Industry Partners

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association, generally known as BHETA, is the leading trade association for manufacturers, suppliers and distributors in the DIY, Housewares, Garden and Home Improvement markets.

The British Independent Retailers Association (bira) is the voice of independent retailers. They are the leading trade association for independent retailers in the UK and their aim is to provide first class support, business services and specialist representation to their members.

Every fortnight, DIY Week provides a mix of news, features, opinion and background information, plus interviews with leading retailers.

In a world where data gets thrown around like confetti, Eureka! Research offer a fresh way of getting to grips with what consumers and the trade really think about the home improvement sector.  We are staffed by self-confessed DIY nerds who have an eye for detail and use the latest cutting-edge technologies to shine a light on the key issues facing businesses in this category.

The European DIY Retail Association (EDRA) is an international organisation representing home improvement retailers across the globe. With contact to almost every home centre worldwide EDRA has its finger on the pulse of current developments, best practices and the latest home improvement trends.

The formation of a European Federation of Manufacturers reflects the growing international status of this region and provides its member companies with the competitive advantage that comes from being part of both a national association and a European federation. 

GIMA is the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association, with the basic objective of promoting and protecting the commercial, trading and industrial interests of UK and EU based companies supplying the UK garden industry.

GfK is the trusted source of relevant market and consumer information that enables its clients to make smarter decisions. More than 13,000 market research experts combine their passion with GfK’s long-standing data science experience. This allows GfK to deliver vital global insights matched with local market intelligence from more than 100 countries.

The Rainy Day Trust is the only charity which exists solely to help people who have worked in the UK’s home improvement and enhancement industry, which includes businesses such as; DIY Shops, Hardware Stores, Builders Merchants, Garden Centres, Cookshops, and all the manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the UK who supply them.