Home Hardware, Rona, Canac, BMR Group and Réno-Dépôt are Canadian hardware retailers. Aikenhead's Hardware became the Canadian unit of The Home Depot in 1994. Canadian Tire, Central, Kent Building Supplies, Lowe's and many smaller chains also sell hardware in Canada. In the United Kingdom, hardware shops are also sometimes known as "ironmongers", and larger, out-of-town hardware shops may be called "do it yourself" or DIY centres. British retail chains include B&Q, Homebase, and Wickes. Australian hardware chain Bunnings has opened their first shop in St Albans in February 2017 and plans to convert several other Homebase shops into pilot Bunnings shops after acquiring them in February 2016. European-based stores include:  In India Hardware stores are mostly run by individuals, and as such there are no big brand stores that deal in all hardware products. In Urban and rural India, stores used to big with full of items and articles. Indian hardware stores are similar to hardware stores around the world, carrying supplies for a variety of purposes. Among these are: plumbing, machinery, household, gardening, manufacturing, cobbler, carpenter, and electrical. Specific items often carried include: PVC pipes, taps, paints, hand pump, nut, bolts, pots, broom, wiper, lock, bulb and lights, wires, color, drums, knife, bottle, jars, plastic, rubber, thread, rope, bucket, jug, glass, tub, screw, hammer, hanger, net, door lockers  Most hardware stores in China, whether in the city or rural areas, are small, family-owned, non-franchise companies. They provide similar products to Western hardware stores, including plumbing and electrical supplies, tools, and some housewares. Unlike the West, they do not normally carry lumber, fishing supplies, gardening products, or boating supplies. Some rural hardware stores do supply animal feed, such as chicken feed. Common to most non-Western countries, China has specialty hardware stores, dedicated to selling products in a particular category. These stores are usually grouped together in a district, often alongside groups of other specialty hardware stores, which are also grouped together. Examples are groups of stores that specialize in:  In Australia hardware stores specialise in Home Décor and include large selections of paint. There are three major hardware companies in Australia: Bunnings Warehouse, Mitre 10, and Danks (Home Timber & Hardware).