23rd February 2015

GCA conference heralded as biggest and best yet

THE GARDEN Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference at the end of January, saw a 15% incre

17th February 2015

British Hardware Federation Supplier of the year 2015: Stax

Members were unanimous in voting Stax Trade Centres a worthy winner. Although only joining bira dire

16th February 2015

Bird food flies off the shelves during January

Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) saw bird food sales soar during January (2015) accord

31st January 2015

2015 Totally Shows Nearly Upon Us

The number of exhibitors appearing at the 2015 Totally DIY : Totally Tools shows is steadily mountin

29th January 2015

Government and industry must build 200,000 homes a year by 2020 to tackle housing crisis.

According to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) key political parties in the UK have recognised

27th January 2015

Registrations Open for 2015 Rebate Scheme

Leading nationwide cash and carry and delivered wholesalers Stax Trade Centres & Scotland based

21st January 2015

94% of UK homeowners would spend on improving own home than moving on.

In a survey of 1,000 people a study found that 49% of respondents plan to renovate in their current

15th January 2015

Stax look ahead to Totally DIY Show

National cash and carry and delivered wholesaler, Stax Trade Centres, will be exhibiting once again

14th January 2015

Stax proud to offer true career path

Nationwide cash & carry and delivered wholesaler, Stax Trade Centres, has recently celebrated a

10th January 2015

TOTALLY TARGETS TOP 250 INDEPENDENTS WITH INVITATIONS

TOTALLY TARGETS TOP 250 INDEPENDENTS WITH INVITATIONSIn a new initiative for the 2015 shows the Tot

24th December 2014

Latest News from the 2015 Totally Shows

The number of exhibitors appearing at the 2015 Totally DIY : Totally Tools shows is steadily mountin

16th December 2014

Skill gap draws overseas bricklayers to £1000 a week.

Some companies in London have hired Portuguese bricklayers due to shortage of skilled Brits. Researc

4th December 2014

Stax Leeds hosts first Johnstone’s Day

Stax Leeds hosted their first ever Johnstone’s Day in collaboration with PPG at the Leeds bran

4th December 2014

Less than a month left to maximise rebate pay out

With less than a month to the end of this year’s massive cash back rebate scheme, Stax Trade C

1st December 2014

The Idiots on Ladders contest is having its best year to date.

Having entered its third year, the contest is far from short of idiots. Raising the importance of la

27th November 2014

Penguins best sellers in garden centres!

; Penguins have quickly picked up in sales as we head into the Christmas season. Most likely ha

24th November 2014

Biggest increase in footfall for 10 years in October.

The UK’s non-food retail market boomed this year, with year on year footfall growth the strong

17th November 2014

Almost 8,000 shops now 'have no retail use'

;The Local Data Company has released figures on shop vacancy, which has remained at 13.2% throu

14th November 2014

Poor website design reduces online traffic by 78%

As online sales continue to increase across markets a new study from Digital River has found that 86

12th November 2014

Electrical contractors on more stable footing

The Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company (ECIC) has noticed that the number of business f

10th November 2014

Steady Growth Expected to Continue in Garden Leisure Market.

AMA noted a 12% growth increase in 2013 from the previous year, 2014-15 is expected to see a similar

7th November 2014

Homeowners are urged to insulate their homes

Tradesman and handymen can expect to see a boost in insulation work after recommendations from the N

5th November 2014

Fifth of UK tradesmen have to turn work away!

42% of UK tradesmen have more work than they expected. Diaries are filling and expected to get fulle

3rd November 2014

Ladder Exchange 2014

The Ladder exchange has begun again, trade in old, potentially dangerous ladders up until the end of