Membership
...of the Garden Centre Association
The Garden Centre Association
“A resource which is available to improve members' businesses by enabling communication, raising standards and assisting members to promote themselves.”
What it takes to become a Garden Centre Member
Applicants who own or operate one or more garden centres must be a member of the Horticultural Trades Association. The company needs to have been trading for at least 12 months and preferably sponsored by two existing GCA members. The garden centre will be subjected to a standards inspection by an independent consultant before being accepted as a full member.
Benefits
- A listing on this website with links to your website
- Attractive credit card rates specially negotiated on your behalf
- Exclusive offers on products and services from some of our 180 Associate members
- Participation in Area Group meetings where like minded garden centre owners/managers share trading figures and ideas in an open and friendly atmosphere
- A chance to attend our Winter Conference, considered to be the most important in the industry calendar
- The annual standards audit, an invaluable motivational management tool
- GCA internet user group where you can share information and be kept up to date with current issues
- Automatic membership of the Forum for Private Business
- Free access to Garden Forum - the industry's e-newsletter
- Free Employment Law/Human Resources and Health & Safety advice helpline operated by Peninsula Business Services Ltd
- Take part in all our national competitions which have great PR potential
- Newsletters, Directory of Members and GCA Yearbook
- Monthly Barometer of Trade Report – a way of benchmarking your performance with your peers
- Summer workshops and study tours around the country and abroad
When you join the Association you will become part of more than just another trade association. You will be a member of a group of garden centres who believe there is more to be achieved by co-operation and working together than an individual centre can achieve by operating alone. Please contact us for more information info@gca.org.uk
If you are a supplier to the garden centre industry you may like to become an Associate Member...