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Floor coverings

HIL Limited to acquire Parador

The Indian building materials manufacturer HIL Limited, a subsidiary of the CK Birla Group, is to acquire Parador from its previous majority owner, Nord-Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH. The process was …

News18. July 2018

New partnership

EDIN joins EDRA/GHIN

EDRA, the European DIY Retail Association, and GHIN, the Global Home Improvement Network have today announced the joining of EDIN, the European Building M…

News17. July 2018

Expansion

Byggmax opens new store in Malung

Byggmax has opened a new store in Malung. The new store is located at Västra Industrigatan 14. Byggmax sells construction materials such as lumber…

News16. July 2018

Procurement company

Hellweg and Toom Baumarkt resurrect the DIY Union

Hellweg Die Profi-Baumärkte GmbH & Co. KG and Toom Baumarkt GmbH are resurrecting their collaboration in the DIY Union …

News13. July 2018

Roof windows

New managing director at Velux

Jacob Madsen is the new managing director of Velux Deutschland GmbH. He thus succeeds Felix Egger, who has occupied the position on a provisional …

News12. July 2018

Operational excellence

Lowe reorganises management structure

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has simplified its management structure and reorganised the distribution of responsibilities. The aim of …

News11. July 2018

Ahead of plan

Eurobaustoff up 3.7 per cent in the first six months

Eurobaustoff has reported an increase of 3.7 per cent in its centrally invoiced purchasing volume of EUR 3.12 bn in the first …

News10. July 2018

E-commerce

Mr. Bricolage enters into a partnership with CDiscount

The French DIY chain Mr. Bricolage has entered into a strategic partnership with the CDiscount platform. In a first phase, …

News9. July 2018

Panama

Expo F 2018 will print a house in just six hours

A DIY workshop Print and Build a House will be part of the conference program to be held during Expo F 2018, the International …

News6. July 2018

USP

ROPO effect depends on product and age

Around 39 per cent of DIY product purchases are prepared in advance by the consumer through Internet research. This is normally spoken of as …

News5. July 2018

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

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

Distribution

WD-40

The first of its kind

The WD-40 Company Limited is launching an Ecolabel-certified multi-purpose lubricant in Europe.

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

WD-40

The first of its kind

The WD-40 Company Limited is launching an Ecolabel-certified multi-purpose lubricant in Europe.

Suppliers5. August 2026

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

HIL Limited to acquire Parador

EDIN joins EDRA/GHIN

Byggmax opens new store in Malung

Hellweg and Toom Baumarkt resurrect the DIY Union

New managing director at Velux

Lowe reorganises management structure

Eurobaustoff up 3.7 per cent in the first six months

Mr. Bricolage enters into a partnership with CDiscount

Expo F 2018 will print a house in just six hours

ROPO effect depends on product and age

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Recycling more together

The first of its kind

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

The first of its kind

Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game