Search Results: 'Homebase'

Lockdown cooks up new kitchen recipes
30 April, 2021
With home working forecast to put down permanent post pandemic roots, the kitchen is expected to become a more multi-purpose space and focus for investment. Mike Jeffree reports

Martin Batts retires from Balcas
09 April, 2021
Martin Batts, timber sales director of Balcas Timber Ltd has announced his retirement and will be leaving the business at the end of May.

Combilift highlights safety focus
10 June, 2020
Combilift marked National Forklift Safety Day on June 9 with a virtual press conference that highlighted the company’s strong focus on safety.

Moving with materials and machinery times
21 April, 2020
More than ever, say producers, the mouldings market is about responsiveness to interior design trends and flexible, efficient, cost-effective manufacture. Mike Jeffree reports

The climate’s right for Timber kitchens
30 March, 2020
Wood’s looks and sustainability are proving a winning combination in UK kitchens. Mike Jeffree reports

Timber Focus to sell SertiWOOD via Homebase
09 March, 2020
Timber Focus, the UK distributor for SertiWOOD, has announced that the entire range of timber cladding products will now be available through Homebase DIY stores, having been previously only sold via specialist timber merchants.

Let the wind blow
16 January, 2019
2018 was not a stellar year for volume fencing demand. Wider market certainties remain for the early part of 2019, though timber price stability is predicted initially. Stephen Powney reports

Unchartered waters for pallets sector
25 September, 2018
Pallet and fencing timber price levels have been rocketing in 2018. Uncertainty remains as to how near we are to the market peak. Stephen Powney reports

Kerridge CS appoints chief support officer
20 August, 2018
Software provider Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) has appointed Chris Owen to the new role of chief support officer.

Kitchens go a la carte
21 March, 2018
Producers see the kitchen sector continuing to show healthy growth, while becoming ever more diverse in design and materials selection as consumers aim to create a statement room. Mike Jeffree reports

DIY giants report summer outdoor products boost
17 September, 2013
DIY retailing giants B&Q and Homebase have reported a spike in outdoor seasonal product sales for the second quarter, making up for a poor start to 2013.

Homebase Ireland in examinership
19 July, 2013
The Irish arm of the Homebase DIY chain has been placed in examinership, the equivalent of administration.

Homebase sales “behind expectations”
24 June, 2013
Homebase says its performance in the 13 weeks to June 1 was “slightly behind our expectations”.

SCA wins Wickes timber supply deal
01 May, 2013
SCA Timber Supply has won the contract to supply DIY chain Wickes with all of its timber and wood-based products.

Homebase sales slip 4.5%
22 January, 2013
Sales at Homebase, which is undergoing a major store redevelopment programme, were down 4.5% for the autumn to new year retail season, driven by the continued weakness in big ticket sales, the company said.

New management for government timber procurement agency
05 October, 2012
The management of the government’s flagship Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) has changed hands from Proforest to Efeca.

Outdoor products sales decline hits Homebase
20 June, 2012
DIY retailer Homebase suffered an 8.1% fall in sales during the second quarter, principally due to a 15% reverse in seasonal outdoor products.

Fortunes vary at B&Q and Homebase
27 March, 2012

Homebase reports 2.5% sales dip
13 January, 2012

Homebase reports 35% profits decline
22 October, 2011