Three trolleys full of alcohol were up for grabs at the Birmingham NEC during Glee this week, with representatives from the Greenfingers charity selling raffle tickets to exhibitors and visitors for their chance to win them. 

Housewares supplier Eddingtons Ltd has been taken on by a new management team following the sale of 85% of its shares. 

DIY roles went up by 31% during the first six months of 2012 compared with the same period last year, according to job site retailchoice.com as reported by the Recruiter publication. 

Nottingham-based QD Stores recently bought the Roman Way garden centre in Milton Keynes. 

If you haven't yet entered for the DIY Week Awards 2012 there's still time to do so now that we've extended the deadline to October 5. 

Staff at East Sussex-based Millbrook Garden Centre are celebrating after being awarded Retailer of the Year by Crowborough Chamber of Commerce. 

Eight volunteers - including DIY Week's special projects consultant Colin Petty and his wife Nina - took part in a tandem parachute jump at the MOD's training facilities on Salisbury Plain last weekend. 

Overall sales were up 5.37% in August 2012 compared with the same month last year for garden centre members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA). 

Following the home improvement retailer's announcement of a new senior management structure in February, three important additions have been made to its board. 

DIY equipment and garden and outdoor goods are being tipped to rise rapidly up the list of products most bought over the internet, according to a new study. 

Online retailer Ocado has launched a new DIY and car care range on the back of a 16.6% uptake in gross sales in its latest yearly results. 

Horticultural Trades Association member businesses with a turnover of under £1m can attend this year's HTA Garden Futures Conference for just £99 plus VAT. 

Landscape products specialist Kelkay has acquired the exclusive UK rights to the Henri Studio range of fountains and statuary. 

The future of Irish retail chain Atlantic Homecare has been secured with the approval by the High Court in Ireland of a survival plan. 

Future expansion at Next will focus on the rollout of its successful new Home and Garden superstore format, the retailer said as it unveiled its results for the half year to July 2012. 

A dangerous fan heater that caught fire while being used by a consumer has been recalled. 

The confirmation on Friday that a shipment of stainless steel and aluminium kitchenware made in India was radioactive has heightened concerns over the integrity of the materials used in a range of imported consumer goods. 

A £5m proposal for Dobbies to take on a former Focus DIY unit and combine an entranceway with an existing Tesco store at Inshes retail park in Inverness could mark a Scottish first for the garden centre chain. 

With a quarter of Brits claiming to be bored of traditional greens and browns for the garden, new research reveals that more homeowners are showing their patriotic side in their garden décor, with sales of red, white and blue paint on the increase. 

The out-of-town homewares retailer announced its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended June 30, 2012, revealing sales up from £538.5m to £603.7m, a like-for-like increase of 3.1%.