BHETA restructures with new COO & Finance Director
Following BHETA’s recent investment in Brooke House Exhibitions, making it the outright owner of the Exclusively shows, the combined home enhancement, home improvement and garden trade association is to accelerate its member engagement programme and reorganise its management structure accordingly. Coming shortly after the Federation of British Hand Tool Manufacturers (FBHTM) joined BHETA, the association […]
Home Depot, Manomano & HAI headline BHETA’s latest forum
Last week drew together BHETA members for the organisation’s lastest networking forum, on 16 October. The forum featured talks from The Home Depot’s Managing Director of European Sourcing, Massimiliano Zampella, Clive Daley, Head of Development for the UK at Manomano and Jim Copeland of Hardware Association Ireland. BHETA’s home improvement and garden sector director Paul […]
Home Depot to headline at BHETA Forum
The Home Depot’s Managing Director of European Sourcing, Massimiliano Zampella, will be among the main speakers at a forthcoming BHETA networking forum, on 16 October. The American home improvement retail giant aims to supply all home improvement and garden product requirements and has over 2,000 stores in the US. The Home Depot offer ranges from […]
Knight Tools and Rapid among BHETA’s new tool brand members
BHETA (the British Home Enhancement Trade Association) has welcomed four new members, who all supply various categories across the tools sector. Swedish company, Isaberg Rapid AB, better known as Rapid Tools in the UK, specialises in fastening tools for professional and do-it-yourself applications across building, renovating and decorating. It offers a range of powered staplers and nailers, as […]
BHETA comment: Dependable service & digitisation in the tools market
How does cutting-edge technology fit into a market based on quality and dependable service? BHETA Home Enhancement Director Paul Grinsell shares his views… Selling tools is probably not viewed as one of the most go-ahead markets. Tools are, after all, things we’ve always needed rather than an optional indulgence so experimenting with the tried and tested ways of buying and […]
BHETA Forum 2018: New sales models & new markets
The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) forum on 21 March proved a showcase of opportunities for members open to new ways of trading. New sales models, new ways to use sales data, new overseas markets and new approaches to the supply chain were all covered, as was additional grant support, trade mission opportunities, retailer opportunities […]
Reisser and Fiberfix join BHETA
BHETA – the British Home Enhancement Trade Association – has recently welcomed new members, including Reisser and FiberFix. Stockport-based Reisser UK is an international supplier of high performance woodscrews aimed at the professional trade. It also supplies power tool accessories including drill bits, auger bits, torsion screwdriver bits and accessories and jigsaw blades. FiberFix (Spark Innovation Europe) is […]
BHETA comment: Work in progress for the tools market
BHETA Home Enhancement Director Paul Grinsell debates the pros and cons of two different approaches to the tools market… It’s a new year and Cologne is in sight, so what are the prospects for 2018/19? One of the many things BHETA is very good at is providing its members with market intelligence and the sort of credible up to […]
Toolstation to top the agenda at BHETA’s next networking forum
The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is welcoming the new Toolstation MD, James MacKenzie to speak to members at its next networking forum on 21 March. MacKenzie , who is the former commercial and e-commerce director of Screwfix, will outline his plans and vision for the business and how BHETA members can share in this. Toolstation […]
BHETA to launch digital products and brands directory for retailers
As part of its new website, which goes live at Spring Fair, BHETA is launching a comprehensive product, brand and supplier directory aimed at retail buyers. Called the Retailer Zone and featuring information from all suppliers who are BHETA members across the home enhancement, home improvement and garden sectors, the directory provides a real-time search […]