Grey looks to be the colour of the summer according to new research by eco paint specialists Thorndown Paints. Analysis of sales of their 2.5-litre tins of exterior wood paint reveal nine spots in the top 20 are taken up by grey shades, followed ... 

eSpares, the UK’s leading online parts store for home appliances, has announced a new partnership with technology provider ConferWith. The partnership will provide customers with real time advice from experts over live video as they browse online. ... 

The pandemic has made many homeowners reconsider their living environment as they’ve been told to stay at home for the best part of a year. It’s clear that renovations are high on the priority list as two fifths (41%) of homeowners have plans to ... 

Heritage Glasshouse and Greenhouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic has been recognised in this year’s prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for its work growing sales of its English, handmade structures abroad.The Lancashire-based, 83 year old ... 

Wickes has announced the completion of the demerger of Wickes from Travis Perkins plc (“Travis Perkins”) following the General Meeting of Travis Perkins shareholders on 27 April who approved the demerger.The shares of Wickes were admitted at 8.00am ... 

The study*, conducted by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, surveyed 500 tradespeople about their plans for retirement and found that a large proportion are pessimistic about their chances of finishing work when ... 

A growing decorating and DIY specialist is continuing its expansion by opening a new store in Fulham North.Leyland SDM will cut the ribbon on its latest store, on 373-375 North End Road SW6 1NP, on Monday (May 3). It is the fourth new Leyland SDM ... 

Dulux Decorator Centre is helping a decorator support more of the most vulnerable members of his community - through a new partnership. Good Guys Decorating, established by Cyle Carth from Wandsworth, South London, has transformed the lives of ... 

John W. Herbert, General Secretary of the European DIY Retail Association (EDRA) and the Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN), with its headquarters in Cologne, Germany, has had the opportunity to visit 53 countries with over 400 trips since he co-... 

The DIY Week Awards – a leading scheme for the recognition of excellence from across the DIY, home improvement and garden sectors, organised by DIY Week publisher Datateam Business Media – is back for 2021 and the entry deadline is this Friday 30 ... 

The ‘Help to Build’ fund announced on Friday 23 April will help a new generation of people build their own home, but small to medium-sized (SME) house builders need access to more small sites to help make their dreams a reality, according to the ... 

Kingspan, the global leader in advanced insulation and building envelope solutions, has announced an investment in H2 Green Steel (‘H2GS’), a company pioneering new green production methods for steel manufacturing using hydrogen. Kingspan is ... 

AkzoNobel has voluntarily decided to return the full £2.8 million received through the UK government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS), also known as furlough. The emergency employment support scheme was set up by the UK government in 2020 to ... 

The GARDENA ClickUp! range, the RollUp range of wall-mounted and garden hose boxes as well as the new robotic lawnmower SILENO minimo have been awarded the highly coveted Red Dot Design Award 2021. One handle, a whole host of possibilities. The ... 

Homebase has ramped up the rollout of its small-format stores with the opening of a new high street shop in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. In a show of its belief in the future of the British high street, Homebase has added a Kitchens by Homebase to an ... 

Gardena has announced its search to find “The UK’s most passionate gardener”, this National Gardening Week (Tuesday 27 April – Sunday 02 May). Leading gardening brand, Gardena is asking all UK gardening enthusiasts to submit nominations for the UK’s ... 

Activists like Greta Thunberg are joining this year’s 48 hours of global action. And as former primary school teacher Abby Milnes of education resource experts PlanBee shows, even the youngest children can get into the spirit of the day with simple ... 

Tricky development sites are to get access to funding for site preparation and infrastructure with the launch of the £75m brownfield land release scheme today. The money includes £25m allocated to fund self and custom build projects which can be on ... 

One of the UK’s leading building insulation manufacturers, YBS Insulation (“YBS”), has received a £250,000 loan to progress its growth plans. YBS secured the finance from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (“MEIF”) East & South East Midlands ... 

The flooring industry is preparing for CFJLIVE - its first official event in over a year - which takes place on Thursday 1 July. The free-to-attend global exhibition is the UK industry’s first ever virtual event, bringing together over 100 global ...