.@Tapi_Carpets has reached a major customer review milestone, reaching 100,000 5-star reviews on Trustpilot while maintaining its ‘Excellent’ rating, and an average score of 4.8 stars. insightdiy.co.uk/news/tapi-c… #reviews #customerreview #flooring #carpets #homeimprovement

.@Linnworksglobal has published a new report: Selling Big and Bulky Online - A Playbook for Home & Garden Ecommerce insightdiy.co.uk/articles/li… #homeandgarden #ecommerce #returns #orders #bulkyorders #fulfilment

.@Wickes is highlighting the warming colour trends set to bring comfort and character to interiors this season as part of its October Paint Event, which runs from 15th October to 18th November insightdiy.co.uk/news/wickes… #paint #paintinganddecorating #decorating #homeimprovement #diy

Tradespeople are being forced to compromise on investing into their businesses as financial pressures continue to mount, according to new research from @tradesman_saver insightdiy.co.uk/news/four-i… #tradespeople #trades #homemaintenance #homeimprovement #businesscosts

New analysis by @TwentyCi shows that older homeowners were behind almost half (44.1%) of all instructions to sell properties in England during Q3 2026 insightdiy.co.uk/news/study-… #propertymarket #property #housing #movinghouse #propertysector

UK towns have until 23:59 on Sunday 25th October to enter Let’s Celebrate Towns 2026, the national showcase of the places helping local businesses and communities to thrive lnkd.in/eK67gHWr #letscelebratetowns #competition #retail #retailnews #highstreet #shopping

Albany, the exclusive paint brand of @Brewerspaints, has launched ABX Exterior, a new trade-quality, multi-surface paint designed to make interior and exterior jobs more straightforward insightdiy.co.uk/news/albany… #paint #painting #decorating #newproduct

The latest retail sales data from @the_brc reveals sluggish retail sales during September. UK Total retail sales increased by 1.3% year on year, against growth of 2.3% in September 2025 insightdiy.co.uk/news/brc-no… #retail #retailnews #retailsales #consumerspending #economy

STARK, one of the UK's largest distributors of building and construction materials, has launched a new careers website: Working at STARK, designed to show the breadth of careers available across the building materials sector insightdiy.co.uk/news/stark-… #buildingmaterials #careers

.@AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY) and Axalta Systems (AXTA) today announced Axanzo as the name of the combined company following completion of their intended merger insightdiy.co.uk/news/akzono… #Axanzo #EngineeredToOutperform #Coatings #Innovation

Five @ToolstationUK colleagues have completed @TheBHF's Off Road Bike Ride - a 61-mile cycle from London to Brighton - helping raise over £3,000 for the retailer’s charity partner insightdiy.co.uk/news/toolst… #fundraising #charitysupport #buildersmerchant

Norcros plc has issued a trading update, noting a solid first-half performance, with reported revenue growth of 19% and LFL constant currency revenue growth of 1.5% insightdiy.co.uk/news/norcro… #bathrooms #bathroomproducts #homeimprovement #renovation

Dunelm Q1 sales +1.1% to £433m (store-enabled LFL sales growth: +0.9%), with stronger trading in the second half of the quarter, following a soft start impacted by hot weather insightdiy.co.uk/news/dunelm… #retail #retailnews #homeimprovement #homefurnishings

.@TP_plc has published a Q3 trading update, noting that overall performance continued in line with H1. @ToolstationUK delivered solid revenue growth of 3.7% (3.6% LFL) and continues to expand in line with expectations insightdiy.co.uk/news/travis… #buildersmerchant #homeimprovement

.@BandQ is strengthening its on-demand delivery offer with the launch of @TradePointUK Express, a new same-day delivery service exclusively for trade customers, as well as the expansion of its Deliveroo partnership insightdiy.co.uk/news/bq-lau… #rapiddelivery #trades #delivery

.@IKEAUK has opened its brand-new Plan and Order Point in Aberdeen’s Union Square, marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by its team of 16 co-workers and Jack Middleton, MSP for Aberdeen Central insightdiy.co.uk/news/ikea-o… #kitchendesign #bedroomdesign #homeimprovement

A study by Wolseley, sponsors of National Heat Pump Week, reveals that over half of installers do not feel confident or sufficiently trained to carry out a heat pump installation insightdiy.co.uk/news/wolsel… #heatpump #heating #renewables #installation #training #nationalheatpumpweek

STARK Group has opened a new national distribution centre in Denmark, marking an important step in the Group’s strategy to further develop its industry-leading logistics capabilities insightdiy.co.uk/news/stark-… #distributioncentre #dc #distribution #logistics #buildingsupplies

The @GC_Association is inviting north-based members to join its Christmas Tour for the region on Tuesday, November 3 to explore some of the UK’s leading retail destinations insightdiy.co.uk/news/christ… #gardencentre #gardenretail #christmastour #retailsafari

.@kingfisherplc has appointed Sebastian Gundel as CEO, effective 1 February 2027. Sebastian is the current CEO of OBI, and brings 20+ years of leadership experience in the home improvement sector insightdiy.co.uk/news/kingfi… #ceo #chiefexecutiveofficer #homeimprovement