Wyevale Sells Hamstreet Garden Centre to Grovewell

Wyevale Garden Centres and Grovewell Garden Centres have confirmed the sale and purchase of Hamstreet Garden Centre in Ashford, Kent.

This takes the number of Grovewell Garden centres up to four alongside Canterbury, Tenterden and Folkestone.  

Garden Centre Director, Ed Boult, told GTN Xtra; "Hamstreet is a great site for us to serve the growing population of Ashford. It is a gardening centre that really suits our style of operations. We look forward to the team joining us formally in the New Year and I hope they enjoy working with us."

The freehold site covers 8 acres and includes a small house, large buildings and a small coffee shop.  It was advertised for sale at an offers based on price of £1m.

A spokesperson for WGC said: “We are pleased to have agreed the sale of Hamstreet Garden Centre. We would like to thank our great colleagues at the centre, who have been central to our turnaround in the past few years, and wish them well under the new ownership.”

Source : Reproduced with permission from the good people at GTN Xtra

For all the very latest news and intelligence on the UK's largest home improvement and garden retailers, sign up for the Insight DIY weekly newsletter.