News Archive November 2022
Shopping centres come up trumps on Black Friday with +16.8% footfall rise, but UK footfall still remains -17.5% below pre-pandemic levels
28 November 2022
According to retail experts Springboard, footfall in UK retail destinations rose by +3.2% last week from the week before, with rises in consumer activity across all three key destination types. However, shopping centres were the most popular ...
Dramatic DeWalt 'Black Friday Fortnight' savings from U-PRO
24 November 2022
When it comes to building and construction, DeWalt really is a brand that stands apart. Designed for professionals and built to withstand even the toughest of tasks, whether it’s a drill, sander or saw, you can rely on DeWalt tools to help you get ...
LOFA & Thrive: A partnership that improves lives
23 November 2022
Thrive, the charity that helps people with their mental and physical health through gardening has teamed up with the Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association, (LOFA) to help more people access their life changing gardening sessions. Through a ...
Screwfix opens first store in France
23 November 2022
Kingfisher, the international home improvement company, has opened its first Screwfix store in France. The expansion of Screwfix in France is one of the key investments by the Group to drive growth. The first Screwfix France store officially opened ...
Tile Giant Christmas launches an exclusive festive promotion for trade rewards customers
18 November 2022
Tile Giant has teamed up with Rubi to bring its trade rewards customers an exclusive promotion in the run up to Christmas to honour its commitment of providing one of the most attractive rewards schemes on the market. The 12 days of Christmas ...
Goold Estates helps Tile Rite to secure new headquarters
18 November 2022
One of the UK’s leading retail tiling supplier has chosen to expand its business by launching a new headquarters in the West Midlands.Goold Estates has let a 50,000 sq ft warehouse, office and showroom at Beecham Business Park to the UK’s leading ...
Burg-Wächter delivers on Gardiner Haskins partnership
16 November 2022
When popular home retailer Gardiner Haskins was looking for high-end post boxes to display in their stores, Burg-Wächter stood out clearly among all its competitors. As Europe’s largest manufacturer of quality post boxes, it is the first choice for ...
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum appoints Helen Skelton as first-ever brand ambassador
15 November 2022
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has revealed TV and radio presenter Helen Skelton as its first ever brand ambassador.The deal is the first celebrity brand partnership for the Doncaster-headquartered company which has an annual turnover of £...
BHETA's Stax meet the buyer event a great success
15 November 2022
BHETA’s Meet the Buyer event with Stax Trade Centres which took place last month has been deemed a great success by both buyers and suppliers. A speed networking event, it allowed potential suppliers to meet with a key garden and home improvement / ...
Sherwin-Williams unveils major expansion of Sheffield paint production facility in boost to local economy
15 November 2022
Sherwin-Williams, the global paint, and coatings company, has unveiled a major expansion of its Sheffield production facility, delivering a huge boost to the local economy.The expansion of the Chapeltown site represents a £10m investment by Sherwin-...
Three big reasons LANDSCAPE is supporting real turf only
15 November 2022
LANDSCAPE – The Industry Trade Show ‘does their bit’ for sustainability and takes the leap to only support real turf at their event in September 2023. This environmental stance means LANDSCAPE will not accept any bookings from exhibitors ...
Why do it yourself?
12 November 2022
As evidence emerges of the DIY boom now starting to fall back, retailers will have to work even harder to communicate their offer to customers, says Duncan Potter, CMO at Pricer.While sales for most DIY chains are still ahead of pre-pandemic levels ...
British Garden Centres 12 ways for an affordable and sustainable Christmas
10 November 2022
With the cost-of-living crisis affecting many, families might be looking to cut down on their usual festive spending over the Christmas and New Year period. Having a memorable Christmas whilst going easy on your purse and the planet is not as ...
Staines & Bright’s Home Hardware wins Home Hardware’s Cookshop Window Dressing Competition
7 November 2022
Staines & Bright’s Home Hardware (Tiptree) has won Home Hardware’s Cookshop Window Dressing Competition for the second year running. Malletts Home Hardware (Truro) received the runner’s up prize.The competition was introduced to support the 40 ...
Back with a Bang: Together TV returns to full Freeview capacity with a new free DIY Challenge
5 November 2022
As the nights draw in and the cost of living crisis leads us to an upcoming ‘winter of discontent’, Together TV continues to provide reasons to be cheerful. It is back to serving its loyal viewers by returning to full Freeview coverage and ...
BHETA webinar to focus on cyber crime
4 November 2022
The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is to hold a training webinar on the prevention of cyber-crime. The speaker will be Arun Barnard, Cyber Protect Officer at the West Midlands Regional Cyber Crime Unit (ROCU), and the event will ...
GCA to welcome inclusion and diversity consultant at 2023 conference
3 November 2022
Consultant, public speaker and author Linbert Spencer OBE will be presenting at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference in Blackburn in January. Garden centre owners, managers and their teams will hear from Linbert on Monday, January ...
The most popular ways to heat your home according to Google trend data
1 November 2022
According to Santander, estate agents report that buyers are paying up to 15.5% more for a property that boasts high efficiency standards. 95% of homes in the UK are centrally heated, relying on gas boilers. As the cost-of-living crisis continues, ...