A YEAR IN REVIEW DIY WEEK PRESENTS 2025
As we look back at the last 12 months, it’s clear that the UK DIY retail industry has demonstrated strong adaptability in the face of continuing economic challenges. Despite ongoing pressures from the cost-of-living crisis, consumer interest in home improvement remains robust and retailers are continuing to innovate and align with customer demands for sustainability, value, and convenience. But there have been many other stories that have also had an influence on the DIY industry, as our annual roundup of news headlines reveals…
JANUARY
• B&Q to buy five Homebase stores in the UK
• AkzoNobel announces €22 million investment in France
• DIY Week Awards 2025 – Entries now open!
• Kingfisher announces sale of Brico Dépôt Romania
• Hillier Nurseries Honoured with Royal Warrant from HM The King
• Leyland raises thousands for Gaza humanitarian crisis
FEBRUARY
• Wickes expands store footprint with acquisition of four Homebase stores
• Screwfix adds electric HGVs to logistics fleet
• Hyve Group announce Glee and Autumn Fair to co-locate
• Bira welcomes new Crime and Policing Bill • Talent is the key to a bright future at ERA and Zoo
• BHETA’s ‘live’ Independents Day event postponed
JULY MARCH
• Paramount Retail Group rescues 100-year- old British business Bartoline
• Bira cautiously welcomes retail sales growth
• Jenolite hits £8m sales milestone • Jewson launches first sustainability centre in Norwich
• Leyland celebrates four decades with hundreds of trade deals
• Wickes reveals full year results for 2024 APRIL
• DIY Week Awards 2025 - Finalists announced!
• One in five homeowners feel ‘trapped’ • High street and online sales rise in March • Gardena sponsors Alan Titchmarsh’s new YouTube channel
• Spring Statement fails to address high street crisis
• Crown Paints and Wickes renew partnership to support community spaces
www.diyweek.net AUGUST
• Travis Perkins announces half-year results • Palace Chemicals wins Sustainability Initiative of the Year award
• Over two thirds of retailers now plan to invest in AI
• DIY Week Live! Last few remaining spaces
• AkzoNobel reimagines colour into sensory experiences for the visually impaired
• Independent retailers face fresh challenges as UK inflation climbs to 3.8%
DECEMBER
• BHETA launches new website with enhanced member benefits
• British Garden Centres smashes 2024 total and raises £52,000
• Checkatrade names UK’s Top Tradespeople at Wembley awards final
• Festive pressure fuels winter DIY Surge • Jewson to sponsor darts legend James Wade
• What More UK unveils new 80,000 sq ft facility to support future growth
DECEMBER 2025 DIY WEEK 19
• AkzoNobel Q2 results show margin improvement
• Double Solex win for Zest in its 20th anniversary year
• Leeds College of Building student wins British Gypsum Award
• Travis Perkins opens new Salford branch • YourFilm hits Flymo milestone with five-year partnership
• Click it Flooring collaborates with Batley Multi Academy Trust
MAY
• DIY Week Awards 2025 winners announced!
• TradeKart and Leyland partner to provide customers rapid delivery
• DIY projects hold strong as consumers look to improve instead of move
• Jewson unveils Luton redevelopment • Bira and BHETA call for urgent action on import duty reform
• Rainy Day Trust CEO Bryan Clover to retire
JUNE
• Henry Bell celebrates landmark anniversary • Gardening is a growing UK hobby according to latest YouGov survey
• Travis Perkins named one of World’s Greenest Companies
• Home & Garden DIY Report reveals Britain to be home to ‘DIY dodgers’
• GCA opens up sponsorship for 2026 annual conference
• Burgon & Ball supports UK schools gardening tour
SEPTEMBER
• Jewson launches new branch in Luton • Bira calls for fresh thinking from new ministers on key business issues
• Click It Flooring celebrates fifth anniversary • BHETA to run webinar series on working with AI
• Over 40% of Britons believe they are capable of DIY jobs
• AkzoNobel’s 2026 Colours of the Year will get your mojo working
OCTOBER
• DIY Week Live delivers quality connections • Jewson gets cleaning to help protect the nation’s coastlines
• HMG Paints unveils new water-based production and development centre
• E-commerce helps retail sales sparkle in September
• Tile Mountain Group posts 27 per cent sales growth in 2024
• Shoplifting soars as independent retailers bear the brunt of retail crime crisis
NOVEMBER
• Independent retailers left “disappointed” by the Budget
• High street crisis deepens as historic Falmouth retailer faces closure
• Opportunity for retailers as consumers want to improve DIY skills
• BHETA urges speedier government action on low-value parcel imports
• Management team takes the helm in Stax Trade Centres buyout
• Werner stands tall in Ladder Association report
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