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News Archive December 2023

Frosts Home Hardware Wins Home Hardware’s 'The Magic Of Christmas' Window Dressing Competition 7 December 2023

We are delighted to announce that Frosts Home Hardware (Saundersfoot) has won Home Hardware’s Magic of Christmas Window Dressing Competition receiving £100 in M&S vouchers. Ledbury Hardware (Ledbury) received the runner’s up prize of £50 M&S ...


Behind the numbers: How big is Christmas for British Garden Centres? 6 December 2023

The highly-anticipated Christmas season has arrived early this year for British Garden Centres, as it opened its doors to customers in September to an influx of pent-up shoppers. Following a temperamental and wet summer and a few years of subdued ...


Tradespeople struggling with green skills gap 5 December 2023

Research from Kingfisher plc, owner of B&Q and Screwfix, has found tradespeople are seeing growing demand for projects to make UK homes ‘greener’ but many do not feel they have the skills needed to take on the jobs.Over half (54%) of ...


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