The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) have been shortlisted for a number of awards relating to their events, publications and website. 

Organisers have reported another successful Christmasworld tradeshow, with more than 10,700 trade buyers attending across the seasonal trade event and sister shows Paperworld and Creativeworld 

B&Q and Screwfix parent, Kingfisher plc has earned an average ‘sell’ rating for its stock this week, as investor analysts covering the company asses its share performanc 

Demand for UK-made goods increased in recent months, with total order books improving further, but prices are expected to ris 

Hare Hatch Sheeplands, near Twyford, has lost a battle in the High Court over its use of green belt land. 

B&Q has recalled 25 light fittings sold in its stores between February 2014 and February 2017 due to the risk of parts falling from the fixtures and injuring people. 

Builders merchant, Jewson has announced plans to increase its employees’ wages ahead of the Government’s introduction of the National Living Wage later this year. 

Devon-based Axminster Tools & Machinery has recently been listed in the top 250 ecommerce and cross-channel retailers as detailed in the Internet Retailing UK (IRUK) Top 500 report 2017, moving up a level from the top 350 group where the company was placed in 2016. 

The UK building and home improvement products distribution market is a large, mature market and as such tends to experience modest year on year change. 

Totally DIY & Tools closed doors on this year's two-day exhibition at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, this week – but plans are already underway to re-brand the event as the National DIY Show and move its February date to June. 

Gladston's of North Shields is closing down in April after more than 150 years trading in the Tyne and Wear area. 

DIY giant B&Q will be opening its first 3,000sq ft 'small format' store on Holloway Road, London, next month. 

Bunnings UK has released details of the three remaining pilot stores, with a second earmarked for St Albans in April and the other two planned for Hemel Hempstead and Milton Keynes. 

Homebase's new parent group Wesfarmers has released figures for the six months ending December 31, 2016, revealing an operating revenue for Bunnings UK and Ireland of £612 million with a loss before tax and interest of £28 million. 

Hereford-based Wyevale Nurseries has revealed that its tree sales were up 22% year-on-year from August 2016 until January 31, 2017. 

Profit before tax dropped by 11.3% at Dunelm Mill during the 26 weeks to December 31, 2016, despite a 2.8% upturn in sales – boosted, in part, by the retailer's acquisition of Worldstores. 

Kingfisher retailer Screwfix is celebrating its 500^th store milestone with the opening of its new Enfield branch, the second in the area, which will create 15 new jobs. 

Spring Fair closed what was, for DIY exhibitors at least, a long six day run today, with organisers and exhibitors alike heralding the show – and its new foray into DIY – a success. 

Other channels, says the show's organisers Fediyma and EDRA, are growing while big box stores are missing out, with e- and mobile-commerce, speciality and pop-up stores, small formats and showrooms all growing in appeal.