Tildenet has acquired specialist textiles and netting supplier, Fleximas, which joins other brands that are part of the group.Announcing the takeover today, Tildenet said this latest acquisition signals that 2018 will be “another year of significant ... 

Celebrating its 2nd consecutive year as a sponsor of Crufts, the pet food brand IAMS will this year return to the world’s biggest and most popular dog show as the official sponsor of Flyball. Since making its Crufts debut in 1990, the Flyball ... 

Years after Wickes first considered moving to Wisbech, their new store is set to open on 7th Feb 2018.The store is 20,000 sq ft sales area with 5,000 sq.ft mezzanine and 5,000 sq.ft outdoor project centre, creating 30 jobs.Wickes first proposed ... 

Pre-Christmas discounts spur shop price slide Non-food prices fell at their fastest rate since January 2017, declining 2.1% year on year, compared to 1.1% in November, as retailers stepped up promotional activity to ‘stimulate spending’. Shop prices ... 

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is encouraging garden retail businesses to keep the gardening season going in winter by showcasing colourful winter-flowering houseplants to entice customers to brighten up their indoor space and increase ... 

Home improvement and garden retailer Bunnings Warehouse officially opened its doors in Chichester today (4 January 2018), creating over 20 full and part time jobs.The new store, which is on the site of the former Homebase in Discovery Park, is over ... 

The news that Bunnings UK managing director Peter (PJ) Davis will take a three-month break to return to Australia this month was initially met with surprise but the move was apparently always on the on the cards... 

Home improvement and garden retailer Bunnings Warehouse officially opened its doors in Rochdale today (03 January), creating over 80 full and part time jobs.The new store in Sandbrook Park, is the biggest Bunnings Warehouse yet at over 110,000 ... 

The GCA has secured former England rugby player Matt Dawson MBE to speak at its annual conference. He will share his team-building and personal commitment expertise with delegates at the event this month, joining entrepreneur Patrick Grant, world-... 

Home improvement and garden retailer Bunnings officially opened its doors in Bicester on the 21st of December 2017.On the site of the former Homebase on Launton Road, the new smaller format store is 36,700 square feet, which is approximately half ... 

According to the latest data from retail experts Springboard footfall dropped significantly on New Year's Eve across the UK, declining by -10.5% over the 24 hours and by -7.2% between 7pm and midnight. This poor performance follows drops in footfall ... 

Hilding Anders International, one of the leading bedding and mattress companies globally, buys the majority of the business securing 104 UK jobs.Allan Graham and Matt Ingram, both of Duff & Phelps Ltd, Joint Administrators of Feather & Black ... 

Builders’ Merchants saw major increases in sales of Tools (+12.3%), Plumbing Heating & Electrical (+11.4%) and Heavy Building Materials (+11.1%) in October 2017. These categories all saw double digit growth compared to October 2016 (assisted by ... 

Following a fantastic Garden Re-Leaf Day this year, Greenfingers Charity has announced that 2018’s event will take place on Friday, March 16.New events have been planned and the campaign promises to be even bigger next year, although organisers are ... 

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the Netherlands' tax treatment of Inter IKEA, one of the two groups operating the IKEA business.The Commission has concerns that two Dutch tax rulings may have allowed Inter IKEA to ... 

A new Trade Park on Royston industrial estate has created a number of new jobs for local residents, thanks to investment from builders’ merchant Jewson.The Royston Trade Park will now serve as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for building, plumbing, heating and ... 

The Wesfarmers-owned group will open a new Bunnings store on the site of former Homebase branches in Bicester and its smallest Bunnings Warehouse yet in Walton on Thames ... 

The entrepreneur made famous for his role as a judge on BBC’s ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ is speaking at the Garden Centre Association’s 2018 conference.As well as appearing on TV, and despite having no fashion experience and being an engineer by ... 

We can officially revealed the two judging panels for the 2018 DIY Week Awards, which take place on Friday, May 11 at the Park Plaza Victoria in London.Judging the supplier categories will be: Judging the retail categories... 

Home improvement and garden retailer Bunnings Warehouse officially opened its doors in Rotherham today (14 December).The new store is located on Parkgate, is over 70,000 square feet offers customers more than 30,000 leading home improvement and ...