BHETA, the leading trade association for DIY, Housewares & Small Electrical companies, is to hold a live forum at its Birmingham offices in Vyse Street on 1 February with speakers from Toolstation topping the bill. Rupert Nichols, Commercial ... 

The directors at a Bradford headquartered Garden Centre Group have announced plans for one of the sites that it acquired earlier in the year.Mark Farnsworth, Sharon McNair and Sarah Ritchie Some of the YGC Group team at Harden.YGC Group, the parent ... 

Famous for Tubtrugs, the first two-handled, super-strong flexible tub, Red Gorilla has joined BHETA. Founded over 35 years ago, to produce the ultra-flexible ‘use it for everything’ product, the company has gone on to supply the garden, DIY, ... 

Glee, the international ‘festival’ for the garden, leisure and pet sector, has had a makeover with new branding revealed ahead of the 2023 event (27th – 29th June, NEC Birmingham). Having undergone a renaissance in a post-pandemic world, Glee ... 

Paul Hambidge, founder of Factory Direct Flooring, a supplier of wood, vinyl, including LVT, and laminate flooring to retailers, commercial sites and residential customers throughout the UK, discusses the latest trends, types and innovations in ... 

Floors are shaking off their shrinking violet reputation and playing a lead part in setting the tone in home design. We look at five inspirational mix and match trends that cleverly use contrasting colours and finishes for that ultimate signature ... 

Parker Building Supplies, Chandlers Building Supplies, Fairalls and Stamco Hoppings have launched a branch-wide ‘World Cup’ penalty shoot-out challenge for charity.Some of the Parker Building Supplies team at the Eastbourne branch - L to R: John ... 

B&Q has announced it will be moving to a new unit on the Enfield Retail Park, Great Cambridge Road, Enfield EN1 3RW at 8am on Friday 9th December, just in time for the festive season. B&Q will now trade from the former Toys R Us unit on the ... 

National builders merchant Jewson has launched a handy reference guide to help the trade navigate recent changes to building regulations. The changes apply to most new builds, renovations and extensions, including domestic, commercial and industrial ... 

BHETA is to hold another of its popular retailer networking webinars, this time with Lakeland. The event will take place on Thursday 19th January at 10:30am and five members of the buying team will be involved. Philippa Simons, Head of Buying, will ... 

Steve Potter, Managing Director of Katie Blake Furniture Glencrest Seatex celebrated his 50th Birthday recently and marked the occasion by donating 50 Luxury Christmas Trees to The One Love Project Soup Kitchen & Foodbank.Twenty of these ... 

Although we remain hopeful that we are heading for the first Christmas in several years that won’t be scuppered by COVID, employers need to be conscious of the risks when gathering their teams together for some much-deserved seasonal cheer, says the ... 

We are delighted to announce that Blanchard’s Home Hardware (Bideford) has won Home Hardware’s Christmas Window Dressing Competition receiving £100 in M&S vouchers. Watson Home Hardware (Sutton on Sea) received the runner’s up prize of £50 M&... 

Research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed how homeowners surrounding one of the capital’s forgotten tube stations could benefit by as much as £50,000 if plans to connect their area to the world’s most famous ... 

Celebrating the best conceptual and eco-friendly construction ideas, Kevin McCloud’s Green Heroes lead the way with innovative, useful, revolutionary gadgets and products. Personally selecting his top green heroes, Kevin has revealed his shortlist ... 

Travis Perkins plc has announced its Q3 2022 trading update for the three months to 30 September 2022. The Group delivered a resilient third quarter trading performance with total sales growth of 10.7%* and like-for-like sales growth of 7.4%.The ... 

Screwfix has announced the launch of its partnership with the Woodland Trust, the largest woodland conservation charity in the UK.Supported by funding from Screwfix, the Woodland Trust will restore, protect, and plant a new native forest at the ... 

BHETA is to host a webinar with American company MMP Living to explore sales opportunities in the USA, including the USA Amazon website as well as another thirty or so routes to market in the States. The event will take place on Wednesday 30th ... 

Designs created with leading masking tape brand FrogTape have been used to make the artwork for Zurich Open Air Festival.The organisers of the event, which welcomes over 170,000 people over three days, saw the vibrant geometric designs of Brighton-... 

Jomafe UK Limited, which was formed in January 2021 as the UK arm of Portuguese ceramics company Jose Maria Ferreira has joined BHETA. The move is part of its strategy for expansion in the UK market. Specialising in the manufacture of ceramic ...