Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, has revealed that the current cost of living crisis is stopping more than half of homeowners (52%) from hiring skilled professionals to carry out their required home improvements, with ... 

Highlights • H1 performance in line with expectations (total sales -2.8% in constant currency and LFL -4.1%)• Sales significantly ahead of pre-pandemic levels (3-year LFL sales +16.6%), supported by marketshare gains; Group Q2 sales trend ahead of ... 

LOFA is proud to announce its partnership with Perennial, a charity working to support and promote the health of those who work in horticulture. As part of this partnership, LOFA has pledged to donate £20,000 to help Perennial in their efforts. LOFA ... 

Wickes achieved record sales in the first half of this year, benefitting from its value proposition and underpinned by its balanced business model, according to the Group’s latest trading update. Despite lower market volumes the DIY retailer ... 

Rainy Day Trust CEO, Bryan Clover successfully completed a gruelling 100km non-stop hike last weekend to raise much-needed funds to help the charity continue to offer vital support to people within the home improvement, housewares and garden sector ... 

BHETA has appointed Sofia Sanchez to its members services team. As member services co-ordinator, Sofia will be focussing on member relationships in terms of answering queries and providing information updates. She will also be responsible for ... 

BHETA is to hold another of its popular retailer networking webinars, this time with Homebase. The speaker will be Commercial and Marketing Director, Dave Elliot and the event will take place on Thursday 6th October at 2pm. It follows Dave’s last ... 

Travis Perkins which is part of Travis Perkins plc and is the UK’s largest distributor of materials to the construction sector, raised £55,000 through the hire of its cement mixers over the last 12 months. The initiative is part of Travis Perkins’ ... 

BHETA is to host a Meet the Buyer event with Stax Trade Centres. The event will take place on Thursday 13th October at the Worsley Park Marriott Hotel, Manchester. This speed networking event allows potential suppliers to meet with a key garden and ... 

Discount Code’s money-saving expert, Natalia Lachim, reveals how preparing our homes for Autumn can help reduce bills while still being able to heat our homes.Clear your gutteringAlthough not the most glamorous of tasks, September is the ideal time ... 

Thousands of retailers visited Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading wholesale marketplace for Home, Gift, Fashion and Sourcing, yesterday at the NEC Birmingham to source new products from hundreds of exhibitors as well as enjoy a host of insightful and ... 

“We congratulate Liz Truss on her appointment and look forward to discussing the critical importance of manufacturing, a sector that delivers millions of well-paid, highly skilled jobs across the whole of the UK. "Britain’s manufacturers are an ... 

Toolstation has today launched its latest catalogue in stores and online, offering a wide array of new products, brands, and offers at amazing value that aim to help customers save money on trade-quality products during a challenging period of ... 

This Sunday, the doors open to the UK’s leading marketplace for wholesale Home, Gift, Fashion, and Sourcing, Autumn Fair, with community at the heart of its remit as it invests and evolves for the future of retail. Across four days, tens of ... 

ToughBuilt has joined the impressive list of exhibitors at Eisenwarenmesse/ International Hardware Fair 2022, after the biennial show's four-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The US manufacturer of intelligently designed, productivity enhancing hand ... 

The UK’s leading marketplace for wholesale home, gift, fashion, and design & source, Spring & Autumn Fair, has outlined a host of community-based and charity initiatives undertaken by the teams who work across both shows to support the ... 

BHETA’s latest economic report into DIY, garden, housewares and small domestic electricals, now sponsored by some of the leading suppliers in the market, confirms that while most sectors are experiencing year on year downturns, value and volume ... 

New research from Kingfisher, owner of B&Q and Screwfix, has revealed the growing cost-of-living hit to homeowners and renters in Britain’s 19m energy inefficient homes. Households living in the two thirds of homes in England and Wales rated ... 

Crown Paints is delighted to have reached the final stage in the Sustainable Innovation category of the British Coatings Federation (BCF) Awards, for significantly reducing its environmental impact across its transport and haulage operations. Crown ... 

Toolstation, one of Britain’s fastest growing suppliers of tools, accessories and building supplies, has completed its latest tie-up with the Volunteer It Yourself (VIY) social enterprise, helping fund the repurposing of vacant units in Redditch ...