The family-run safety lock firm has won an export deal with Russia and has already taken an order for 3,500 of its specialist safety products. 

Travis Perkins-owned chain reported a 1.4% LFL decline in delivered sales in 2011, as demand for delivered kitchens and bathrooms tails off. 

Praising the security manufacturer on its move to in-source jobs back to the United States from China, the US President dropped in for a tour of the firm's Milwaukee manufacturing plant last week. 

The garden centre on Wrexham Road, Belgrave was named as a Garden Centre of Excellence for a record breaking 12th consecutive year. 

The industry's biggest gardening show is back for 2012 with a refreshed look and a more targeted exhibition, say organisers, who announced new initiatives, including bespoke guided tours and a bigger push for innovation. 

The online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products announced its year end results today, which saw turnover hitting £15m, a 20% increase on 2010. 

The HTA-supported National Garden Gift Vouchers (NGGV) group is running a new in-store promotion offering NGGV customers a free pack of 10 notelets and envelopes during the build up to Mother's Day.
 

Kingfisher announces major boardroom changes - 0'Byrne and Sutherland move up, but Hogsted's role disappears 

“We have ended another challenging year in robust shape,” says group CEO Ian Cheshire. 

Police in Lancashire have issued CCTV stills of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a suspected shoplifting offence at Barton Grange Garden Centre in Preston. 

A poster ad for Tottenham-based Mems DIY Ltd has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for "overtly sexual" content which "objectified women." 

The Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA) is opening up its training to the wider sector, not just its members. 

New results released by analytics website Sitemorse ranks the DIY retailer's website as the worst retail site in the UK in terms of accessibility, broken links, quality, performance and SEO capability in 2012 Q1. 

A Somerset garden centre is inviting local children to help add a splash of paint to its 30th anniversary celebrations through free tile-painting sessions. 

Monkton Elm Garden and Pet Centre is searching for all Somerset-based couples celebrating their pearl wedding anniversary this March to come forward and help mark 30 years of trading. 

Bill Grimsey, the former ceo of Focus DIY Ltd, has been appointed as a non-executive director at Findel PLC, a home shopping retail group. 

Security supplier creates a virtual bridge where people can declare and 'lock up' their love with a Master Lock padlock online. 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has revealed plans to launch a new resource which should provide its members with an accessible online training tool. 

Staff at William Sinclair recently presented a cheque for £3,559.90 to the Greenfingers charity, which is dedicated to creating gardens at children's hospices across the country. 

Temperatures of -40 degrees C and even a broken arm didn't stop trading director Andrew Carnie and his team in their race to the pole to raise a quarter of a million for homeless charity Centrepoint.