Home ownership now "seems like an impossible dream" for many, says Mintel, whose research has found that 42% of UK renters believe they will never be able to afford their own home. 

Bord na Móna UK has published its end-year sales results, with figures 27.7% ahead of 2014 year on year. 

The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has welcomed the publication of the long-awaited new Building Regulations, which - for the first time in England - require new homes to incorporate provisions to resist unauthorised access. 

Garden centres across the country saw sales of clothing and catering soar while fluctuating weather saw plant sales rise and fall last month, according to the Garden Centre Association's Barometer of Trade (BoT) results. 

Aggregates supplier Deco-Pak is increasing its production capacity by 30% following an investment in its on-site manufacturing and packaging machinery. 

Over a quarter of shoppers now follow retailers on social media, according to the 2015 Shopper Barometer, a study of current trends and future consumer habits of UK shoppers. 

DIY retailers, garden centre buyers and builders merchants have just a couple of weeks left to sign up to visit the final Toolbank spring trade shows of 2015. 

Finnish tool giant Fiskars welcomes the Ambassador of Finland, Pekka Huhtaniemi, to officially open its new UK showroom and offices in Birmingham last month. 

The early spring sunshine saw Brits flocking outdoors over the Easter break to make the most of the good weather, with sales of barbecues and outdoor games soaring. 

Leading garden centres are once again being put under pressure to stop selling a Bayer Provado product over concerns that it is harmful to bees. 

Stone fireplace supplier J Rotherham has announced the winner of a competition to design a unique, contemporary fireplace. 

Any retailers that are offered discounted Yankee candles are being asked to contact police after a Monmouthshire garden centre lost £23,000-worth of the products in a raid. 

Homebase has paid compensation to a customer after a tin of paint she was buying exploded at the checkout. 

Long-established garden centre and Chelsea Flower Show veteran Hillier announces plans for Young Hillier Day, where trainees, apprentices and students will run its exhibit at the famous gardening show. 

Garden structures and fencing supplier Grange has invested in a consumer media campaign highlighting its decorative structures offer. 

Searchlight Electric is this year celebrating its 70th anniversary as a supplier of decorative lighting to specialist lighting retailers, multi-national chains and distributor partners across the world. 

UK manufacturer of wheelbarrows, The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company Ltd, has invested more than £1.2 million in manufacturing facilities at its site in the midlands. 

The last couple of years have brought a welcome boost for the UK shopfitting market, according to a new report. 

Gorilla Glue's range of adhesives will now be stocked in B&Q stores across the UK. 

The Local Data Company (LDC) says March's shop vacancy figures are a "cause for celebration", as they fell back to 2010 levels.