Blue Diamond Group

Blue Diamond has now purchased Frosts, Willington in Bedfordshire, alongside Frosts, Woburn Sands, that was purchased in August. Originally opened as a nursery in the late 1890s, the Willington garden centre grew into a successful business through the partnership of the Godber and Frost families, establishing a strong reputation within the local community.   Alan Roper, MD of Blue Diamond…

Blue Diamond are pleased to announce that they have acquired Frosts Garden Centre at Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire. Alan Roper, the CEO of The Blue Diamond Group said “ Frosts Garden Centre is a thriving and respected family business with a unique brand and excellent reputation within the local community. Blue Diamond is proud to be the new owner of this aspirational Garden Centre. We intend to…

FRYER'S GARDEN CENTRE in Knutsford has been awarded a prestigious gong for the second year running rising up from a shortlist of 20 to win. The Manchester Road centre won Best Garden Centre for the year of 2017 beating 19 others. Bijal Mistry, store manager, said: “I am delighted with this award. I have a tight-knit team of loyal and hardworking staff, many of whom have worked at Fryer’s for…

Blue Diamond Ltd, the UK’s third-largest garden centre group, which is managed and controlled in Guernsey and owns Le Friquet Garden Centre has reported strong profits for 2016. It has also announced the acquisition of its 20th garden centre at East Bridgford, near Nottingham.    Following record profits of £6.6m in 2015, Blue Diamond managed to increase profits again in 2016 by 28%…

Blue Diamond has won the coveted title of 'Britain's Best Multiple Garden Centre' at the Housewares Innovation Awards, which was held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on Monday, 6th February. Hosted by enthusiastic duo Si King and Dave Myers, also known as 'The Hairy Bikers', the Housewares Innovation Awards recognises the UK's most outstanding retailers and suppliers. Representing…

Blue Diamond, based in Guernsey and the third-largest garden centre operator in the UK, has just announced record profits before tax of £6.6m for the year ending 31 December 2015, an increase of £2.1m or 47% on 2014. Excluding exceptional one-off items, the underlying profit before tax would have been £6.9m. The Group enjoyed a positive year on all key measures, including strong like-for-like…

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…

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…