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About Horkans
About us
By padraichorkan
Sep 2, 2002, 11:34pm

Lifestyle Plant Centre




Bord Bia Award 2010


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Horkans Lifestyle & Garden Centre were awarded the five star national award for excellence in Customer service and quality of product and advise for customers at this years Garden Centre of the year awards in Dublin. This National award recognises excellence within the garden centre industry, Horkans were recognised as one of the leading garden centres in Ireland and were praised for their unique standards in quality of gardening products and plants and the excellent customer service and gardening advise they provide to the gardening public. Aiden Cotter chef executive with bord bia present the prestigious five star award to Paraic and Peter Horkan and noted the special standards of excellence that horkans have brought to the Horticulture industry.

Bord Bia 5 Star Award Winning Lifestyle & Garden Centre 2010
HGC have been awarded the national Bord Bia 5 Star Award in 2010,2009 and 2008. Horkans have been winning National awards each year since 1992.An Bord Glas garden centre award for best garden centre in Ireland for 93/94 seasons and have won the An Bord Glas Q award every year since its inception in 1992. Horkans have achived the highest An Bord Bia National 5 Star Award to recognise the Highest Standards of Quality Run Garden Centres.

Background to business.

Horkan's Garden Centre has its origins in large family owned grocery stores at Spencer Street and Newton Street Castlebar.

In 1990 a decision was taken to refocus the business as an in town garden centre due to the emerging growth of this sector.

Two of the family members had qualified in horticulture and the remaining three had qualified in business related skills.

Their joint effort has been very successful with HGC establishing itself as one of Ireland's leading lifestyle & garden centres. Horkan's have established three lifestyle & garden centres in Turlough Castlebar, Bundoran Road Sligo, and Oranmore Galway.


Horkan's Centres have a strong focus on Quality Irish Grown Plant while also offering a unique range of products including quality gifts, garden ornaments, water features, quality furniture & barbeques and garden products.


 

Sligo Centre opened 2000



A new centre was opened in Sligo town in 2000. This in town centre has been hugely successful and attracts regular visitors from Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and many parts of Northern Ireland.

The Sligo centre is renowned for its convience shopping environment and offers quality plants and garden products all year round.

It is also home to a branch of Petworld which offers a suberb range of live pets and associated products.

Horkan's continues to seek new opportunities to open additional centres along the western seaboard in Ennis, limerick and Galway. .


 



Lifestyle Centre & Garden centre Turlough Castlebar. 2002

Turlough - Flagship centre


Horkan's have opened a new lifestyle garden centre on a 10 acre green field site in Turlough castlebar. This new centre reflects Horkan's commitment in offering the customer the very best in quality lifestyle products for the home & garden.

This site is located beside the National Museum of Country Life in Turlough Park which attracts an annual visitorship of 150,000. A strong partnership exists between Horkan's Garden Centre and the National Museum.

Employment comprises now of 30& 18 full & part time employees respectively.


Sales have increased significantly over the past four years with additional investment in covered areas and all weather shopping facilities.

 

Lifestyle & Garden Centre Oranmore Galway 2003.

Galway centre Patio colour

Horkans have opened their third centre in Oranmore Galway. this new venture features a wide selection of quality costal plants, a wonderful selection of Specinium garden plants, paving centre, water features and garden ponds.

Horkans have invested in covering the main centre to make it a very pleasent shopping experience for customers.

 

 

 

Petworld Centre-  Athlone,Galway,Sligo,Castlebar

 
Pet world centre Terryland Galway

The Horkan Group developed the Petworld Brand as a direct response to an increased spending power and demand for choice among pet owners. Petworld is a quality retail experience and currently operates out of 5 locations in Galway, Castlebar, Sligo and Athlone.  We have recently opened a second Galway store at the Briarhill Shopping centre Aug 09 and open in Sligo Town Centre at Adelaide st in Oct 09.

 

The stores stock a wide selection of traditional and exotic pet species including Snakes, tropical fish, reptiles, pet rabbits and small animals along with a wide selection of pet accessories.

Petworld is a quality retail experience with excellent customer advice and service back up by the highly trained pet world team.

Pet world marks a new development opportunity for the Horkan group with additional outlets planned in the next few years.

www.thepetpeople.ie

 

Pet world Product Catergories

 

 

 


Multibranch EPOS system in all centres


Considerable effort has been devoted to introducing systems and to staff training to position Hgc at the premium quality end of the market and to differentiate it from its competitors.

To enable quality product offering Horkans have invested in the latest Torex EPOS facility from TRC.

EPOS ensures we match our customers needs with Quality product oferring in the garden, pet and hobby sectors.

The award recognises the excellence in quality of product and customer care.


Horkans Management Team

Paraic Horkan n.d.h. Lifestyle & Garden Centre Managing Director.
Managing Director at Horkans

Qualified horticulturist with long-term experience in the retail sector.
Core responsibilities for the smooth running of retail garden centres and the strategic growth of the Group over the next five years.

John Horkan n.d.h.m. Petworld Managing Director.

Qualified in management with extensive experience in Business and retail sectors.
Core responsibilites for the Petworld company, Strategic growth of the Group and Head office operations and systems development.

Catherine O'Driscoll - Financial Controller.
Catherine is Leading our head office team ensuring a strong professional Financial Managment service for the company.

Mairead Horkan Deg.HR– People Development Director
Qualified in Human Resources, extensive experience in the garden centre industry and retail sectors. Excellent inter personnel skills.

Thomas Horkan NDE. Development Director.
Qualified in Engineering Thomas is focused on developing Horkans Lifestyle & Garden Centres for the West of Ireland and the expansion of Petworld stores through Ireland.


Garden Centres

Peter Horkan ndh – Operations Horkans Garden Centre
Qualified horticulturist, experience in garden centre and landscaping outlets in USA and Europe.
Purchasing manager with key responsibilities for purchasing and stock quality and promotions in all retail centres .

Tom Stuart - Horkan Lifestyle & Garden Centre Manager Galway.
Tom is responsible for the smooth running our Lifestyle & Garden Centre bring exceptional customer care and leading the award winning centre Team.

Kieran Meehan - Manager of the Sligo Centre.
Qualified Horticulturist with experience in the retail garden centre sector, experienced plants man Leads the team in our Sligo centre

Declain Mc loughlin- Horkan 5 Star Lifestyle & Garden Centre Manager Turlough .
Declain is responsible for our Flagship Lifestyle & Garden Centre bring many years of experience of running retail stores.

 

Petworld

Stuart Cooper - Operations Manager of Petworld

Senior Retail Manger with extensive experience in major retail groups, in Ireland and the Uk.
Responsible for the functions of Purchasing – Operations – Marketing – Staffing – HR and people development for Petworld.

Marvin Goddard - Pet world Manager Athlone.
Marvin is responsible for the smooth running our Petworld Athlone stoor. He previously managed a number of retail centres in Athlone.

Geraldine Rooney - Galway Pet world Manager Terryland.
Geraldine is responsible for the smooth running of our Petworld in terryland galway.

John Mc Gowan - Galway Pet world Manager Briarhill.
Geraldine is responsible for the smooth running of our Petworld in terryland galway.

Therese Mc Grath - Turlough Pet world Manager.
Therese is responsible for the smooth running of our Petworld in Turlough, Castlebar.

Lisa Corcoran - Sligo Pet world Manager.
Lisa is responsible for the smooth running of our Petworld in Sligo

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