Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), the largest independent merchant group in the South of England, has acquired Roofing Gear, expanding its specialist roofing division by a further three branches and adding another £6 million turnover to ... 

A fifth of Brits are guilty of gardening and doing DIY whilst working from home, according to new findings. TonerGiant surveyed 2,000 hybrid workers to find out what the UK’s workforce is really getting up to when working from home.Not only did the ... 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has just introduced another new module to its Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) e-Learning platform – this time on Sustainable Disease Control.Antony Snow, Instructional Designer for GROWWith growing public ... 

Westland Horticulture has joined BHETA. Market leader in its categories, Westland manufactures growing media, seeds, fertilisers and chemicals for the home and garden market. Based in Dungannon, County Tyrone and Huntingdon, it supplies a wide ... 

Leading European watering brand, GARDENA, is celebrating continued growth across the watering and hand tools categories, after a successful spring and summer season in the UK. The UK gardening market has grown after a small decline in 2022, with the ... 

Palace Chemicals has cemented its market-leading position in the tiling sector by acquiring several brands formerly owned by Norcros Adhesives. The move follows the collapse of Stoke-on-Trent based Norcros Adhesives earlier this year with the loss ... 

Leeds College of Building is celebrating after being named in the RateMyApprenticeship Best 50 Training Providers Table 2023-2024.? The College ranked 14th place, up from 17th position in 2022. Leeds College of Building is the top-ranking Further ... 

Paving Superstore spoke exclusively with Kelly Rowland, graphic designer from Sheffield, UK about her garden renovation costing £2,950. Kelly posted the impressive renovation to TikTok, which gained 1.2 million views.Kelly, who lives with boyfriend ... 

The Bald Builders don’t need to be at Wimbledon to enjoy top tier tennis - and their fans on tiktok agree.Brad and Sam - the popular building professionals and Fix Radio presenters - have not travelled to SW London, instead they have shown all their ... 

BHETA’s Exclusively Show, the UK’s leading housewares, gift and small domestic electricals show, which took place on 13th and 14th June at The Business Design Centre, Islington raised over £13,000 for industry charity, The Rainy Day Trust (RDT). ... 

Further to a successful series of Teachers' Days and Drop-Ins, an adventure play attraction in Leeds is launching three packages for school pupils aged 6 - 14.A group of students from Roundhay School Roundhay School Pupils at Mission OutDeveloped by ... 

Screwfix has announced it has been included in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2023. The annual accolade is compiled by the Department for Education and celebrates England’s outstanding apprenticeship employers. The retailer has been ranked ... 

At this year’s Glee (27-29th June 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham), on stand 20H20-J21, British garden equipment manufacturer and supplier Handy is emphasising its support for retailers and the many opportunities available through Handy to maximise ... 

Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement retailer, has made further progress against its responsible business priorities, including reducing its scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 52.6% since 2016/17, exceeding its 2025/26 science-based ... 

Glee’s Green Heart has become a must-see part of the annual garden retail exhibition with growers bringing plants to the fore at the NEC (27th -29th June). A leading showcase of both UK and international growers, the Green Heart in 2023 will once ... 

A Perry, a fourth-generation family-owned business and the UK's leading supplier of agricultural and architectural ironmongery, threaded bar, and fixings, proudly announces the resounding success of their highly anticipated Perry Open Day 2023. The ... 

McListers, located in the heart of Ballycastle was established in 1909 as an independent General Merchant store and is now run by James McLister, the fourth generation of this family business.Photo (left to right): Pam Moss - Home Hardware, James ... 

Homeowners are renovating their homes for the long run, according to the annual UK Houzz & Home Study of more than 2,500 UK respondents. As the leading home renovation and design platform, including the all-in-one software solution for industry ... 

The DIY and hardware distributors Wilsons have announced their attendance at Glee 2023, in the new DIY Zone.The exciting addition of a brand-new DIY sector at Glee 2023 will help garden retailers capitalise on emerging trends, diversify further, and ... 

Hosted on the second day of LANDSCAPE – The Industry Trade Show, the Discovery Day aims to promote different career paths in the industry and to give those just starting out an insight into the opportunities available and to ask questions to those ...