Industry News
Garden Press Event celebrates award winners and HTA welcomes House of Lords committee members
Over 400 members of the garden press and media made their way to the Garden Press Event on 21 February, for a one- day exhibition showcasing the entire supply chain of the environmental horticulture industry, organised by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA). The event, held at the Business Design
Centre in London, culminated in the announcement of the winners of two awards: the Bob Maker Memorial Award for Best Stand Display and the Best New Product Award. Both awards were voted on throughout the day by the visiting press, and entrants donated to Greenfingers Charity to be considered for an award. Blue Diamond & National Trust took home
Haskins celebrates qualification success for two employees
Haskins Garden Centres is celebrating the achievements of two employees, Jason Froggatt, Group Catering Manager and Mike Morath, Commercial and Operations Manager at Birdworld, after they achieved their Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety and Hygiene in Catering. The award was achieved through Highfield Qualifications, after Jason and Mike undertook a five-day course to learn in more detail about the most up-to-date food safety measures to ensure optimal food management and hygiene. They will now introduce their useful learnings to the wider team at Haskins and Birdworld to improve the wider functioning of the business. This will guarantee that Haskins’ employees continue to practise the most up- to-date food safety measures, something that the business is dedicated to implementing across all its centres and at Birdworld.
Lord Redesdale, who Chaired the visit and was joined by Baroness Willis and Lord Carter, commented: “Visiting the event was an eye opener to see the success of the horticulture industry and understand the challenges UK businesses are facing, such as trade.” HTA CEO Fran Barnes said: “The Garden
the prize for ‘Best Stand Display’, and Wool Pots won the award for ‘Best New Product’. Also, in a first for the sector, the HTA hosted members of the House of Lords special inquiry committee into horticulture at the event. During its visit to the show, the group saw nearly 100 exhibitors including growers, retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers in an early opportunity for them to see the breadth and diversity of UK horticulture.
Press Event was full of energy with an incredible showcase of so much innovation in horticulture. Many congratulations to our award winners, and we were delighted to welcome the House of Lords Committee and Lord Taylor of Holbeach who know our industry so well.” GIMA Director Vicky Nutall said: “The Garden
Press Event is a unique opportunity for our industry to showcase their products and meet members of the press. The hall was packed, and it was great to see so many networking.”
GCA members vote Wyevale Nurseries as Associate Member of the Year Wyevale Nurseries has been voted as Associate
Member of the Year for 2022 by members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) it was revealed at the organisation’s annual conference. The award recognises companies or individuals that
have contributed to the success of the sector and is highly regarded and valued. GCA Chief Executive, Peter Burks said: “Each year in the run up to the conference we ask our garden centre members for their thoughts on who should be our Associate Member of the Year. Members vote for the company that has helped their centre the most, for example by of-fering the best service, new products or marketing assistance. This year we were delighted to announce that Wyevale Nurseries scooped this prestigious title and was presented with the Haskins Stewarts Cup at our 2023 conference.” Hundreds of garden centres and Associate Members of the GCA attended this year’s annual
conference at the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa in Blackburn. Among the attendees was Ian Wright, who is Commercial Sales Director at Wyevale Nurseries. He said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have received this wonderful award for our role in the industry and in recognition of the range of plants and the service we offer to our garden centre customers.”
Perrywood raises over £45,000 for the local community
Over the last two years, Perrywood Tiptree and Perrywood Sudbury have raised a grand total of £45,000 for local charities, schools and community projects. Every two years, Perrywood choose local
Jason Froggatt, Group Catering Manager at Haskins, and Mike Morath, Commercial and Operations Manager at Birdworld
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charities or community groups to sup-port. In 2021/22, £35,000 was raised for Abberton Rural Training, Together We Grow, Colchester Hospital, ActivLives and Greenfingers. Fundraising activities by the Perrywood team and customers included an afternoon tea party,
charity quizzes, prize draws and team Christmas jumper days, and tours and talks to gardening and community groups. The Tiptree Coffee Shop &
Restaurant team donated their tips to the Colchester & Ipswich
Hospitals Charity. Thanks to the generous tips from customers, they raised £9,720, which went towards equipment at Colchester Hospital. An additional £10,000 was gifted in plant donations, gardening equipment and raffle prizes to other local charities, schools and community projects during 2022.
GCU Spring 2023
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