Russia’s foremost products

A rating of the products with the greatest influence on the sector was carried out for the first time on the occasion of the Moscow DIY Forum, held within the framework of the Mosbuild trade fair. Working from a database compiled by Infoline, a market research company, representatives of the 100 biggest DIY retailers chose the winners in the “soft” DIY category. The Finnish supplier Tikkurila came top in paints and coatings with more than 260 new products and 60 per cent of the vote, while Henkel Bautechnik enjoyed a similarly clear lead with more then 150 new products in the construction chemicals category. Novicol, a Russian holding company, took the top spot in the insulation materials category with more than 50 new products.