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Home News Blog & comment People News Product News Find a supplier Product showcase Events Job Centre Awards Fun DIY Week Magazine Advertise Contact us	News Published on 11 - May - 2015 inShare8   Tong Garden Centre's new owners promise big investment A garden centre near Bradford is looking for a dramatic increase in turnover following its sale by the owner. The business is set to become "one of the best garden centres in the region" Tong Garden Centre, in Tong village, has been run by Ron Harker and his family since 1984. Now, though, he wants to retire and appointed business agents Ernest Wilson to review the market and find a buyer. As a result he has sold the centre on to entrepreneurs Tom Megginson and Mark Farnsworth. With 17 acres, Tong is one of the biggest garden centres in Yorkshire and employs around 140 people. However, the new owners, who have acquired the freehold of the site, are promising significant investment in their new business, and will be implementing their plans over the next few weeks. As part of the changes, Tong will also relaunch its website. Commenting on the deal, Mr Megginson said: "We have been looking for a new site and having been introduced to Tong Garden Centre by Ernest Wilson. "It allows us to harness our previous business experience and take Tong Garden Centre from a successful business to a multi-million pound turnover business which will not only provide a fantastic destination for our customers but will also dramatically increase the number of employees, thus helping the local economy." Jonathan Holmes of Ernest Wilson, added: "The purchasers have some very exciting plans which I believe will really put this business on the map as one of the best garden centres in the region." After Tong Garden Centre suffered a huge fire 15 years ago it had a £3.5m refit, which included new retail buildings, a restaurant, warehousing, glasshouses and polytunnels, along with parking for 700 cars.  Send to a friend Their email address Your Message Enter number above (anti-spam) (We will not record this email address. These messages may be monitored by our admin staff to prevent abuse.)  Leave a comment  Send to a friend    Printable version   Link to this page Simply copy and paste the HTML below to link to this story <a href="http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=18797&title=Tong+Garden+Centre%27s+new+owners+promise+big+investment">Tong Garden Centre's new owners promise big investment</a>    Link to this story Make a comment? Your name Subject Inform me of responses to this comment Your email Enter number above (anti-spam) DIYWeek.net does not edit comments which are submitted directly by our users to express their own views. Please report abuse of our comment system here. Back to main news page © Datateam Business Media Limited 2015. DIY Week.net news articles may be copied or forwarded for individual use only. No other reproduction or distribution is permitted without prior written consent.	Poll Are you happy with the election result? With the lead up to the election a concern for retailers and customers alike, are you happy with the result? Yes No Indifferent - I'm just glad it's over Today's most read stories Stax to open sixth branch this year (336 views) UK hand tool manufacturer Richard Carter celebrates 275 years (153 views) Jeyes launches new ad campaign (63 views) Paint Tin Drip Tray means no mess (58 views) Tong Garden Centre's new owners promise big investment (53 views) Latest user comments re By tonnysNo news don't now going on but hb By Jane Whyman Congratulations on 275 years of Richard Carter Ltd. Still doesn't add up By U do the mathI might be a bit thick so my apologies for that but aren't the exceptional costs taken off the Group PBT after declaring the HB operating profit to be 19.8m? That would ... Upcoming events GLOBAL DIY SUMMIT on 6/11/2015, Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, LondonThe 3rd Global DIY Summit will be the number one event for retailers and suppliers to network, pick up business ideas and listen to a top lineup of international speakers. Click here to see the full calendar Headlines Polyseam puts Graft range on TV Northumberland garden centre will expand clothing offer GIMA boosts membership further Builder wins Toolstation's prize draw pick-up Find Suppliers Browse Categories RSS Feeds News Products Suppliers Quizzes Latest Story on your iGoogle Homepage Latest Story on your Website Link to DIYWeek.net!
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