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NEWS


Home renovation professionals anticipate


business growth in 2022


Sheffield builders and DIY merchant expands, rebrands and refurbs


MKM’s Sheffield South branch has rebranded as MKM Sheffield Parkway. The facility, which has been trading since 2007 is located just off the well-known A57 parkway route in and out of the city’s east side, has also undergone a modern renovation and expansion to its facilities to help it better serve its growing customer base.


Houzz Inc., the world’s leading platform for home renovation and design, has released the 2022 Houzz UK State of the Industry report. The report provides an outlook on 2022 and review of 2021 performance for residential renovation and design


businesses based


on data reported by industry professionals in the Houzz community. Businesses have a confident outlook for 2022, with more than three-quarters anticipating revenue


growth


(76 percent) and two-thirds expecting profits to increase (66


percent). This follows


strong 2021 results with more companies reporting revenue growth, as compared to the previous four years, exceeding expectations for the year. “Following a successful year for the home renovation and design industry, the findings from the Houzz State of the Industry report show that professionals are bullish that momentum will continue throughout 2022,” says Marine Sargsyan, Houzz senior economist. “The positive outlook is prevalent industry groups


across from interior


designers to builders, despite global challenges and increased costs of doing business.” The complete 2022 Houzz UK State of the Industry report can be found at: https:// st.hzcdn.com/static/econ/ UK2022HouzzSotIPPT.pdf


An expansion to MKM Sheffield Parkway’s kitchen and bathroom offering has seen its showroom double in size, providing trade and the public with even more high-quality designs. A new yard space has been developed for the branch in order to store more vital building, landscaping, and


timber supplies, while internal


office and sale areas are set to be refurbished with modern designs throughout. The visitor’s car park has also been expanded in size, with the changes implemented to help with the branch’s growth and increasing popularity with both trade and the general public across Sheffield.


“The branch location has been


trading for around 15 years now, and the rebrand to MKM Sheffield Parkway, an expansion of facilities and a refurbishment just proves to our customer base what they’ve always known; we’re committed to


offering the best in service,


product and price. These changes help facilitate that offering,” explains Ian Wild, Branch Director.


Homebase partners with RELEX Solutions to boost its supply chain processes


Homebase has selected RELEX, provider of unified retail planning solutions, to automate and optimise its supply chain processes. RELEX will service Homebase stores across the UK and Ireland, three distribution centres and online, supporting forecasting and replenishment, allocations and promotional forecasting. Homebase was looking for a solution that could


improve forecasting, inventory and availability for an extremely complex assortment of over 17,500 SKUs, including seasonal products and greenlife. Homebase selected the RELEX Living Retail Platform for its ability to address key challenges from a single platform and automate manual processes to improve operational efficiency. Homebase was also impressed by RELEX’s use of machine learning and AI to process in-store and online data to generate accurate forecasts, allocate and replenish stock automatically and reduce out- of-stocks. The RELEX forecasting and replenishment solution will also help Homebase to maximise stockholding using data-driven replenishment processes. RELEX’s ability to accurately forecast replenishment decisions based on multiple levels of demand will enable Homebase to see an increase in availability across all product lines.


“The expansion of our high-spec’ kitchen and bathroom showroom provides an even larger in-branch offering alongside our building,


Beware of electrical hazards while tackling DIY tasks


SP Energy Networks is urging people to be cautious while performing DIY tasks after a 20% rise in serious electrical incidents was reported across the UK last year


SP Energy Networks is urging people attempting DIY to plan appropriately and follow safety advice to reduce the growing number of DIY-related electrical safety incidents in the home. Figures from the Energy Networks Association (ENA) show that last year there was 1218 reported safety incidents due to people undertaking DIY tasks around their homes and gardens. The spike in domestic incidents is up by almost


20% from 1032 reported incidents in 2020, as more and more people have tackled odd jobs around their property, unaware of the electrical hazards involved. Derek Bell, Health and Safety Director at SP Energy Networks, said: “Many of us have been spending a lot more time at home and that’s led to lots more DIY projects being undertaken. However, there are some very real dangers associated with doing tasks by yourself and not involving experts or following the correct safety precautions. For further information, please visit: spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/safety


UK Flooring Direct makes Easter donation


Group, an organisation which provides accommodation for


homeless young people


between the ages of 16 and 25.


The mixture of eggs and other chocolate Easter treats have been handed over to the 15 young residents at Lawrence House, the accommodation run by the charity,


A Leicestershire homeless charity has received an Easter-themed


donation from a major UK retailer 6 DIY WEEK APRIL 2022


headquartered in the county. UK Flooring Direct has donated 50 chocolate easter eggs to Hinckley Homeless


Louise Adams, project manager at Hinckley Homeless, said: “The decision taken by UK Flooring Direct


to give


our residents an Easter boost by donating some delicious


chocolatey snacks is a kind- hearted one and we’re grateful to them for their support. “Easter can be one of the loneliest times of year for our residents, especially at their relatively tender age. We try to bridge that gap as best we can, and gifts like Easter eggs can assist us as we seek to remind the special individuals in our care that they are very important people and haven’t been forgotten by society. “We’ve enjoyed working with Ashleigh, Kay and the rest of the UK Flooring Direct team on this and look forward to working with them on other projects in the local community.”


plumbing and heating, and timber products, truly making us a one-stop-shop for all building and DIY needs.”


Exclusively Brand Showcase feature even bigger this year


At this year’s Exclusively Show (The Business Design Centre, Islington 14 and 15 June) the popular Brand Showcase which annually welcomes some two hundred journalists, bloggers and influencers to a curated edition of the show as whole will be bigger and better than ever. In fact, show owner, BHETA describes the attraction as ‘now the biggest press and influencer event of its kind – with a consumer reach of over twenty million.’ Richard Watts, who curates the Exclusively Brand Showcase, designed just for media explained: “Always an exciting event for suppliers, retailers and media opinion formers, Exclusively is not only a chance to see exciting new products, but also has the reputation for super-accurate predictions of the trends for the years ahead, which is in effect gold-dust. “As usual The Brand Showcase will be filled with on-trend product that will simply not have been seen before. This year, however, we are increasing the quantity of items we can display, the amount of space we can allocate to particular brands and products and including premium spaces where exhibitors can


demonstrate


product to media visitors. More information can be obtained from the BHETA team on 07946 078566 or online at www.bheta.co.uk


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