Garden Centre Conference and Expo

Garden Centre Conference and Expo (GCCE)

The Garden Centre Conference and Expo (GCCE) is the UK garden retail industry's annual trade exhibition and conference, organised by Garden Centre Retail (GCR). The series launched as the Garden Centre Expo, whose inaugural edition ran at ExCeL London on 16-17 October 2024, and was rebranded to the Garden Centre Conference and Expo for 2025.

2025 edition

• Date: Friday 26 September 2025 (one day)
• Venue: Convene Sancroft, St Paul's, London (Rose Street, Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7DQ, United Kingdom)
• Format: conference programme plus an exhibition floor with 70+ hand-picked exhibitors

Key themes for 2025 were informed by Garden Centre Retail's industry round table held in April 2025, focused on business excellence, operational strategy, performance and efficiency. Content ran across stages including the Operational Excellence Theatre and a closing sustainability session, with speakers from Hana Group, Wyevale Nurseries and others. The GCR100 — a new list celebrating the most influential figures in garden retail — was unveiled at the 2025 event. Free tickets were available via registration.

Organiser

Garden Centre Retail (GCR) is the UK trade publication for the garden retail sector and the organiser of the Garden Centre Conference and Expo.

Next edition

No dates for a 2026 edition have been published by the organiser at the time of the last verification. The event's former dedicated website (gardencentreexpo.co.uk) is no longer registered; the organiser's official site remains the authoritative source for future editions.