Bricolife, an Italian cooperative group, has joined the European DIY Retail Association, EDRA. Bricolife is a link-up of 13 Italian commercial companies. The chairman of this relatively young voluntary association is Dr Cosimo Fadda of C Fadda, a partner-based company that operates nine stores in Sardinia. The fact that some relatively small family-run companies belong to Bricolife shows that “EDRA doesn’t only represent the big players in our industry”, to quote John Herbert, general secretary of EDRA. The latter now has 113 members counting this new Italian entry, either through an association or direct membership.