Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

First quarter

Byggmax Group starts the year with sales up 7.5 per cent

The Swedish retailer Byggmax Group has entered 2019 with a positive first-quarter performance. Sales of the group, which currently operates 163 stores, including 108 in Sweden, 44 in Norway and eleven in Finland, …

News18. April 2019

3.5 billion euros

Building materials trade grows by nearly five per cent in Denmark

Sales by Danish builders' merchants in the last year totalled EUR 3.5 billion. Compared with the previous year, …

News17. April 2019

Russian rankings

Petrovich and Saturn climb above Obi and Castorama

Russian retailer Petrovich has displaced Obi from the number two slot in the sales rankings of DIY store operators in Russia. …

News16. April 2019

Denmark

Bygma posts another sales record

The Danish DIY store group Bygma increased its sales last year by 5.4 per cent to DKK 7.8975 bn (EUR 1.0579 bn). Falling currency exchange rates …

News15. April 2019

Survey in the US

30 per cent don’t know where to start their outdoor projects

About 30 per cent of Americans don't know where to start when it comes to outdoor projects and are seeking inspiration…

News12. April 2019

Government initiative

French DIY stores for energy-saving renovation

The French DIY retail association Fédération des Magasins de Bricolage et de l'aménagement de la maison (FMB) has signed a charter …

News10. April 2019

110 million euros

ManoMano gets more capital for its expansion

ManoMano, an online marketplace for DIY and garden products which is active in several European countries, gets a capital increase to t…

News10. April 2019

Panama

Special section for 3D printers at Expo F

As part of the Expo F, International Trade Fair for Hardware Tools & Construction Materials in Panama City, there will be a 3D …

News9. April 2019

2017/2018

Davidsens Tømmerhandel reports an increase of nearly three per cent

The Danish home improvement and building materials chain Davidsens Tømmerhandel increased its sales most …

News8. April 2019

4.4 per cent overall

Garden and construction haul the Dutch market upwards

The DIY retail trade in the Netherlands grew by 4.4 per cent last year. This was reported by the trade journal Mix in its …

News4. April 2019

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution

Private Labels in European DIY

Changing rules of the game

Own-brand products aren’t the problem, says Fiorella Origlia; being replaceable is. The former …

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

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution4. August 2026

Private Labels in European DIY

Changing rules of the game

Own-brand products aren’t the problem, says Fiorella Origlia; being replaceable is. The former …

Suppliers29. July 2026

French garden centres

Diversity as a strength

Among garden centres in France, there are well-known brands and a variety of business models. An …

Distribution27. July 2026

Byggmax Group starts the year with sales up 7.5 per cent

Building materials trade grows by nearly five per cent in Denmark

Petrovich and Saturn climb above Obi and Castorama

Bygma posts another sales record

30 per cent don’t know where to start their outdoor projects

French DIY stores for energy-saving renovation

ManoMano gets more capital for its expansion

Special section for 3D printers at Expo F

Davidsens Tømmerhandel reports an increase of nearly three per cent

Garden and construction haul the Dutch market upwards

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Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game

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

Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game

Diversity as a strength