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Linda Barker Home launches second wave of homeware collection


Glee crowns its first ever ESG Initiative Award winner


Following the first-ever June edition of the Glee exhibition, the show’s organisers have added a new initiative as part of its ‘Power of One’ campaign,


introducing the


British designer, writer and presenter Linda Barker is extending


her retailer Terrys. exclusive


homeware collection with


home furnishings Originally


launched in April 2021, this second collection will include a much-anticipated bedding range along with new fabrics, prints and patterns. Exploring


Linda’s love for


nature and a passion for English country gardens the collection will include two new designs which she has named Wisteria and Yarrow. Both collections are designed in some of Linda’s favourite colours including misty grey, cream and forest green, perfect for accessorising most colour schemes.


These two new designs will join the popular Octavia’s Tangle pattern from Linda’s first bedlinen collection, itself inspired by her love of botanical drawings. Linda


“Unstructured, free flowing flowers, graceful


Barker in


the way


they twist and turn have always been the flowers I would most choose for my own home. For the houses I decorate I often use natural plants and grasses.”


said:


Glee ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Initiative Award. This new award celebrates those brands that are taking great strides to positively impact these three critical areas of their business, with this year’s winner confirmed as Wildlife and Birdcare Nature Recovery Project CIC. Visitors to Glee 2022 would have seen Wildlife and Birdcare Nature Recovery Project CIC in Hall 7, where the UK-based community interest company


showcased its full range of boxes and houses for hedgehogs, owls, bats, small animals, tortoise, bugs, bees and nesting birds, as well as its seed ball offering.


What stood out to the Glee team when selecting their 2022 ESG Initiative Award winner was the fact that not only is the company dedicated to caring for nature, but it is also dedicated to caring for people. Based in Stoke-on-Trent, the company’s factory is filled with skilled joiners and wildlife-loving young adults with learning difficulties. Members of the Recovery Project team work together to design and construct wooden wildlife products, which help protect vulnerable species


whilst offering


employment for young people with learning difficulties and also the chance to be part of a vital conversation project - a topic which is close to the heart of Wildlife and Birdcare’s Managing Director, Sammy Holman. Autistic herself, Sammy has launched a special programme called ‘WoW – World of Work’, designed to help young adults who struggle to gain their first foot on the working ladder. Holman said: “We are over the moon to have been awarded the Glee ESG Initiative Award. It just proves that with a lot of hard graft and a great deal of enthusiasm amazing things can be achieved.


“Looking ahead we want to actively engage with companies, trusts, charities, and retailers to


Birdcare Nature Recovery Project. We are currently working to raise over £1.5million towards a new, larger site where we can benefit so many more young adults and provide even more employment opportunities. We intend


to raise these funds


through contractual production work including joinery, product development, manufacturing, greeting card printing, giftware, and gardening gifts. We’re so excited for what the future holds.”


46% of UK tradespeople have delayed or refused work because of the materials shortage


The materials shortage has plagued the UK trade industry for two years, and now new research has revealed the stark impact this had had on tradespeople. The


study, conducted


(15%) and the war in Ukraine (15%) are also perceived to be responsible.


by


IronmongeryDirect, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of specialist ironmongery, found that 46% of UK tradespeople have had to delay or refuse work as a result of the shortage. The materials that tradespeople have struggled to source the most are: paint, timber, steel, blocks and bricks. Across all trades, more than


three-quarters (78%) of workers have struggled to source the materials they’ve needed in the


WFH increased appliance use ticking time bomb for household finances Research


by property


maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix (https:// helpmefix.io/), has revealed that the new normal of working from home could be costly for the nation, as increased use of household appliances reduces their lifespan, leading to a strain on household finances to replaces them. A survey commissioned by


Help me Fix found that more than half of us are now working from


home regularly, 20%


stating that they do so for the full working week. Hardly surprising then, that 93% of us also state we now use our household appliances more than ever as a result of working from home.


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last year. As a result, almost half (46%) of tradespeople have had to delay or turn down work, and nearly a fifth (19%) have been forced to let customers down after committing to jobs. Unfortunately, more than one in five (22%) respondents said that they can’t see the


shortage easing anytime soon, and that they believe problems will continue into 2023. Inflation is the main factor they blame (20%), with record levels driving up prices across the board and affecting the supply chain. The impact of Coronavirus rising


(17%), energy costs


Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “The materials shortage continues to be one of the industry’s main challenges, with workers across all trades finding it hard to source what they need to meet the demand for their services. “The impact is felt in many ways – financially, as many have had to refuse work as a result, but also personally, as our recent Mental Health in the Trades report found that the shortage is one of the main causes of stress for tradespeople in 2022.”


The kettle is the most likely to


see more use during working from home hours, with the washing machine,


television, vacuum


cleaner and microwave also seeing far more use than prior to the pandemic. At an average of 4.4 years, the kettle is the home appliance with the shortest lifespan, although the vacuum cleaner (6.5 years), television (7 years) and microwave (9 years) aren’t far behind.


Ettan Bazil, CEO and Founder of Help me Fix said: “We’re sitting on a ticking time bomb when it comes to the increased use of our household appliances and the impact this is going to have, not just on our homes, but on the global environment.


LOFA and the LANDSCAPE Show team up for new partnership


This year is the start of a great partnership for LOFA and the LANDSCAPE Show. The


indoor-outdoor


phenomenon is taking over all types of living spaces, from country homes to city apartments, and trade events dedicated to this collaboration are popping up all over the world. Garden designers, landscape architects, architects, architectural technologists and contractors are all coming together to find market-leading products that can be used in high end projects. This partnership between the outdoor leisure industry and the indoor living space industry is creating a new focus for architecture


and technology. Thanks to weatherproof rugs, outdoor kitchens, showers on the terrace and sofas in the garden, we can now enjoy the best of both worlds. No longer confined to our homes, we can now relax and entertain outdoors without sacrificing any of the comforts of indoor living. For


the first time in its


history, the LANDSCAPE Show and LOFA (Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association) are collaborating. This partnership is a coming together of two great organisations with the common goal of championing the outdoor industry. By joining forces, they will be able to offer an even wider


range of benefits and services to visitors and members. This


collaboration is an


exciting step forward for both the LANDSCAPE Show and LOFA’s bespoke exhibition SOLEX (Summer Outdoor Living Exhibition). We are looking forward to working together to support the continued growth and success of the landscape and outdoor leisure industries. • To find out more and to register to attend the Landscape Show, visit www.landscapeshow.co.uk


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