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Trentham Home & Garden has now completed its extensive refurbishment and will officially launch its new look on Friday, 8 th April. The £1million 3-month refurbishment has seen the centre transform into a unique destination shopping experience that inspires creatively throughout. ‘Trentham has been part of the group now for over 10 years and it was time to launch with a brand new look in…

Le Friquet Garden Centre are donating a maximum of £10,000 to Guernsey’s beloved North Show. This is currently being raised through donating 10% from their outdoor plant sales over the coming weeks. The centre are hoping that the Guernsey public support this important cause and help raise this much-needed money. ‘We’re very proud to be supporting the North Show this year as it’s such an…

Blue Diamond Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Alford-Burnett as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1st February 2016. Patricia has served as the CEO of both public and privately owned companies. She is an experienced multi-channel retailer. Most recently she was CEO of The White Company for 6 years and prior to that served as CEO of ILLUM, a prestigious…

Redfields Home of Garden & Living has won the Best Business Development Award for its extensive refurbishment at this years prestigious Garden Retail and Garden Industry Awards held on Thursday, 4th February. Redfields, which is part of the Blue Diamond Group, is now widely regarded as one of the best garden centres in the country offering a unique destination for customers and delivers an…

Le Friquet Garden Centre have achieved Gold for the second year running in The Greatest Christmas Display and Greatest Pet Christmas Team categories in The 7 th Annual Greatest Christmas Awards held at The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate on Sunday, 10 th January. The prestigious awards event, sponsored by SnowTime and Kaemingk, was hosted and organised by Garden Trade News, who along with the judging…

Carriages Restaurant at Trelawney Garden Centre has been awarded a distinguished 5 star rating by their local Environmental Health Officer. The Food Standards Agency, which is operated in partnership with Cornwall's local authority, has raised the food hygiene rating at Carriages Restaurant from 4 to 5 stars in November 2015. 'We are thrilled with this rating,' says Restaurant Manager, Helen…

Evesham Garden Centre, have won an impressive 15 awards at the prestigious Garden Centre Association (GCA) Awards held at Stratford Garden Centre on 21st July 2015. The centre won 11 Awards of Merit, two Midland Area Awards, a Highly Commended Award and are finalists in the Ruxley Rose Competition. The Awards of Merit are based on the percentage scored in the centre's audit per department and…

Fryer's Nursery was in full bloom at the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show in Tatton Park this month winning not one, but two silver awards. The show, which took place during 22nd – 26th July, celebrates the Cheshire region's finest horticulturalists and the showground is made up of 3 themed zones – 'Grow' which celebrates all things plants; 'Inspire' which shows the latest in design…

The Blue Diamond Garden Centre Group has reached the finals in the category of 'Excellence in Non-Specialist Multiple Retailing' in The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2015 - the winner of which will be announced in London on 7th October. The Excellence in Housewares Awards, now in its 16th year, is organised by Progressive Housewares magazine in conjunction with the Cookshop and Housewares…

Simon Burke joins Blue Diamond Group as Non-Executive Chairman Blue Diamond Group has appointed experienced specialist retailer Simon Burke as a Non-Executive Chairman on 10 th June 2015 as Geoff Dorey, grandson of Percy Dorey who founded the Company in 1904, stepped down after 25 years in the role. ‘Simon is the first director in the Group’s 111 years of existence not to be a Guernsey…