In a deal struck last night the parent company of B&Q and Screwfix sold its 21.2% stake in German DIY chain Hornbach for £195m. 

The destructive storms that raged over the winter and a resurgence in the construction industry have combined to leave the UK with a long-term shortage of fence panels. 

One of the most extreme winters on record has had a devastating effect on homes across the country - but delivered a huge boost to the home improvement market. 

Carpetright and four other firms were all subject to the pricing investigation by the Office of Fair Trading. 

Still in the period of due diligence, no details of the deal can be released, but supplier Scotts Miracle-Gro confirmed that it is in negotiations to acquire garden wholesale business Solus Garden & Leisure and is pleased with the progress to date. 

GCG announces its first national charity partnership, pledging to try and raise more than £500,000 for Marie Curie through a programme of gardening-inspired fundraising, volunteering initiatives and commercial activity. 

Suttons Seeds has donated dozens of packets of flower seeds for all the beneficiaries of the home improvement industry charity Rainy Day Trust. 

Next's sales for year ending January 31 2013 grew 5.1%, beating expectations. 

Thieves stole £400 worth of stock from Dovercourt DIY store in Kingsway, Essex, after breaking into the backyard. 

Woodie's DIY drops the DIY from its logo following a rebrand. 

Matthew Ansaldo Taylor was found guilty of falsifying customer details on 12 receipts at the Wickes store in Liverpool. 

Plans have been revealed that would see Waitrose incorporate a new supermarket on the site of the Van Hage garden centre at Great Amwell, Hertfordshire. 

More than 230 garden centres nationwide attracted thousands of customers to special events and fund-raisers last Friday and across the weekend, as part of Garden Re-Leaf Day. 

February's prolonged rain washed shoppers away from high streets and into the more protected environment afforded by out-of-town shopping locations. 

The jobs will be cut from B&Q's head office as the company looks to transform itself into an omnichannel retailer. 

Vivid Arts was deemed to have the best display stand at Home Hardware's spring trade show in Exeter last week. 

Screwfix has confirmed that there will be no let-up in its ambitious opening programme, which should see a further 60 stores launched in the UK this year. 

Organisers have announced the date for next year's Garden & Home Press Event - Thursday, February 12 - and revealed that it will mark its 10th anniversary in 2015. 

Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a package of measures to help businesses that invest, manufacture and export, when he delivered his Budget today. 

As the UK heads into Spring the Swedish retailer says sales of some of its garden furniture have risen by as much as 243%.