Garden centres from across the country scooped awards at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) 52nd annual conference yesterday (January 22, 2018).

The awards were presented to the member garden centres during a ceremony at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon on Monday, January 22.

Chief executive of the GCA, Iain Wylie said: “It is clear that all of our winners have worked extremely hard during the past year to reach and maintain the very highest of standards in garden centre retail excellence and I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of them. Our inspectors were extremely impressed with their achievements.”

 

The full list of winners announced on Monday, January 22 were:                                      

Christmas Competition (Garden Centre category) sponsored by Gisela Graham – Castle Gardens

Christmas Competition (Destination Garden Centre category) sponsored by Gisela Graham – Bents Garden & Home

Environment and Community Award – Stewarts Garden Centre – Christchurch

Ruxley Rose (Garden Centre category) – Cowell’s Garden Centre

Ruxley Rose (Destination Garden Centre category) – Bents Garden & Home

Barton Grange Trophy for Commercial Creativity and Innovation – Bents Garden & Home

Customer Service Award – Best Customer Service – Barton Grange Garden Centre

The Indoor Lifestyle Award – Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Garden Centre category) – Stratford Garden Centre

The Indoor Lifestyle Award – Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category) – Barton Grange Garden Centre

The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Garden Centre category) – Fairways Garden Centre – Ashbourne

The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category) – Barton Grange Garden Centre

Dick Allen Award (Most Improved Garden Centre) – Webbs, West Hagley

The ifse Award for Catering Excellence – Best Garden Centre Restaurant (Garden Centre Category) – Fron Goch Garden Centre

The ifse Award for Catering Excellence – Best Garden Centre Restaurant (Destination Garden Centre Category) – Webbs, Wychbold

Weber Outdoor Living Award – Best Outdoor Living Retailer (Garden Centre Category) – Stratford Garden Centre

Weber Outdoor Living Award – Best Outdoor Living Retailer (Destination Garden Centre Category) – Gordale Nurseries.
 

A full report of the GCA Conference 2018 will be available in the next issue of DIY Week.  

The GCA represents nearly 200 garden centres nationwide.