Homebase commercial director Paul Emslie will share information about the company’s realignment programme at  the British Home Enhancement Trade Association’s next member forum on 18 November.

The five-year programme, now at the half-way point, is reporting successful progress, including increased sales.

Parent company Home Retail Group anounced recently that they would be closing 25 per cent of Homebase stores by 2019.

The BHETA event will be held at Federation House in Birmingham (10am). Details of other guest speakers will be available on the  website.

Peter Stone, home improvement sector director of BHETA, said: “A high profile speaker like Paul is going to be of huge interest to BHETA members across the spectrum from housewares and SDAs to DIY and garden, so we expect a great turn out.”