The Government has announced a new housing strategy this week to tackle the housing shortage and boost the country's flagging housing market. 

Garden power products have had a tough year after a strong 2010, according to the latest figures from GfK. 

The board and management of EDRA has announced that Easy, Chile, has joined its Global Home Improvement Network. 

Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire will head up an independent task force aimed at finding new opportunities for UK businesses to drive green economic growth. 

Family-owned retailer Ruthin Décor has moved into brand new premises, which are more than double the size of its former site. 

Bents Garden & Home has been given the green light by Warrington Borough Council for its £10m development programme. 

Department store chain is to release an album of the songs featured in its high profile advertising campaigns covered by musicians including Ellie Goulding and Dionne Bromfield in aid of Save the Children. 

Employees raise £1,000 in fundraising frenzy on Friday, November 18. 

BRC records sharpest decline in footfall in the three months to October since the blizzards in December 2010, with both high street and out-of-town retailers affected. 

More than 100 retailer delegates representing around 60 retail business attended the bi-annual Home Hardware convention at Woolacombe Bay, north Devon, on November 19-20. 

The Government is making it easier for small firms to take on apprentices by providing financial incentives and slashing red tape. 

Bosch and Philips were among the big name sponsors of the first-ever Ideal Home Show at Christmas, which kicked off at London's Earls Court on Wednesday. 

The last of the skydivers completed their parachute jumps for the Rainy Day Trust on November 6, bringing the final total raised to around £20,000. 

The Hillview Group has a "huge opportunity" in the garden retail industry, the group's garden retail division md Boyd Douglas Davies has said. 

Araldite, Era Products and Everbuild are the latest companies to come on board as sponsors of the first-ever DIY Week Awards next week. 

Garsons, Polhill, Stewarts and Webbs all achieved sales growth in their most recent accounting periods, according to new accounts filed at Companies House. 

Research firm predicts retail sales will grow by between 4% and 5% in December if the UK doesn't suffer another harsh winter. 

A new scam is taking advantage of busy suppliers, the Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA) has warned. 

Rightway Bevan has opened its largest store to date at Chester, and is using the extra space to make a move into the wallcoverings market for the first time. 

The BHETA team has seen a number of changes in recent weeks.