Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Cooperatives

Eurobaustoff ends Euro-Mat membership

The German building materials cooperative Eurobaustoff leaves the European purchasing group Euro-Mat. The contract has been terminated to the end of 2017. More than half of Euro-Mat sales were accounted for by the …

News4. October 2017

South Africa

Cashbuild abandons DIY sales channel

The South African materials supplier and DIY store group Cashbuild has decided to discontinue the Cashbuild DIY store project and to rather …

News2. October 2017

German retailer

Continued growth stimulus from abroad for Hornbach

It is evident from the company's half-yearly report that the German DIY store operator Hornbach continues to get its greatest …

News29. September 2017

Garden trade show

Glee is growing and will gain an offshoot in the spring

The British garden trade show Glee will gain another exhibition hall next year. At the NEC in Birmingham, Glee 2018 will …

News28. September 2017

More than 10 000 employees

Market leader Dedeman opens its 48th store in Romania

Dedeman, the leader of the Romanian DIY market, opened its 48th outlet today, 27th September. The store in Turda, near C…

News27. September 2017

AMA Research

Double-digit growth in the wet room market in the UK

The value of the wet room market in the UK has increased by ten per cent between 2014 and 2016, according to a report by AMA …

News26. September 2017

Benelux

Bricorama to stick with Intergamma

The French DIY group Bricorama has confirmed its intention of remaining a franchisee of the Dutch Intergamma Group, thereby refuting rumours that…

News25. September 2017

Annual report 2016/2017

Bunnings grows strongly at home, but loses money in the UK

The home improvement division of the Australian Westfarmers group, which operates under the brand name Bunnings, …

News22. September 2017

British group

Kingfisher loses sales of 1.3 per cent in the first half of the year

The British Kingfisher group has closed the first half of its financial year 2017/2018 (ending 31 July 2017) …

News21. September 2017

Koelnmesse

The DIY Boulevard at the Eisenwarenmesse 2018 is fully booked

After its premiere in 2016, the DIY Boulevard is now entering its second round at the International Hardware Fair …

News21. September 2017

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

Eurobaustoff ends Euro-Mat membership

Cashbuild abandons DIY sales channel

Continued growth stimulus from abroad for Hornbach

Glee is growing and will gain an offshoot in the spring

Market leader Dedeman opens its 48th store in Romania

Double-digit growth in the wet room market in the UK

Bricorama to stick with Intergamma

Bunnings grows strongly at home, but loses money in the UK

Kingfisher loses sales of 1.3 per cent in the first half of the year

The DIY Boulevard at the Eisenwarenmesse 2018 is fully booked

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Recycling more together

The first of its kind

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

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Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game