Breadcrumbs
Crime affecting Horticultural Businesses
At Horticulture Week we have found ourselves covering an increasing number of incidents of crime at horticultural businesses. Some of these have been violent robberies and very frightening for people on the premises at the time. In this section you will find stories we have run in the past year on companies that have been affected.
In addition, we have launched a map charting the locations of the robberies, which we hope will help to raise awareness and focus the attention of the relevant authorities and industry bodies on a problem that appears to have grown as the recession has deepened.
If you have direct knowledge of any crime affecting horticultural businesses email us at hortweek@haymarket.com.
Horticultural Crime Map
Horticultural crime news
HTA Security workshops planned
04 May 2012The HTA is running security workshops at Webbs of Wychbold on 14 June, Poplars on 10 July, Langlands on 12 July and Bellis Brothers on 2 October.
Southwark defies art thefts to consult on replacements
20 April 2012Precious art is to keep its place in public landscapes such as parks despite recent thefts, local authority chiefs have resolved.
British Retail Consortium survey shows retail crime fall thanks to security investment
24 January 2011Investment in crime prevention has resulted in fewer incidents of most types of retail crime but retailers have yet to reap the financial benefits, according to new statistics.
Annual cost of retail crime soars to £1.4bn
17 February 2012The overall cost of retail crime has increased by 31 per cent to £1.4bn a year, according to a British Retail Consortium (BRC) crime survey.
Garden centre worker wins compensation after clinging to fleeing car
08 February 2012A worker at Swindon Garden Centre clung to a Range Rover to stop a man taking plants, Swindon Crown Court has heard.
Police call on growers to report thefts to help improve crime prevention
03 February 2012Growers should report thefts from their properties in order to help police anticipate such incidents in the future, PC Michael Laidlow of Kent Police told delegates at the British Independent Fruit Growers Association Technical Day last week.
Christmas tree garden centre thief gets 18 months
19 January 2012A Christmas tree thief who targeted Notcutts Garden Centre has been sent to prison for 18 months.
Police set sights on heritage crimes
01 April 2011A special police operation organised in conjunction with English Heritage is inviting local authorities and community groups to help fight crimes against heritage sites.
Federation of Small Businesses Crime Against Retailers forum meets
27 March 2012The Federation of Small Businesses Crime Against Retailers forum held their first full meeting of 2012 at the FSB London offices earlier this month
Dulwich park art theft triggers call for reform
13 January 2012Southwark calls for clampdown on scrap-metal trade after bronze sculpture is stolen from park.
Police discover 200 Christmas trees at farm after thefts
14 January 2011Police investigating the large-scale theft of Christmas trees from garden centres in Dorset have discovered 200 at a farm. A 64-year-old man has been arrested and released on bail.
Garden centre Christmas tree warning after £8,000 theft
02 December 2010Redfields garden centre in Fleet, Hampshire, has had six pallets of Christmas trees worth £8,000 stolen last weekend 27-28 November.
Annual thefts of agricultural machinery hit £70m
09 July 2010Growers, farmers and other land-based businesses have been hit by a spate of thefts including the latest loss of a £60,000 tractor.
Keydell Nurseries submits new plans
24 May 2012New plans have been submitted to build a garden centre near Rowlands Castle in Hampshire.
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PEST & DISEASE FACTSHEET: Moles
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