The Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) will announce the winner of its £5,000 Innovators' Seed Corn Fund at next week's Glee. 

The total washout that much of the country suffered on last week's Bank Holiday generated a big boost in householders looking to carry out home improvements. 

Organisers confirm that the 2015 Totally Shows have already sold nearly 60% of their exhibition space to new and returning exhibitors. 

Private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners is considering selling Wyevale, formerly the Garden Centre Group, just two years after buying the business, it has been reported today. 

Grafton Group, the builders merchanting and DIY business, achieved higher sales and profit in the six months to June 30 2014, helped by an improved performance from the Irish Woodie's DIY. 

Argos has unveiled Heart of House, its first homewares and furniture own brand, with a multi-million pound campaign, kicking off with TV advertising yesterday, Bank Holiday Monday, and running across press, digital, social and PR. 

The new series of The Great British Bake Off is sending sales of baking equipment soaring as home bakers try to recreate the popular television show's creations. 

Companies in the gift industry, particularly those in festive and garden sectors, are already gearing up for Harrogate Christmas & Gift, with the show reporting very little space left for the January 2015 event. 

Housewares and DIY products wholesaler United Housewares Merchants has been wound up. 

Homebase's St Austell branch is the latest to join the growing list of the retailers' stores earmarked for closure. 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) says efforts to improve turnout at its regional meetings is paying off. 

Tool firm Olympia is launching a new mobile showroom, which will tour the UK and Ireland to help the firm reach as many stockists as possible. 

DIY skills are dying out, according to new research, which shows confidence in undertaking many home improvement tasks is lowest among young people. 

The strong garden centre sales of recent months continued into July, according to new figures from The Garden Centre Association (GCA). 

The market for water-saving plumbing products has enjoyed growth since 2013, following a flat period between 2009 and 2012. 

General merchandise chain Wilko has unveiled plans to open 100 new stores in the UK within the next five years, as it posted its full-year results yesterday. 

As the closing date for the handover project fast approaches, don't miss your chance to have leading adhesive and sealants firm Henkel help boost your sales. 

While the Prince's Trust-owned garden centre still faces closure on August 31, reports reveal that the pets superstore has dropped out of the race. 

A teenager who urinated in a display toilet at a branch of B&Q has been ordered to apologise personally to the store's manager. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has attracted another major garden brand in the form of William Sinclair Horticulture as its newest member