A company boss is calling for wider public awareness of a safety standard for bath and shower mats after highlighting the fact that there are no official statistics kept for slips and falls in the bathroom. 

The latest phase in the Bents journey has been completed and the centre has announced the opening of six new retail departments, including outdoor clothing retailer Trespass and arts and craft specialists C-Craft. 

Yet another well-known brand, Toolbank, has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

Homebase and Argos parent Home Retail Group has teamed up with the UK's second largest grocer Sainsbury's to open 10 new Argos digital stores within existing Sainsbury's supermarkets. 

Customers and suppliers of Earlswood Plants in Solihull are being assured that there will be a seamless transfer of business when the firm goes into dormancy this month. 

The winners of the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual awards were announced at its conference this week. 

A B&Q store in Greater London has been fined £65,000 for failing to meet health and safety standards in the workplace, following an investigation by Hillingdon Council's food health and safety team. 

A restructure within the international Scotts business means the UK division will report directly to the US but results in the departure of vice president Martin Breddy. 

The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has welcomed its 300th member, as its drive to increase levels of quality, compliance, training and safety in the industry continues. 

William Sinclair Horticulture has finished location shooting in South Africa of the launch TV commercials for its new tomato planter and weedkiller spray. 

Wiltshire Police are asking for help in identifying the make and age of a shovel linked to a murder investigation. Can you help? 

Garden tool and scissor brand Fiskars, which recently celebrated 365 years, has chosen Birmingham as its new UK office location. 

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) says 2014 was nothing short of a sensation for BIRA Direct and the independent retailers it supplied with product during the year. 

The impact of theft on UK retailers has reached its highest level in a decade. 

Growing media supplier William Sinclair today described the 12 months to September 30 2014 as "disappointing", as it released its results for the year. 

The Range is set to open its newest store next week. 

Clothing was the biggest seller at garden centres in December, according to the Garden Centre Association (GCA). 

William Sinclair has signed a national distribution agreement with wholesaler Decco covering the company's J Arthur Bower's, Growing Success, New Horizon and Deadfast brands. 

Embattled grocer Tesco has ditched its plans for a joint venture with Dobbies in East Kilbride. 

One of Britain's fastest-growing suppliers of tools, accessories and building supplies, has opens two new branches in the Greater London areas of Sydenham and Isleworth today.