Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Until September

Like-for-like double-digit growth at Byggmax

Byggmax closed the third quarter with a revenue growth of 16.2 per cent compared to last year. The Swedish DIY chain turned over SEK 1.4273 bn from July to September. Like-for-like, the turnover increased by 13.5 per …

News23. October 2015

Midyear report

Bricorama: franchising very popular

The French DIY store group Bricorama records a growing interest in franchising. Within a year, the number of stores managed under a franchise …

News22. October 2015

Sustainability Report

Australian DIY chain Bunnings' recycled waste

The Australian DIY chain Bunnings recycled 38 000 t of rubbish and produced 28 000 t of residual waste in the fiscal year 2014/2015. …

News22. October 2015

International Lighting Fair

Trade fair in the capital of lighting

The International Lighting fair takes place from 22 to 26 October in the Chinese city of Zhongshan (Guangdong). The venue is the Guzhen …

News20. October 2015

Sweden

Byggmax acquires online shop Buildor

The Swedish DIY chain Byggmax takes over the online retailer Buildor, which already operates in Sweden, for SEK 130 mio. The online store’s …

News19. October 2015

Nine months

Eurobaustoff's retail trade shows strongest growth

The German speciality retail cooperative Eurobaustoff saw the biggest increase in sales this year in its retail division. …

News16. October 2015

Nine months

Adjusted sales up for Kesko's speciality store division

Sales in the DIY and speciality store division of the Finnish Kesko Group totalled € 2.5707 bn for the first nine months of …

News15. October 2015

Peru

DIY store chain Promart joins Ghin

The Peruvian DIY store chain Promart has joined the Global Home Improvement Network (Ghin). At present the company operates 19 stores in Peru, …

News14. October 2015

General director

Change at Spanish Bricor chain

A change is imminent at the top of Spanish DIY store chain Bricor, according to the industry service Ferretería y Bricolaje. It is reported that …

News13. October 2015

Czech Republic

Merkury Market acquires 18 Baumax stores

The Polish DIY retailer Merkury Market wants to acquire 18 of the 24 stores belonging to the former Austrian market leader Baumax in the …

News12. October 2015

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

Like-for-like double-digit growth at Byggmax

Bricorama: franchising very popular

Australian DIY chain Bunnings' recycled waste

Trade fair in the capital of lighting

Byggmax acquires online shop Buildor

Eurobaustoff's retail trade shows strongest growth

Adjusted sales up for Kesko's speciality store division

DIY store chain Promart joins Ghin

Change at Spanish Bricor chain

Merkury Market acquires 18 Baumax stores

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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