Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

5th Global DIY Summit in Berlin 2017

More than 1 000 participants

The organisers from the retail and manufacturing associations Edra/Ghin and Fediyma constantly break one record after another. In Berlin, the one thousand-participant barrier was broken

Events18. July 2017

First half year

Byggmax remains below high performance targets on same sales area

Byggmax has completed its second quarter with a growth in sales of 2.1 per cent to SEK 1.7758 bn. Net sales for …

News18. July 2017

Building and technical trade

Kesko presents positive half-year figures

Kesko group's building and technical trade fell by 4.5 per cent in June. The sale of K-maatalous agricultural trade on 1 June 2017 is …

News17. July 2017

Study

Customers ready to pay for experience

Capgemini Consulting presents the results of the study "The Disconnected Customer: What digital customer experience leaders teach us …

News14. July 2017

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 …

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

Obi

The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

Distribution

Over 30 years’ experience

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

The Taiwanese manufacturer supplies customers in Europe, the USA, Japan and the Middle East. Above …

Suppliers

german garden Retail sector

Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

Garden

Over 30 years’ experience

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

The Taiwanese manufacturer supplies customers in Europe, the USA, Japan and the Middle East. Above …

Suppliers25. September 2026

Taiwan’s hand tool industry

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

Taiwanese hand tool manufacturers are concentrated primarily in the Taichung region. This …

Suppliers24. September 2026

Obi

The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

Distribution11. September 2026

More than 1 000 participants

Byggmax remains below high performance targets on same sales area

Kesko presents positive half-year figures

Customers ready to pay for experience

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

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The Masterplan store

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

Anything but pessimistic

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

The Masterplan store