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Homebase offers £350 grants via Macmillan Cancer Support scheme
Homebase has extended its partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support for another three years, with a new aim of working together to provide home-related grants. Source: Garden1
Water use exemptions demand for horticulture industry during drought
The HTA has responded to consultations by six water companies with “an urgent call for the unique needs of the sector to be considered in their plans for drought bans”. Source: Garden1
Private equity group acquires COMPO from Chinese owner
Duke Street, a mid-market private equity group, has completed the acquisition of COMPO, the largest European producer and distributor of consumer gardening soil, fertiliser, plant protection and lawn seeds. Source: Garden1
Garden retail sales analysed – what's going up and down this summer
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Thompson & Morgan 'for sale' at up to £200m
Owners BVG are reported to be set to cash in on Thompson & Morgan, which the mail order specialist bought in 2017. Source: Garden1
Wyevale Garden Centres liquidators report signals another step towards the end
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Latest data shows garden centre summer success
Garden centres continued good sales into the summer, continuing a long run of success since reopening in May 2020. Source: Garden1
Decco to distribute Carbon Gold peat-free
Carbon Gold’s biochar will be on shelves in garden centres and DIY retailers across the UK this summer thanks to a newly signed exclusive distribution agreement with Decco. Source: Garden1
Winners and losers in the horticulture week to 30 July
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Applicants to horticulture training 'the highest in decades': RHS
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has reported a 58% increase in applicants for its work-based training programmes in 2021. Source: Garden1
Highfield to build huge opening roof over plantarea to enhance shopping year round
Destination garden centre Highfield Garden World has secured planning permission to build a 3,362m² covered structure over its planteria with an opening roof. Source: Garden1
Glee introduces Covid-19 status checks
Attendees will have to conform with safety checks to comply with recent updated guidance from the UK Government. Source: Garden1
Garden care categories boom with Evergreen Garden Care experiencing +84% of value growth
The lockdown gardening boom saw 2.7m new households enter the garden care category last year, according to GfK data. Source: Garden1
One in seven shops remain shuttered
In the second quarter of 2021, the overall GB vacancy rate increased to 14.5%, from 14.1% in Q1. Source: Garden1
BHETA lobbying reverses HMRC position on plastic tax
British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has received confirmation from HMRC that it has made a U-turn on the latest draft secondary legislation on plastic packaging tax. Source: Garden1
What is Blue Diamond garden centre group planning for 2022?
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Ecodek says "Buy British" as demand for decking soars but imported materials are in short supply
The demand for decking materials has increased significantly during 2021, but the supply appears to be waning, according to a recent report from the Decking Network. Source: Garden1
Scott’s of Southend launches on-trend restaurant
The increasingly-popular Scott’s of Southend Garden Centre and Nursery is delighted to announce the official opening of its highly-anticipated new restaurant. Source: Garden1
Retailers keeping prices low, British Retail Consortium (BRC) reports
Consumers are seeing falling prices as shop price deflation accelerated to 1.2% year-on-year in July compared to June’s decrease of 0.7%. Source: Garden1
RHS advice prompts plant feed bottle lid swap to make bottles fully recyclable
Gardening product supplier Empathy has swapped the lids used for its After Plant Liquid Feed range from black to white – a minor change that it hopes will make a big long-term environmental impact. Source: Garden1
