I&M Interbaustoff’s centrally invoiced sales reached € 3.2 bn last year. This figure represents a 7.1 per cent increase on the sales recorded in 2003 by both partners, who merged on 1 July 2004. Growth was reported to be particularly high in the dry construction, landscaping and tiles/natural stone segments at 15 per cent each and timber at 17 per cent. Customer sales by the 520 members in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy are reported by the cooperative to be more than € 8.0 bn.