products, including its new novelty Dewdrop range for birds, bees and other beneficial garden insects, available as a Bird Nest Box, Bird Feeder, Butterfly, Moth & Insect Habitat or Bee & Bug home. Source: Garden1

Hot weather has hit sales at over 50s women’s retailer Bonmarche. Source: Garden1

Squire’s in Chertsey, Surrey, is set for re-opening in early 2017. Source: Garden1

British Protected Ornamentals Association Home Grown grower of the year Tesco is displaying the Home Grown label on its autumn range. Source: Garden1

Johnsons Seeds has taken an order from Tim and Jan Miller, owners of Falkland Islands’ garden centre at Glee 2016 . Source: Garden1

Glyphosate is being backed more and more agencies and parliaments, making a 2014 report suggesting the weedkiller is carcinogenic “an outlier”, according to manufacturer Monsanto. Source: Garden1

Marketing consultant Jane Lawler, formerly of Bayer Garden and Gardman, says the atmosphere at the Glee trade show was “buoyant” after some “tough recent years”. Source: Garden1

Autistic gardener Alan Gardner is to return to TV with a new series called Avant Gardener. Source: Garden1

B&Q owner Kingfisher has posted underlying pre-tax profit interim profits 13.5 per cent higher at £436 million, with Kingfisher sales up 2.7 per cent and retail profit up 8.7 per cent, in constant currencies for the six months to 31 July 2016. Source: Garden1

Stewart Garden launched four new products at Glee trade show this month. Source: Garden1

Malcolm Scott Consultants (MSC) has obtained planning permission on behalf of a Buckinghamshire garden centre to construct a covered walkway at the site and a Scottish centre for a restaurant extension. Source: Garden1

Injured service personnel charity Help for Heroes has appointed a licensing agent for garden products. Source: Garden1

Weber barbecues launched Genesis II gas barbecues at Glee, claiming the product as the biggest advancement to the range “in over 30 years”. Source: Garden1

At Glee trade show this week, giant cheques totalling £18,000 were presented to Greenfingers Charity and Perennial from the Great British Card Company from sales of its ‘Floreo’ range of charity cards. Source: Garden1

A new smart system from Gardena aims to allow gardeners to access and control their garden tools in a smart app. Source: Garden1

Stewarts Garden Centre Restaurant and Coffee shop at Broomhill, near Wimborne, Dorset has a new catering manager. Source: Garden1

To celebrate the occasion a giant home-made cake was cut and shared with customers, along with celebratory glasses of bucks fizz. Source: Garden1

Husqvarna Group is to increase the capacity for its Newton Aycliffe factory in North East England. Source: Garden1