Choice Champions: investing in future talent

Going it alone as an independent is harder than ever, which is why what our members have built together matters so much. There isn't anything we don't share: our buying power, our knowledge and our experiences, good and bad.

Now we are investing in the people who will lead our centres for the next 25 years.

Launched at our 25th anniversary conference, Choice Champions is a new talent programme run in partnership with Westland, designed to attract, develop and retain the best people in horticultural retail from within our member centres.

Around 20 colleagues from across the group will take part in a year-long programme of workshops and visits. The finalists will present at our 2027 conference, where the overall winner will be announced.

We look forward to sharing their progress over the coming year.