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Fiskars sells Sankey to Strata Products 11-Dec-2013
Fiskars is selling off its UK garden container, propagation and water storage business, Sankey, along with its related manufacturing assets. |
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Millbrook raises more than £2,000 for charity 11-Dec-2013
Staff at The Millbrook Garden Company have presented a cheque for more than £2,000 to its Charity of the Year. |
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Ad misled over 'it's British' cutlery made overseas 11-Dec-2013
A teleshopping presentation for Viners cutlery was misleading because the statement "it's British, it's Sheffield" implied that it was made in Sheffield, when it wasn't. |
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Ewbank looks to the future 11-Dec-2013
The owners of cleaning product manufacturer and supplier, Ewbank, are planning investment in the company for next year to help it grow. |
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Christmas comes early at Bents 11-Dec-2013
Staff at Bents Garden & Home are celebrating after being awarded the 'Best in the North West' for its Christmas display. |
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Record online sales at John Lewis 11-Dec-2013
Online sales at John Lewis were up 22% in the week to December 7 - the second week in a row where over a third of all trade went through its website. |
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Carpetright first-half profits down by a third 11-Dec-2013
UK profits at Carpetright improved in the half year to October 26 2013, but they slumped by a third at the company as a whole. |
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Cash-strapped consumers turn off the Christmas lights 9-Dec-2013
Two thirds of consumers are planning to cut back on Christmas spending this year, with decorations and lights amongst the areas that will be sacrificed. |
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GIMA appoints new director 6-Dec-2013
Vicky Nuttall has been appointed to the position of GIMA director. She will take over the role from Neil Gow in the New Year. |
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Knauf donates to DIY SOS project 6-Dec-2013
Knauf Insulation recently donated loft roll insulation to the BBC programme DIY SOS, to help provide new fit for purpose premises for the Little Miracles charity. |
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Solus appoints Mark Pearson as its new ceo 6-Dec-2013
Solus Garden & Leisure has announced the appointment of Mark Pearson as its new chief executive officer. |
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Notcutts confirms purchase of Garden Pride Garden Centre 6-Dec-2013
Notcutts has confirmed that from today it now owns Garden Pride Garden Centre in West Sussex. |
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Chancellor announces series of business rates concessions 5-Dec-2013
Businesses have welcomed a series of moves announced by Chancellor George Osborne today in his Autumn Statement, which include a cap on business rate increases for next year of 2%. |
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300 Christmas trees stolen from Cheshire garden centre 5-Dec-2013
300 Christmas trees were stolen from High Legh Garden Centre in Knutsford, Cheshire, during an overnight raid. Police have warned of other garden centres being targeted. |
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Breaking news: Chancellor to limit business rate hikes 5-Dec-2013
Chancellor George Osborne will announce that he is capping business rate rises when he delivers his Autumn Statement later this morning. |
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DIY Week Awards: Silver winners revealed! 5-Dec-2013
A host of suppliers and retailers of hardware and garden products have been revealed as Silver winners in the 2014 DIY Week Awards - but they will have to wait a little longer to find out if they have gone on to scoop Gold. |
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Garden furniture 'in stock' claim was misleading 4-Dec-2013
An online garden furniture retailer has been reprimanded by the ad watchdog for saying a product was in stock when it wasn't - even though that was beyond its control. |
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Kingfisher employees to share in £9.7m pre-Christmas payout 4-Dec-2013
Over 1,400 Kingfisher employees are set to share in the maturity of two ShareSave schemes, representing a total collective gain of £9.7 million. |
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Somerset hardware shop HT Perry & Son is a Christmas winner 5-Dec-2013
Staff at Somerset hardware store HT Perry & Son are celebrating after they emerged triumphant in this year's Home Hardware Christmas window dressing competition. |
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Home Hardware raises over £3,000 for charities 4-Dec-2013
Members, suppliers and staff at Home Hardware's recent convention raised over £3,000 to be split between three charities. |
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