Industry | Garden centres |
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Founded | 1990 |
Headquarters | Alford, Lincolnshire, England, UK |
Website |
britishgardencentres |
British Garden Centres (legally incorporated as Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centres Ltd.), is a British chain of garden centres based in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. [1] By 2022, it operated over sixty locations. [2] [3] It is the second largest operator of garden centres in the UK, after Dobbies. [4]
The company was started by Charles Stubbs in 1990. Its first garden centre was Woodthorpe Hall, built on a farm. [5] In 2010, it acquired its fifth garden centre. [6]
In 2018, the firm operated ten garden centres. [4]
In 2019, the company acquired 37 garden centres from Wyevale Garden Centres. [7] In December 2019, the firm completed its acquisition of Hillview, a chain of eight garden centres. [8]
In March 2022, the company changed its logo, with the new design incorporating a red butterfly. [9] The logo formerly had a poppy. [10]
Industry | Garden centres |
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Founded | 1990 |
Headquarters | Alford, Lincolnshire, England, UK |
Website |
britishgardencentres |
British Garden Centres (legally incorporated as Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centres Ltd.), is a British chain of garden centres based in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. [1] By 2022, it operated over sixty locations. [2] [3] It is the second largest operator of garden centres in the UK, after Dobbies. [4]
The company was started by Charles Stubbs in 1990. Its first garden centre was Woodthorpe Hall, built on a farm. [5] In 2010, it acquired its fifth garden centre. [6]
In 2018, the firm operated ten garden centres. [4]
In 2019, the company acquired 37 garden centres from Wyevale Garden Centres. [7] In December 2019, the firm completed its acquisition of Hillview, a chain of eight garden centres. [8]
In March 2022, the company changed its logo, with the new design incorporating a red butterfly. [9] The logo formerly had a poppy. [10]