Hillview Garden Centres has acquired the Little Heath Garden & Aquatics Centre business in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
The garden centre, which employs 30 staff and is located just off junction 1 of the M42, was developed over 30 years by Barry and Julia Hall. The sale follows the death last year of Mr Hall.

The Hillview Group managing director Nadav Livni told diyweek.net that the group was also expecting to complete imminently its acquisition of The Garden Store, which has six centres. He said the deal with Little Heath was "part of the acquisition pipeline to bring us to nine sites".

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