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Home, sweet home
The fact that this issue of DIY International is coming out under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic will surprise no one. There are only a few articles...View comment...Events
"The only hardware show worldwide this year"
The Taiwan Hardware Show 2020 took place under the conditions of Covid-19 – but it took place. The face-to-face event was complemented by a View article...
Barometer of the industry
The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) reflects two decades of development in the hardware industry. The 20th edition of the CIHS is due to be View article...
More on the topic of green lifestyle
Koelnmesse is taking special precautions for Spoga+Gafa 2020 in order to be able to hold the trade fair safely. New exhibitors will even be taking View article...
20th birthday in Taiwan
Taiwan is the world’s third-largest manufacturer and exporter of hardware and hand tools. For two decades, the Taiwan Hardware Show has been giving View article...
Back to Pudong, forward to August
China International Hardware Show will be brought forward by two months and is returning to its former site, the Shanghai Pudong International Expo View article...
The DIY Boulevard is getting longer
At the International Hardware Fair, around 2 800 exhibitors from over 55 countries present themselves. Interest in the home improvement industry has View article...
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The DIY market under the sign of V
The home improvement and garden retail sector has just been through a few turbulent months. The market crash due to the lockdown was followed in Europe by a swift recovery with sales and growth curves in the form of a V. Consumers have discovered DIY – particularly the younger ones View article...
Suppliers
Orthex Group
Scandinavian pioneer
The Orthex Group produces plastic home and garden products in Sweden and Finland. It has been using recycled material for some considerable time. Under its SmartStore brand it also has a presence in Germany, France and Britain View article...
Regional report
Africa
Retail diversity in the South
South Africa has by far the most diverse home improvement retail industry on the African continent. But expansion efforts are also gradually taking shape in other regions View article...
Events
Taiwan Hardware Show
20th birthday in Taiwan
Taiwan is the world’s third-largest manufacturer and exporter of hardware and hand tools. For two decades, the Taiwan Hardware Show has been giving the industry a stage to present to buyers from all around the globe. In October 2020 in Taichung, the centre of this industry, it’s that time again View article...