Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Redundancies expected

Byggmax working on expansion plan for Finland

The Swedish chain Byggmax aims to implement a new growth strategy in Finland. It plans to reorganise its store network and to make it more effective. The process seems likely to result in redundancies, as the company …

News13. July 2017

Denmark

Wolseley/Stark sells Silvan to financial investor Aurelius

The Danish DIY chain Silvan has been sold to German investment company Aurelius. It belonged previously to the Stark Grou…

News12. July 2017

Kingfisher

Screwfix CEO Andrew Livingston departs

Screwfix, the best-performing distribution channel by far of the British Kingfisher Group, is losing its CEO. Andrew Livingston is moving to …

News11. July 2017

First quarter

Hornbach grows at home by 3.6 per cent and abroad by 10.7 per cent

Hornbach's DIY and garden stores increased their sales in the first quarter (1 March to 31 May 2017) by 6.7 per …

News10. July 2017

Bricomarché and Bricorama

France: number 4 is to take over number 6

The group "Les Mousquetaires" with its sales channels Bricomarché and Brico Cash, the 4th biggest player in the DIY market in …

News7. July 2017

Acquisition

Home Depot purchases Compact Power Equipment

Home Depot recently announced a definitive agreement to purchase Compact Power Equipment, Inc., a leading national provider of …

News7. July 2017

Hagebau

Gondert leaves six months earlier - Fifth chief operating officer position created

At the evening event of Hagebau's general meeting in Amsterdam last weekend, he was already no …

News5. July 2017

Twenty stores 2017

Bunnings UK and Ireland doubles scale of pilot store programme

In contrast to earlier announcements, the Australian chain of DIY stores Bunnings wants to significantly expand its …

News5. July 2017

Hagebau

More than 650 participants arrive at Amsterdam

Hagebau's general meeting took place this year in Amsterdam - with a premiere: for the first time no journalists were allowed entry. …

News5. July 2017

First quarter

Cencosud increases sales with home improvement

The Chilean trade company Cencosud has completed the first quarter with an increase in sales in its business field home improvement …

News4. July 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

Byggmax working on expansion plan for Finland

Wolseley/Stark sells Silvan to financial investor Aurelius

Screwfix CEO Andrew Livingston departs

Hornbach grows at home by 3.6 per cent and abroad by 10.7 per cent

France: number 4 is to take over number 6

Home Depot purchases Compact Power Equipment

Gondert leaves six months earlier - Fifth chief operating officer position created

Bunnings UK and Ireland doubles scale of pilot store programme

More than 650 participants arrive at Amsterdam

Cencosud increases sales with home improvement

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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