The L.E.K. European Contractor Survey reveals how tradespeople in the building and construction sector across the UK and Europe are sourcing the tools, products and materials they need.The survey findings point to key issues to help building product ...

If you're an incredible manufacturer or retailer operating in the DIY, home improvement and garden sector and want to get your well-deserved moment in the spotlight - now is the time to put yourself in the running at the DIY Week Awards 2022. The ...

The latest housewares company to join BHETA is Queen’s Award for Enterprise winner Aydya, based in Dundee. An ethical company which owns and operates innovative brands that offer simple, high quality, value for money products that excite and engage ...

Lloytron has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). stablished for over forty years, Lloytron supplies household electrical products to the retail, wholesale, internet and mail order markets. The brand has steadily grown to ...

A season of high rainfall is set to ignite the market for lawn moss killers as the spring lawncare season gets underway – according to the experts at Neudorff, which has been at the forefront of developing natural gardening products since 1854.A ...

The Oakwood at Ryther was recently a working pig farm, run by several generations of the Dennis family. Fast forward several years and the site is now home to a luxury wedding venue thanks to the excellent work of the family and help from its local ...

Robert Dyas, a UK-based Garden, DIY, Electricals & Homewares retailer, will enhance its competitive data monitoring with Competera's Competitive Data solution and consulting partner KIVALUE. The partnership is the first step of the retailer's ...

Leading paints and coatings business, AkzoNobel, has maintained its official status as a champion of people by the Top Employers Institute for the tenth consecutive year.Officially recognised as a Top Employer in the UK today, AkzoNobel - home to ...

Investment in recruitment and digital capabilities will be needed to tackle mounting challenges in the year ahead, according to a poll of builders’ merchants. Continuing price fluctuations, materials availability and labour shortages were all ...

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is to hold another of its popular webinars, this time with Make UK, The Manufacturers’ Organisation. The event will take place on Wednesday 26 January at 11am, and the speaker will be Make UK ...

Leading KBB and merchant services provider Simon Acres Group (SAGL) will introduce its new KBB support services field sales team at the 2022 KBB exhibition (06-09 March NEC Birmingham – Stand No. N60). The sales team, who will be able to visit ...

We are delighted to announce that Watson Home Hardware (Sutton-on-Sea) has won Home Hardware’s Christmas Window Dressing Competition. Danum Home Hardware (Doncaster) received the runner’s up prize. The competition was introduced to support the ...

The first of GIMA’s 2022 Day Conferences is scheduled to take place on February 17th, where attendees will be able to learn more about forthcoming changes to the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations (EPR). Taking place at Wyboston Lakes in ...

The agenda for The Future for International Trade Conference on March 17th, 2022, at the Stratford Manor Hotel has been confirmed, together with its keynote speaker, Shelley Boyle, Head of Business Development at online retailer, ManoMano. This ...

Spring Fair, the UK's most diverse, vibrant, and exciting wholesale marketplace for home, gift, and fashion taking place from 6th – 9th February 2022 in Halls 1-8 NEC Birmingham, has extended the deadline for its sought-after Little Black Book ...

When building or renovating a bathroom, waterproofing it properly should be a top priority. Without adequate waterproofing, the owner should expect a multitude of problems, from dampness and mould to more severe flooding and consequential damage. ...

Eco paint specialists Victory Colours are the latest interiors brand to join the jwc family. The family-run business was born out of a desire to rid the world of hidden 'nasties' in every day products. With a background in the manufacturing and ...

Wood flooring experts Woodpecker Flooring have announced a new 100-year warranty on all their wood floors.The industry-leading guarantee is available across all solid wood, engineered wood and bamboo floors from the family-run business. Previously, ...

DPD UK, part of DPDgroup, Europe's largest parcel delivery network, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of CitySprint, the UK's premier same day delivery company, following the recent approval of the transaction by the Competition ...

Damp is one of the most common property issues found across the UK, with an estimated one in five households experience issues with damp in their lifetime. “Damp essentially means there is a presence of moisture within the property,” building and ...

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) 56th annual conference due to take place at the end of this month has been postponed as a result of the ongoing spread of Omicron (January 2022).Tammy Woodhouse, GCA Chairman Elect,The organisation’s executive ...

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is calling on independent retailers to sign up to its new online trading site to help them recover from the pandemic. The website, which is being launched in February 2022, will provide ...

Villeroy & Boch and designer Gesa Hansen have revealed their personal colour secrets with their digital Colour Wheel, which allows you to easily experiment with different shades to set the tone for your new bathroom. The Colour Wheel is ...

Eco paint specialists Victory Colours have launched a brand new colour collection, in collaboration with artisan wallpaper design house Addicted to Patterns.Named The Harmony Collection, the 14-strong paint range beautifully complements Addicted to ...

Christmas 2021 trading results (6 weeks to 24 December), comparing 2021 vs 2019 - as the only meaningful measure, given the lockdown impact to trade in 2020. Total Group sales +15.6% ahead of 2019 driven by strong performance and growth across all ...

Goodbye 2021 and what a year it was! With the lockdown at the start of the year making us spend so much time indoors, many of us took this opportunity to give our bathrooms a long-overdue refresh. But what can we expect to see in the new year? ...

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) reported strong Christmas sales for garden centres. The organisation’s Garden Retail Monitor shows overall sales figures in the last four weeks leading up to Christmas Eve up on 2020 by between 10% and 20%....