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RICS report

Sustainable construction loses momentum

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a British association of property experts, recently published its 2025 sustainability report, and the outlook for "green" buildings is looking increasingly bleak: …

Suppliers30. December 2025

“Stop being faint-hearted”

Merry Christmas!

“Stop being faint-hearted, banish lamentation” ("Lasset das Zagen, verbannet die Klage") is a line from the opening chorus of Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas …

Distribution23. December 2025

"Strong booking situation"

IAW celebrates anniversary in 2026

The organisers of the International Action Goods and Import Fair (IAW) report a "strong booking situation – despite the difficult market …

Events23. December 2025

E-commerce segment growing rapidly

French lead recommerce ranking for DIY and home

The e-commerce segment recommerce increased its gross trading volume in Europe by 18 per cent to EUR 121 bn between 2024 and 2025. …

Distribution22. December 2025

Successor to Thierry Garnier

Hubo CEO Erwin Van Osta is the new Edra President

The European DIY Association (Edra) has a new president. Erwin Van Osta, owner and CEO of the Belgian DIY chain Hubo, was elected …

Distribution19. December 2025

Up 0.4 per cent in Germany

Hornbach generates 2.5 per cent more DIY sales in the third quarter

The German Hornbach Group achieved a 2.5 per cent increase in sales compared to the same period last year with …

Distribution19. December 2025

Ticket sales for 2026 have started

Global DIY Summit: “Collective Awareness” and “Collective Action”

Ticket sales for the Global DIY Summit 2026 have started. The international home improvement industry congress …

Events19. December 2025

Plant protection

Floriculture wants to become ‘greener’

In floriculture, 83 percent of companies are aware of the environmental impact of the plant protection products they use, according to a …

Garden17. December 2025

Larger professional departments

Rona converts its last stores to Rona+

Canadian DIY group Rona is converting a further ten locations to its Rona+ concept. These are the last ten conversions. They include one …

Distribution16. December 2025

Housing construction in decline

The Russian DIY market is shrinking

The Russian DIY market is in crisis. After initial signs in the spring, it declined in the second half of the year. This is according to author …

Distribution16. December 2025

Do it Best

The champion of independence

Dan Starr is CEO of Do it Best Group, the US hardware cooperative serving the most stores. How does…

Distribution

Tesa

Measurably sustainable

Sustainable practices are evident in many areas at Tesa: through the reduction of materials used, …

Suppliers

Aveve

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

In Bornem, the garden centre chain Aveve has unveiled its new shop concept, with which the parent …

Garden

Do it Best

The champion of independence

Dan Starr is CEO of Do it Best Group, the US hardware cooperative serving the most stores. How does…

Distribution24. July 2026

Aveve

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

In Bornem, the garden centre chain Aveve has unveiled its new shop concept, with which the parent …

Garden8. July 2026

Tesa

Measurably sustainable

Sustainable practices are evident in many areas at Tesa: through the reduction of materials used, …

Suppliers6. July 2026

Sustainable construction loses momentum

Merry Christmas!

IAW celebrates anniversary in 2026

French lead recommerce ranking for DIY and home

Hubo CEO Erwin Van Osta is the new Edra President

Hornbach generates 2.5 per cent more DIY sales in the third quarter

Global DIY Summit: “Collective Awareness” and “Collective Action”

Floriculture wants to become ‘greener’

Rona converts its last stores to Rona+

The Russian DIY market is shrinking

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The champion of independence

Measurably sustainable

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

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Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

Measurably sustainable