We have two garden centres in the top 10!
The teams at Perrywood Tiptree and Sudbury are celebrating following success at the National Garden Centre Association (GCA) Conference this week, the industry’s most prestigious event of the year for UK garden centres.
At the Garden Centre Association annual awards gala, Perrywood Tiptree was placed 1st in the Garden Centre Association’s Top 100 League Table. This makes us only one of ten ‘Garden Centres of Excellence’ in the whole of the UK.
What’s more, Perrywood Sudbury was placed 8th and is also a ‘Garden Centre of Excellence’. This is a huge achievement moving from number 32 in 2023!
Additionally, Perrywood Tiptree won:
🥇Ruxley Rose award for Best Plant Area (Destination Garden Centre category)
🥇Ian Boardman Award for Best Indoor Plants Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category)
🥇The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category)
🥇The Barton Grange Trophy – Commercial Innovation & Creativity
🥇The Customer Service Award
🥈The Paul Cooling Award for Environment and Sustainability
🥉Catering Award (Destination Garden Centre category)
Additionally, Perrywood Sudbury won:
🥉 The Customer Service Award
The GCA carries out an annual unannounced inspection of all its members and uses this to compile the league table. The association adds up scores for a number of elements including customer service, merchandising, sustainability, creativity and innovation, quality and range of products and much more. This is a fantastic achievement for Perrywood and highlights the hard work of every single team member.
Simon Bourne, Retail Director, comments: “The UK is home to some truly outstanding garden centres, which makes it even more exciting that both our centres have been named in the top 10! This incredible achievement is all thanks to our phenomenal team’s unwavering passion, dedication, and hard work. From our beautiful plant displays to our carefully curated gift shops, every detail is designed to delight our customers. We couldn’t be prouder!”
