NEWS EXTRA


Kingfisher donates £1 million worth of PPE and funding to Covid-19 fight


Kingfisher, the home improvement retailer whose businesses include B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama and BricoDépôt, is committed to supporting its communities and governments to manage the Covid-19 pandemic. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical for frontline healthcare workers. Since the Covid-19 crisis hit Europe, Kingfisher and its businesses in Europe have ringfenced all their remaining stock of personal protective equipment (PPE) so it can be donated to frontline healthcare workers. Five


trucks containing protective


eyewear and masks worth over £200,000 are set to leave its Trentham distribution centre near Stoke to go to the NHS’s Emergency logistics hub in the Midlands. Kingfisher also confirms it has ordered a further three million face masks from suppliers in China and Israel that it expects to arrive towards the end of April. These will be for donation to the health authorities in the UK, France, Poland and Romania, or to equip colleagues who are facilitating our online and click & collect orders in stores.


Kingfisher and its retail banners B&Q and Screwfix in the UK, Castorama and


PRODUCTS


DULUX Trade Diamond Satinwood, the hero of the Dulux Trade water-based trim range, are the result of years of research and development, offering quick drying, lower odour options, that give the same durability and professional quality finish as solvent-based paints. Decorators are embracing the benefits of water- based products, with sales of water-based paint representing a quarter of the interior trim trade market in 2019. The latest market data reflects a major shift in trade buying behaviour, with a growing move away from solvent- based products towards more sustainable


alternatives that help decorators get the job done faster.


The latest figures show a 12 per cent increase


from 2018, driven by the significant improvement of the quality of water-based products for interior walls, trim and exteriors, combined with increased environmental concern among decorators and their clients. n www.duluxtradepaintexpert.co.uk/en/ products/productinfo/water-based-paints


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AKZONOBEL has launched Dulux EasyCare+. Using heroic Scuff Resist technology, the paint forms a durable matt coating, providing extraordinary mechanical strength. So it prevents those familiar battle scars you often get when plastic, rubber or wood is knocked against a wall. Initially launched in Poland, the product’s secret weapon lies in its use of micro-spherical fillers with regular shapes. They fill in the spaces between the other paint components to ensure a perfectly smooth coating structure with the highest stain and scuff resistance. This prevents particles of plastic, rubber or wood from settling on the surface. The Dulux EasyCare+ colour palette was


created in cooperation with AkzoNobel’s Global Aesthetic Centre. Available in 32 shades to reflect the latest interior design trends, the exciting range includes the company’s 2020 Colour of the Year, Tranquil Dawn. n www.akzonobel.com/en


Brico Dépôt in France, Poland, Spain and Romania, have made the following additional donations to date, committing over £1m so far:


In the UK, B&Q and Screwfix have donated over £300,000 of PPE to the NHS, with more to follow. We are working closely with the NHS to donate these supplies to the hospitals and key workers where they are most needed and have already donated masks, goggles and visors


to many large hospitals across


London. The B&Q stores have also been donating a range of other items.


John Lewis Partnership offers help for frontline workers


Retailer creates wellbeing area for staff at NHS Nightingale London and joins forces with the British Medical Association to deliver 60,000 essentials to key NHS staff.


This week, the John Lewis Partnership is installing a wellbeing area for medical staff and volunteers at the Nightingale NHS Hospital, London, which it has designed.


The space will be the only area within the main part of the hospital that is specifically designed for all staff to have a place of sanctuary, when they need help or time out to relax from their extremely challenging environment. Composer, Alejandro Bonatto, has


created a playlist to help staff unwind in one of the three different wellbeing zones. Nationwide


care packages to be


delivered to frontline NHS workers with BMA. The John Lewis Partnership has also partnered with the British Medical Association to distribute care packages for frontline NHS workers at the busiest hospitals across the UK.. Based on advice from the BMA, these supplies will be a combination of 60,000 much-needed non-clinical essentials, including; toiletries, such as deodorant,


shaving foam, hand cream, antibac hand gel and lip balm; as well as snack food, tea, coffee and socks. The boxes also contain a wellbeing leaflet with information about a 24/7 counselling service and guidance from the BMA on a range of issues. Over the next few weeks, these boxes will be delivered to acute hospital trusts in the UK to safely distribute to high intensity clinical areas. This will ensure healthcare staff working long hours and under terrible strain receive the products they need. The John Lewis Partnership is also accommodating on-call NHS key workers on its Leckford Estate in Hampshire. The Partnership Hotels team is hosting key medical staff who need to be near the hospital in lodges which are usually used as holiday homes for Partners.


HIPPO has invested in extending their range of aluminium foil ECO-PAC sausages to include silicone sealants, decorator’s filler, grab adhesives and the full Hippo PRO range. As well as bringing supply chain efficiencies, each sausage contains less than 1% plastic, generates 96% less waste volume and is better value for money than a traditional plastic cartridge. This new wider range of 12 product options now makes it easy for DIYers and tradesmen to do the right thing whilst saving money when they shop for sealants and adhesives. Now it’s time for retailers to play their part. Because Hippo haven’t just stopped at being pioneers of the sausage packaging format. They’ve made sure that their sausages can be merchandised effectively. With dedicated packaging for each SKU, category coloured display cases, bespoke merchandising units and POS video support they’ve really thought about what’s needed to bring about change. For each retail outlet Hippo brand owners, British company Tembé, will provide a high impact set of POS, product demos and merchandising support from their sales team and they will also help fund a launch promotion for your customers. n 01302 770 234 n sales@tembediy.com n www.hippoproducts.co.uk


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