Corby + Fellas are delighted to announce the partnership with The Plant Place and the implementation of our acclaimed WinRetail System to run the Garden Centres Retail, Hospitality, Loyalty and Events operations. We look forward to a long standing and mutually beneficial partnership with Simon, Diane and the team, such a fabulous family run Garden Centre business.

This family business started its journey in 1998 and has blossomed into a remarkable garden centre with driven staff, lots of amazing visitors and an exceptional range of quality plants. In recent years, they have focused on growing their houseplant department and as a result, they have become the number-one destination for houseplants in the North West.

Congratulations to all the deserving winners at the GCA awards last night. We are proud to say, as always, Corby+Fellas customers done particularly well, please see details of their awards below-

Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and Perrywood Garden Centre, Tiptree were the second & third place winners of the Barton Grange Trophy for Commercial Creativity and Innovation.
Klondyke Beverley Garden Centre were third place winner of Dick Allen Award (Most Improved Garden Centre).
The Old Railway Line Garden Centre won the Customer Service Award – Best Customer Service – sponsored by Worldpay, with Aylett Nurseries and Klondyke Mortonhall Garden Centre coming second and third.
Millbrook Garden Company, Gravesend won the Paul Cooling Environment and Sustainability Award sponsored by Wildlife World. With The Old Railway Line Garden Centre and Ruxley Manor Garden Centre coming second and third.
The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Garden Centre Category) was won by Klondyke, Dumfries. Klondyke Astbury Meadow Garden Centre won in the Garden Centre Category.
The Indoor Lifestyle Award for Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Destination Garden Centre Category) awarded to Perrywood Garden Centre, Tiptree.
The Indoor Lifestyle Award for Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Garden Centre Category) awarded to Perrywood Garden Centre, Sudbury.
The Outdoor Living Award – Best Outdoor Living Retailer – sponsored by Woodlodge, Destination Garden Centre Category was awarded to Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and Hayes Garden World. Klondyke Garforth Garden Centre, Squires Garden Centre, Frensham, Squires Garden Centre, Woking, Squires Garden Centre, Washington won in the garden centre category.
NEW for 2024 – Ian Boardman Indoor Plants Cup, Destination Garden Centre Category was Perrywood Garden Centre, Tiptree and Hayes Garden Centre. Klondyke Garden Wise, Dumfries won in the garden centre category.
Best Food Hall/Farm Shop Award (Garden Centre Category) – Squires Garden Centre, Frensham, Destination Garden Centre Category was Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and Klondyke Mortonhall Garden Centre. The Garden Centre Category was Klondyke Beverley.
Ruxley Manor Garden Centre won Catering Award (Destination Garden Centre Category). Polhill Garden Centre was awarded in the Destination Garden Centre Category and Klondyke Mayfield Garden Centre in the garden centre category.
Squires Garden Centre Hersham, Perrywood Garden Centre Tiptree, Aylett Nurseries, Perrywood Garden Centre Sudbury and Squires Garden Centre Woking were awarded Ruxley Rose Award for Best Overall Plantaria sponsored by Wyevale Nurseries.
Finally Gates garden centre was one of the winners in the Christmas Competition sponsored by Gisela Graham.

A massive congratulations to them all. There were other non C+F winners which are listed in the link.

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We are delighted to announce that Corby+Fellas received an unexpected award last night at the Choice Marketing Conference Gala dinner. We were awarded Non Retail Service Supplier of the year! Pictured below is our wonderful Managing Director, Alan McCammon proudly with the award.

Corby + Fellas are delighted to announce that we have just successfully finished our third installation of the summer at Brick Kiln Garden Centre in Chichester, West Sussex. Brick Kiln Garden Centre is a family-run business that is passionate about providing great value and sensational offers.

The garden centre has a wide variety of plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs, as well as a wide variety of gardening supplies and equipment. They also have a restaurant that serves delicious food, a coffee shop, and a gift shop.

We are delighted to be working with Laura and the team and look forward to a successful future together.

We are now working with Milestone Nursery in Newton St Boswells, in the beautiful Scottish Borders, who are implementing our acclaimed WinRetail, Epos, Restaurant, Stock Control and Retail Management System.

