Home and garden products manufacturer Fiskars, is the latest member to join the Builders Merchants Federation, bringing total membership to 472. 

Decorative brand Johnstone's Paints marks its 125th anniversary this year. 

Troubled flooring retailer Floors-2-Go has refuted suggestions that it is having financial problems, as regional director Jim Laird insists that the business is "going from strength to strength". 

With less than two weeks to go until the evening of DIY Week Awards, and with places going fast, don't miss out on your last chance to be part of this year's leading industry event. 

An armed robber who stole £14,000 in cash from a West Midlands branch of Wickes has been jailed for eight years. 

Topps Tiles is to extend its boutique store format with the launch of a new outlet in Knutsford, Cheshire. 

The Support for Independent Retail campaign is urging small retailers and towns across the UK to organise and run Easter egg hunts in their areas, as the annual Enjoy an Independent Easter event marks its third year. 

DIY and hardware independents achieved their fifth quarter of sales increases in a row in the final three months of 2014, according to new figures. 

A company boss is calling for wider public awareness of a safety standard for bath and shower mats after highlighting the fact that there are no official statistics kept for slips and falls in the bathroom. 

The latest phase in the Bents journey has been completed and the centre has announced the opening of six new retail departments, including outdoor clothing retailer Trespass and arts and craft specialists C-Craft. 

Yet another well-known brand, Toolbank, has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

Homebase and Argos parent Home Retail Group has teamed up with the UK's second largest grocer Sainsbury's to open 10 new Argos digital stores within existing Sainsbury's supermarkets. 

Customers and suppliers of Earlswood Plants in Solihull are being assured that there will be a seamless transfer of business when the firm goes into dormancy this month. 

The winners of the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual awards were announced at its conference this week. 

A B&Q store in Greater London has been fined £65,000 for failing to meet health and safety standards in the workplace, following an investigation by Hillingdon Council's food health and safety team. 

A restructure within the international Scotts business means the UK division will report directly to the US but results in the departure of vice president Martin Breddy. 

The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has welcomed its 300th member, as its drive to increase levels of quality, compliance, training and safety in the industry continues. 

William Sinclair Horticulture has finished location shooting in South Africa of the launch TV commercials for its new tomato planter and weedkiller spray. 

Wiltshire Police are asking for help in identifying the make and age of a shovel linked to a murder investigation. Can you help? 

Garden tool and scissor brand Fiskars, which recently celebrated 365 years, has chosen Birmingham as its new UK office location.