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Staines & Bright’s Home Hardware wins Home Hardware’s Cookshop Window Dressing Competition

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 ... 
7 November 2022

Back with a Bang: Together TV returns to full Freeview capacity with a new free DIY Challenge

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 ... 
5 November 2022

BHETA webinar to focus on cyber crime

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 ... 
4 November 2022

GCA to welcome inclusion and diversity consultant at 2023 conference

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 ... 
3 November 2022

The most popular ways to heat your home according to Google trend data

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, ... 
1 November 2022

Selco Builders Warehouse selects RELEX Solutions to unify supply chain and space planning operations

Selco Builders Warehouse, a leading provider of trade services, building products, and materials to tradespeople across the UK, is partnering with RELEX Solutions, provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions, to optimise its ... 
31 October 2022

Interior experts share the fireplace trends for Christmas 2022

There were over 48,000 Google searches on fireplaces in the last month, so it seems homeowners are looking for the perfect way to spruce up their fireplaces for the winter season! To offer some inspiration, the experts at Atlas Ceramics have created ... 
31 October 2022

Kevin McCloud announces trailblazing sustainable Green Heroes

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 ... 
28 October 2022

Travis Perkins releases Q3 2022 trading update

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 ... 
27 October 2022

Screwfix and the Woodland Trust partner to support Snaizeholme project in North Yorkshire

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 ... 
26 October 2022

MMP Living to advise on USA opportunities at BHETA webinar

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 ... 
24 October 2022

FrogTape designs take to the stage for European festival

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-... 
20 October 2022

Jomafe UK joins BHETA

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 ... 
14 October 2022

What a show!

LANDSCAPE Show 2022 has come to an end, and it’s time to talk about what a success it was! Busy settling into Birmingham’s NEC for a second year, LANDSCAPE has loved seeing new people, new products, and new ideas. Providing yet another amazing ... 
11 October 2022

TTA – the voice of the tiling industry

The Tile Association (TTA) represents the entire UK tiling sector – manufacturers, independent tile fixers, contractors, agents, distributors and of course retailers. TTA promotes professionalism and tiling standards in the industry, while also ... 
10 October 2022

Zest shortlisted for ‘Made A Difference’ award

As part of the P&A Group, timber garden product specialist, Zest, is in the running for a Chamber of Commerce Recognition Award in the ‘Made a Difference’ category, sponsored by The Alternative Board.Piotr, Beth and Mark from P&A Group’s ... 
10 October 2022

Burg-Wächter’s Locktoberfest is back!

With winter nights drawing in, Germany’s premier security specialist, Burg-Wächter, is combining the traditional German festival with all-things security, as Locktoberfest returns once again providing a fun way to get the important security message ... 
7 October 2022

B&Q partners with the Woodland Trust on Snaizeholme project in North Yorkshire

B&Q has launched a partnership with the Woodland Trust to support the restoration, protection and creation of native woodland at their newly acquired site; Snaizeholme in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. Our donation will help turn a tree-less ... 
5 October 2022

Ivyline makes itself at home with new headquarters

Ivyline, one of the sector’s leading garden, home and giftware suppliers, has recently undertaken a move to a new facility at the heart of Stoneleigh Park; a move designed to support the brand’s ongoing growth.Moving from its old location in ... 
4 October 2022

Tile Giant boosts its retail footprint with the launch of its new Sutton store

Leading tile retailer, Tile Giant, has extended its retail footprint, opening its 83rd store in Sutton, London. Building on a successful retail operation that has spanned the last 20 years, the new store will open on 10th October offering a wide ... 
27 September 2022
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