Garden Centre Association

... Garden Centre of the Year 2010

NORTH WEST GARDEN CENTRE IS BEST IN UK

For the second year in a run Bents Garden & Home has been presented with the national title of GCA Garden Centre of the Year 2010.  It is the third time the Leigh based garden centre has held the prestigious award.

Bents were presented with the title by the Garden Centre Association (GCA) following an intensive annual audit, which records scores from over 200 garden centres throughout the UK.

Says Matthew Bent, MD of Bents Garden & Home:  “There many awards available within our industry, but this really is the big one. It is not one that requires a written submission; instead the audit is something that is a requirement of our membership of the GCA. It is based purely on quality standards throughout the centre, not only of products and departments, but also people and service, which makes it all the more special to receive it again this year.   We have a great team who work extremely hard and this award is a fantastic way to thank them for all their input.”

Bents received a spot visit by the GCA auditors in spring 2009 and recorded one of the top scores in the country, which saw them awarded Best Garden Centre in the North West.  The Centre then received a further spot check, along with four other centres, to be re-audited resulting in the UK’s highest result and presentation of the prestigious industry award.

The award also sees Bents being acknowledged as a GCA Garden Centre of Excellence, one of only 16 in the country.

For more information visit. www.bents.co.uk

The other winners of the GCA Garden Centres of Excellence 2010 awards are:
 
2. Webbs of Wychbold, Nr Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire  www.webbsdirect.co.uk
3. Barton Grange Garden Centre, Preston, Lancashire www.bartongrange.co.uk  
4. Haskins Ferndown, Dorset  www.haskins.co.uk
5. Planters Garden Centre, Freasley, Staffordshire www.plantersgc.com
6. All-in-One Garden Centre, Middleton, Greater Manchester www.allinone.co.uk
7. Frosts at Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire www.frostsgroup.com
8. Grosvenor Garden Centre, Nr Chester, Cheshire www.grosvenorgardencentre.co.uk
9. Burleydam Garden Centre, South Wirral, Cheshire www.burleydamgardencentre.co.uk
10. Woodlands Nurseries, Stapleton, Leicestershire www.woodlandsnurseries.co.uk
11. Cowell's Garden Centre, Woolsington, Tyne & Wear www.cowellsgc.co.uk
12. The Millbrook Garden Company, Southfleet, Nr Gravesend, Kent www.millbrookgc.co.uk
13. Coolings Nurseries, Knockholt, Nr Sevenoaks, Kent www.coolings.co.uk
14. Poplars Nursery Garden Centre, Toddington, Bedfordshire www.poplars.co.uk 
15. Sunshine Garden Centre, Bounds Green, North London www.sunshinegc.co.uk
16. Lady Green Garden Centre, Ince Blundell, Merseyside www.ladygreen.co.uk