House sales slowdown boosts home improvements
August 19th, 2008
Homeowners around the country are taking their properties off the market and making improvements to them instead, according to a survey by Lloyds TSB.
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Half-price DIY specials at Woolworth
April 7th, 2008
Woolworths has been in touch to let us know about some specials currently on offer in its DIY range.
Bosch drill used for brain surgery
March 19th, 2008
Here’s something you don’t hear every day… for anyone wanting a really high-quality drill, the Bosch brand reportedly has the endorsement of a Russian brain surgeon.
Wickes: Easter specials available now
March 18th, 2008
Easter at DIY retailer Wickes means a home improvement binge - and the retailer has some great special offers available, mostly running until April 20, and including tools, flooring and interior doors.
If you can’t move, improve…
March 10th, 2008
Which way is consumer spending going? Will the home improvement market expand or contract in the months to come? One school of thought believes that DIY might get a shot in the arm from uncertainty about the housing market, saying that householders are choosing to improve when they can’t move.
March special offers from B&Q
March 7th, 2008
B&Q have some great offers at the moment which could net you up to 50 per cent on popular products. Here are the ones that caught our eye
DIY Tools: reduced prices on Draper products
March 3rd, 2008
DIY Tools is promoting some great prices on the Draper tool brand. It promises lowest prices ever, and more than 600 products reduced.
Screwfix: latest specials on tools
March 3rd, 2008
Screwfix has been in touch to let us know about some of the latest special offers on its website. Here’s what you need to know.
Holidays or home improvements - which will it be?
March 3rd, 2008
Are you dreaming about banishing Britain’s grey skies in favour of exotic sun and sand? And, if so, will you be foregoing home improvements to pay for your summer break?
B&Q product recall - Airforce 2000W convection heater
March 3rd, 2008
Here’s an important safety warning from B&Q about a product that was on sale from November 2007.