Table of contents

• Comment

• 3Lessons learned from over 30 years

• Distribution

• 9Italy: the DIY retailers are growing again

  10The German top 10 get their growth from abroad

  12Germany, Austria, Switzerland: climate change has arrived

  14Bathroom furniture: the category is gaining importance

• Regional report

• 20United Kingdom: traditional DIY retailers are losing share

  23Statistics United Kingdom: average exception

  24Garden centres in the UK: resilience to economic uncertainty

  27Ireland: DIY remains very popular

  28Statistics Republic of Ireland: one top dog and many stores

  31Ireland: Woodie’s DIY, the Irish number 1

• Main topic

• 16Statistics Dähne Verlag: ranking of the top 30 DIY retailers worldwide

• Focus

• 36Europe: growing renovation demand is good news for the industry

  40Laminate: sales by European producers decline

• EDRA/Fedyma

• 437th Global DIY Summit: networking in Dublin

• Suppliers

• 32FN Neuhofer: innovative digital printing process

  33Blaupunkt: new range of insect killers

  34Motip Dupli: paint sprays for the DIY segment

• Events

• 45National Hardware Show: new sections

  46CIHS: restructuring in Shanghai

  47Asia-Pacific Sourcing: bigger and more international

• Garden distribution

• 48gpi: focus on the hobby gardener

  49Volmary: organic along the entire line