Garden equipment supplier Billy Goat has launched an Autumn Leaves competition to encourage gardeners to get creative with their fallen leaves and win a prize. 

Coffee machine specialist Melitta is the latest name to join the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

The judging panel for the retailer categories of the 2015 DIY Week Awards has been announced, with well-known industry figures and past winners. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has a new member in HSCL, which supplies accessories, consumables and spare parts for domestic appliances and catering equipment. 

Scotts Miracle-Gro has launched a new initiative to get children involved in the annual Movember event that raises awareness of men's health. 

The Scotts Company (UK) has announced that Mark Pearson, chief executive officer of the Scotts Solus Brands division, is to leave the company. 

To meet fencing panel demand, Forest Garden has invested in additional sawmill and treatment facilities in mid-Wales, potentially doubling its output in the region. 

New figures today from The Local Data Company (LDC) and British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) show that traditional independent shops and leisure outlets continue to increase in Britain's town centres whilst the chains continue to retreat. 

Shoppers have been spending more on sleep products in the last year - yet, ironically, significantly more people are shopping in the middle of the night. 

Following on from the success of its Garden Academy, which is now in its second year, Homebase has launched a new programme that aims to get more young people interested in careers in interior design and decorating. 

B&Q has spent more than £60m on a relaunch of its website, which it says is the most comprehensively stocked and most functionally advanced of its kind in the UK. 

Households across the UK can still apply for money to help them fit new boilers, double glazing and insulation, after it was revealed that funding would be extended. 

Online retailers provide delivery options shoppers don't want - and don't offer the ones they do. 

London hardware store Andrews of Hampstead, which has been serving its local neighbourhood for over 36 years, has been taken over by fast-expanding housewares and home essentials retailer, Lords of Notting Hill. 

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is giving people a last chance to book one of the few remaining places at next week's HTA Garden Futures dinner and conference. 

Garden tools and accessories company Darlac says it has had another record-breaking start to its financial year, with trade sales up by 49% in the first five months of trading. 

Supplier members of two of the industry's leading trade associations are being given the chance to have head-to-head meetings with buyers from Wyevale Garden Centres. 

Wholesaler RKW says it has bought up "massive stocks" of high-powered vacuum cleaners to beat the ban imposed by the EU. 

British Coatings Federation (BCF) chief executive officer Tom Bowtell, Dr Michelle Ledward from Graham & Brown and MP Jack Straw have been to Brussels to argue their case for using certain chemicals. 

Following the launch of a dedicated website for its new dog treat DreamBone, UK pet food brand Webbox has reportedly received over 5000 sample requests in just seven hours.