DIY Week

Full of the joys of spring – that's Robert Dyas’s Visual Merchandising Manager, Janine Tanner. A decorating expert with decades of experience, she knows exactly how to make Easter a visual celebration. With tips for the home and the garden, she can sprinkle spring magic both inside and out. Check out her tips below for the perfect Easter home. Feast your eyes “Create a ‘springtime statement’ tablescape using pastel colours, flowers and lights.

Lighting brand, 4lite, has had a break-through in micro-lighting and successfully designed and created the world’s thinnest LED Strip Light. The 4lite ‘Lite Light’, measures in with just 0.01mm width, thinner than a strand of human hair and almost invisible to the naked eye - until you switch it on.

Transform plain walls and add a luxurious statement with Kraus® Lux Wall Panels, featuring a wider 40mm slat. Made to withstand the demands of hallways, workspaces and kitchens in residential and commercial projects, Kraus Lux Acoustic Panels are a new addition to the brand’s Refined Living Collection, offering a wider 40mm slat for a bolder, more luxurious statement. Just like all Kraus products, they deliver a stylish, easy and affordable transformation to elevate interiors.

Kraus® has introduced a range of hooks and shelves to make its Easy Living acoustic wall panels even more useful. Kraus, a quality brand of QEP, has introduced a shelf and hooks, compatible with their Easy Living Acoustic Wall Panels. Adding versatility, these accessories make Kraus Easy Living panels even more versatile, opening-up new applications and helping to organise spaces.

QEP is proud to launch the new MTC410, MTC510 and MTC610 Vitrex® manual tile cutters for fast, precise, break-free ceramic and porcelain tile cuts every time, via built-in Perfect Cut technology. For even the most experienced DIYer, tile cutting can be tricky. So, to make sure everyone can benefit from precise, clean and breakage free tile cuts, QEP has designed the new Vitrex Perfect Cut Manual Tile Cutters.

BHETA is to run a webinar designed help supplier brands get more value from their Amazon Vendor Central operations. Delivered in partnership with RT7 Digital, one of BHETA’s Business Support Providers and specialists in Amazon Vendor Central optimisation, the event takes place on 27th January at 10:30am.

Alwyn Williams, Sales and Customer Operations Manager at outdoor leisure products specialist Zest has been appointed Chairman of the Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association (LOFA), the organiser of Solex. Having previously served as Vice-Chair, Alwyn is in his sixth year of being a LOFA Board member. A trusted and respected figure, Alwyn has many years’ experience in the garden leisure industry, thirty years of them with Zest and its parent company the P&A Group.

Premium, award-winning tools with a loyal trade following: Hultafors’ new mini stands make it easier than ever for merchants to stock the brand that sells itself. For builders’ merchants, DIY and hardware stores looking to add real value to their offering, look no further than Hultafors Tools. Known for its wide range of precision, high quality products and its loyal professional following, Hultafors delivers quality for customers and strong margins for stockists.

As the UK faces a Christmas tree shortage, Pines and Needles guarantees a reliable supply. With Christmas only weeks away, families are being encouraged to secure their Christmas tree sooner rather than later. While many UK growers are reporting limited availability of premium trees after a difficult growing year, Pines and Needles is confirming a strong and dependable supply.

Hultafors Group UK is bringing the trade more innovation with a range of new high-performance tools. The SCANGRIP TOWER 8 CONNECT Floodlight (RRP £234.90) is a new and improved version of its bestselling predecessor. Delivering 8,000 lumens - 60% more than the previous model - it features 360° adjustable floodlights, two light settings, compatibility with all professional 18/20V batteries and can provide continuous light via the POWER SUPPLY.