RatedPeople.com, which puts homeowners seeking help with home improvements in touch with tradespeople, says it has seen £812m-worth of job postings this year so far. 

The LED lighting market is experiencing an explosion in growth - but sales in the retail side of the market remain relatively subdued. 

US home improvement giant The Home Depot has confirmed that its payment systems have been hacked - a data breach that is on target to be the biggest ever experienced. 

Family-run run UK manufacturer Monument Tools has invested in a new promotional campaign, launching a competition for tradesmen to win VIP hospitality tickets to premiership football games. 

This month's export forum marked the start of "a concerted export initiative" from the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

This Christmas will perform at least as well as last year's, and most likely better. 

London's Bayswater has been chosen as the fourth site for one of Topps Tiles' new high street Boutique stores. 

Squire's first-ever garden centre, in Twickenham, is celebrating half a century in business this month. 

Today the Dulux Let's Colour Cycle Team is making its way down to Land's End to begin the epic Ride Across Britain event tomorrow, cycling 969 miles in nine days. 

Home Hardware (Scotland) Ltd has launched its new, member-owned website, homehardwaredirect.co.uk to coincide with the distribution its Autumn brochure at the start of this month. 

Crown made a return to our screens last weekend, as ITV welcomes back a second series of Through the Keyhole. 

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has confirmed its ongoing support of Glee, with a new three-year agreement. 

DeWalt has today announced a new partnership with UK military charity, Help for Heroes, a charity formed to help those who have been wounded in conflict. 

Plumbers merchant chain Wolseley UK has released a statement clarifying reports about the sale of its North Yorkshire regional distribution centre. 

Carl Kammerling International has launched a refreshed corporate website, incorporating new developments and additions designed to provide greater ease of use for customers. 

Screwfix is poised to expand into Europe with the launch of four trial stores in Germany. 

Latest full-year figures from Wilko Retail reveal that the variety retailer has had a tough 12 months, with sales and profits sliding. 

Shoppers in Cambridge have come to know and love Dickie, the mannequin who stands outside their local hardware shop - but now it seems there's a whole lot more to Dickie than anyone realised. 

The Steamer Trading Cookshop chain is opening a new store in Kent's Bluewater shopping centre - the first that is not in a town centre location. 

A 30-year-old Nottinghamshire garden centre and aquatic business has gone into administration.