GCA Competition 2013 Awards
Results
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| Home Store of the Year : Builders Warehouse Port Elizabeth |
Garden Centre of the Year : Stodels Nurseries Milnerton |
Size Category Winners – Independent Garden Centres:
Best Large Garden Centre : Stodels Nurseries Milnerton
Best Medium Garden Centre : Plant Paradise Garden Centre
Best Small Garden Centre : Clarks Tuinsentrum
Regional Winners – Independent Garden Centres:
| Free State | : | Greenside Kwekery |
| Gauteng North | : | Plant Paradise Garden centre |
| Gauteng South | : | Garden Pavilion Eckards |
| Limpopo | : | Greener Tidings |
| Mpumalanga | : | Garden Pavilion Montana |
| North West | : | Clarks Tuinsentrum |
| Western Cape | : | Stodels Nurseries Milnerton |
Regional Winners – Home Store Garden Departments:
| Eastern Cape | : | Builders Warehouse Port Elizabeth |
| Gauteng South | : | Builders Express Robindale |
| Western Cape | : | Builders Express Stellenbosch |
Departmental Prizes – Independent Garden Centres:
| Best Garden Care Department | : | Stodels Nurseries Milnerton |
| Best General Displays | : | Greener Tidings |
| Best Indoor Plant Department | : | Plant Paradise Garden Centre |
| Best Outdoor Plant Department | : | Greenside Kwekery |
| Best Staff | : | Pretty Garden Tuinsentrum |
Departmental Prizes – Home Store Garden Department:
| Best Garden Care Department | : | Builders Express Robindale |
| Best General Displays | : | Builders Express Stellenbosch |
| Best Indoor Plant Department | : | Builders Warehouse Port Elizabeth |
| Best Outdoor Plant Department | : | Builders Express Robindale |
| Best Staff | : | Builders Express George |
Grading Results: Independent Garden Centres
Platinum
| Clarks Tuinsentrum |
| Greenside Kwekery Bk. |
| Plant Paradise Garden Centre |
| Stodels Nurseries Bellville |
| Stodels Nurseries Milnerton |
Gold
| Garden Pavilion Eckards |
| Garden Pavilion Montana |
| Greener Tidings |
| Plantland Menlyn |
| Pretty Garden Tuinsentrum |
Silver
| Garden Pavilion Brandmullers |
| Garden Pavilion Geelhout |
| Garden Pavilion Sterkloop |
| Garden Pavilion White River |
| Plantland Zambesi |
| Plantland Akasia |
| Plantland Cornwall Hill |
| Plantland Krugersdorp |
| Plantland The Wilds |
| Stodels Nurseries Kenilworth |
| Stodels Nurseries Somerset West |
Bronze
| 4 Seasons Garden Centre |
| Bruwer Kwekery |
| Frankfort Kwekery |
| Imbali Garden Centre |
| Plantland Crowthorne |
| Plantland Lombardy |
| Plantland Wonderboom |
| Plants@Preller |
| Safari Tuinsentrum |
| Stodels Nurseries Constantia |
| Super Plants Bothasig |
| The Plant & Flowers Nursery |
Grading Results: Home Store Garden Department
Gold
| Builders Warehouse Port Elizabeth |
| Builders Express Robindale |
| Builders Express Stellenbosch |
Silver
| Builders Express Cedar Square |
| Builders Express Greenstone |
| Builders Express Lambton |
| Builders Express Wonderpark |
| Builders Warehouse Edenvale |
| Builders Warehouse Nelspruit |
| Builders Warehouse Northriding |
| Builders Warehouse Table View |
Bronze
| Builders Express Amanzimtoti |
| Builders Express Bryanston |
| Builders Express East – London |
| Builders Express George |
| Builders Express Jeffrey’s Bay |
| Builders Express Kenilworth |
| Builders Express King Wiliamstown |
| Builders Express Newton Park P.E |
| Builders Express Norwood |
| Builders Express Pietermaritzburg |
| Builders Express Pinetown |
| Builders Express South Coast |
| Builders Express Willowbridge |
| Builders Warehouse Boksburg |
| Builders Warehouse Cape Gate |
| Builders Warehouse Centurion |
| Builders Warehouse City |
| Builders Warehouse Constantia Berg |
| Builders Warehouse Emalahleni |
| Builders Warehouse Gleneagles |
| Builders Warehouse Helderberg |
| Builders Warehouse Kempton Park |
| Builders Warehouse Polokwane |
| Builders Warehouse Riverhorse |
| Builders Warehouse Strubens Valley |
| Builders Warehouse Zambesi |
Willy joined Builders Express 5 years ago. His store received a Bronze award in the Garden Centre Competition in 2010 and he immediately took up the challenge. He has an amazing work ethic and takes criticism as a challenge.
Even through 3 store manager changes he managed to inspire his team and convince managers of the importance of the garden section. Working all the time to improve the service and product quality he and his team offers their customers.Under his supervision Builders Express Robindale received a Gold in the 2011Garden Centre Competition and in 2012 they where best Home store in Gauteng.
He keeps on working hard to find ways to implement standards set in the Garden Centre competition in the Mass mart corporate environment. He adds value to the group as a whole by sharing information and ideas with other branches.His soft spoken humble way makes him a favourite with customers.
Dewald Scholtz is 27 years’ of age and responsible for growing and producing indigenous trees, form plants and summer colour at Bristle Cone Nursery. Dewald trained and worked at the Hilliers Nursery Group in England for two years in 2004 and 2005.
Aside from being responsible for the quality control of the product, he is also responsible for producing and growing the product. He manages the Bosfontein Growers Area of the Bristle Cone Nursery in Brits and is solely responsible for the production and management of the farm, as well as the staff of the farm.
He is also a member of the IPPS and is especially interested in the growth, production and quality control of his product. He has an outstanding rapport with his staff and is a very trustworthy person. He is truly an asset to our trade.
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