Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Home Depot

Sales up by more than six per cent in the second quarter

The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, yesterday reported sales of $28.1 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, a 6.2 percent increase from the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Comparable …

News16. August 2017

Homebase

Bunnings list continues to grow

Bunnings is slowly working its way through the list of former Homebase stores that it intends to reopen this year under its own name following …

News15. August 2017

Soils

Swiss aim to reduce peat in potting compost

Under the direction of the Federal Office for the Environment, representatives of the retail trade, the horticultural sector and …

News14. August 2017

Xella

Xella disposes of Fels and acquires URSA

Xella International S.A. (Xella) has sold its business unit Fels to an industrial buyer based in Europe. The deal is still awaiting …

News11. August 2017

Kyocera

Kyocera acquires US fasteners specialist Senco

The Kyocera Corporation has acquired 100 per cent ownership of Senco Holdings, Inc., the fastening systems manufacturer based in …

News10. August 2017

South Africa

Massbuild remains at the previous year’s level in the first half of the year

Massbuild, the home improvement sales channel of the South African trading group Massmart, was not …

News9. August 2017

Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning

British tradesmen have the most positive opinion of selling through DIY stores

In a European comparison, German tradesmen most strongly reject the selling of professional brands …

News8. August 2017

International expansion

Toolstation is planning its first branch in France

In this year still, Toolstation intends to open its first four or five physical branches in France. Until now, the British …

News7. August 2017

Store refits and network expansion

Travis Perkins reports high sales increases for Wickes and Toolstation

The British chain of DIY stores Wickes and the small format and mail order concept Toolstation have …

News4. August 2017

27 stores

Kingfisher takes over Praktiker Romania

The British Kingfisher group is purchasing Praktiker Romania. This is according to reports from the Romanian industry service Bricoretail.r…

News3. August 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

Sales up by more than six per cent in the second quarter

Bunnings list continues to grow

Swiss aim to reduce peat in potting compost

Xella disposes of Fels and acquires URSA

Kyocera acquires US fasteners specialist Senco

Massbuild remains at the previous year’s level in the first half of the year

British tradesmen have the most positive opinion of selling through DIY stores

Toolstation is planning its first branch in France

Travis Perkins reports high sales increases for Wickes and Toolstation

Kingfisher takes over Praktiker Romania

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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