Archive for January, 2011

News: Sales on DIY products rose before the VAT increase

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Recent figures have shown a huge increase in people buying DIY products for home improvements before the VAT increase. The VAT (Value Added Tax) rose on 4 January from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent, and lots of home improvement and DIY shops had a ‘pre-VAT rise’ sale to encourage buyers to get their [...]

Enter your DIY product for Product of the Year 2011

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

If you are the manufacturer or maker of a home improvement or DIY product, then you should consider entering your product in to the Product of the Year awards 2011. If your product has been launched in or since January last year (2010), then you are eligible to enter. As well as DIY, products can [...]