Devon-based seeds supplier Suttons will welcome new managing director Benjamin Bejar on February 1, following the promotion of current MD Cecile Cuzenic. 

Decorative and garden timber supplier Forest Garden has appointed new national account manager Andrew Pewsey, who will focus on some of the business' key accounts across the UK. 

Nicola Beet has been appointed as Gardman's category manager for pet care, following on from the category's launch last June. 

The British Retail Consortium is seeing in the new year with a brand new director general, Helen Dickinson, who officially took the reins from Stephen Robertson on January 1. 

Jo Davey, a former sales executive for Notcutts Nurseries, has been appointed as a new account manager for Floramedia. 

Paul Grinsell, who has been the Totally DIY and Totally Tools director of sales since 1997, will be taking on the role of show director as the shows move to their new home at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. 

Previous Garden Centre Association (GCA) chief executive Gillie Westwood was given a fond send off by members of the horticultural industry in London recently. 

Thanks to the generosity of tradesmen and visitors to the Painting & Decorating Show, Big Wipes was able to raise £675 for the Help for Heroes charity. 

Tool brands Dewalt and Stanley have sent two sports fans to the MotoGP finale in Valencia after they won competitions, including hitting nails with a hammer in the shortest time, and a quiz on endurance. 

Somerset-based compost manufacturer Durston Garden Products Ltd has appointed Ruth Green as its national sales manager.