We look forward to working with Ross, Leanne, Charlotte, and the team, in such a fabulous Garden Centre business with great ambitions, which C + F are delighted to provide the software and services to support such plans.

This implementation is the second of five new Garden Centre businesses installing WinRetail throughout the summer.

Pictured L-R Matt Chrisostomou C+F Head of Technical Support + Implementations,, Charlotte Davidson, Epos and Plant Area manager at Milestone, Jacob Parker C+F Senior Support Engineer.

Corby + Fellas are delighted to announce the partnership with Bell Plantation and the implementation of our acclaimed WinRetail System to run the Garden Centres Retail, Hospitality, Loyalty and Events operations.

We look forward to a long standing and mutually beneficial partnership with Freddie and his team, such a fabulous family Garden Centre business.

This implementation is the first of five new Garden Centre businesses installing WinRetail throughout the summer. 

Corby + Fellas are delighted to be working with WM Nicholls, a family business operated by Tracey Nicholls, in the heart of the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park.  Established in 1925, They operate 3 stores, based in Abergavenny, Brecon and Crickhowell, and they also operate online, https://www.nichollsonline.co.uk/, selling wonderful fashion brands, accessories, jewellery, gifts, and homewares.

They have implemented C+F’s WinRetail and Stock Control system to manage their business instore and online. Watch out for exciting news as we work together with Tracey , Luke, and Richard to deliver a first-class system to enable a fantastic shopping experience for their loyal customers.

Pictured – Richard Barber (WM Nicholls) and Jacob Parker (C+F)

A big thank you to all the team at Corby and Fellas for a successful transition to WinRetail from our existing system.

From a business perspective, they went above and beyond during the transition process.

We have been very impressed with not only the enhanced reporting but also the detail and accuracy of the purchasing/credit features.  Processing sales/multibuys and promotions has also been incredibly easy and with so many options it has given us so much flexibility to improve our service to our customers.

We are particularly impressed with the outstanding customer service and support we have received; they really go above and beyond.

We would strongly encourage anyone looking to upgrade to a forward-thinking Retail Management system to talk to Alan and the C + F team.

Deborah Dakers

Taverham

Pictured is Alan McCammon (C+F MD) and Matthew Steel (Taverham MD)

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Yorkshire Garden Centre (YGC) group has invested in new EPOS technology at its two newest sites.

Corby and Fellas have recently installed new EPOS systems at Otley and Bingley Garden Centres to improve efficiency and streamline the centres with the rest of the group.

“The installation brings all systems and processes in line with Tong and Tingley, gives us data across all four sites and creates an environment for us to make better business decisions,” said YGC Head of Finance, Katie Young.

“In addition, the consumer benefits include an improved till experience, and our team benefit from a more intuitive, easy-to-use system.”

The installation was overseen by Diane Farrar, Group Tills and Customer Services Manager; Group IT Manager, Jason Wright and Jemma Jones, who was promoted from Tong to a Senior Supervisor role managing the revamped Tills and Customer Services department at Otley Garden Centre.  She is responsible for ensuring accurate till records across the store and engaging the team of 15.  “This is a huge improvement for our team, not just for front-end users who now have a much simpler till process, but for back-end users who will benefit from improved stock control processes. The excitement from the tills team is very encouraging, and the new system’s benefits are easily visible, so we’re all very pleased.”

Otley and Bingley Garden Centres are part of the Yorkshire Garden Centres (YGC) group that also owns Tong and Tingley Garden Centres.

Established in 1983, Corby and Fellas have installed over 1,300 point-of-sale systems in over 250 locations across the UK, including 50 independent garden centres.

Pictured, from left to right: Jemma Jones, Tina Spencer, Katie Young and Diane Farrar, team members at Otley Garden Centre.

Corby + Fellas are delighted to announce that we have implemented WinRetail at the prestigious Burford Garden Company nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds. Independent and family owned since 1976.

Burford Garden Co. is a creative destination store for those seeking high quality plants and trees, garden furniture and accessories. Their ambition, however, aims far beyond the garden and embraces the home as well, offering a thoughtfully curated selection of furniture and art, both contemporary and vintage, as well as interior décor, carefully chosen clothing and food.