The new Air & Sea consolidation concept offered by Dachser DIY Logistics and SynLOG provides goods quality control in the Far East, from the audit all the way through to TüV safety certification in accordance with …
Keter, Israel
Another smart solution from Keter
The new “QUICK LATCH” tool box from Keter For Tools opens with a one-handed click and drops closed to lock tight. This unique patented opening and…
Soteck, Taiwan
Make your work easier
Soteck offers a Japanese saw and a folding pruning saw, both with triple-bevel teeth. The Japanese saw has impulse-hardening teeth for long life and a rattan …
China Pneumatic, Taiwan
Rivet nut tool
China Pneumatic Corporation's air rivet nut tool is designed with "patented module units assembled in a composite clam shell housing" for easy tool service. The …
Massive drop in earnings
Home Depot has recorded a 24 per cent drop in earnings for the recently completed trading year
The address for problem-solving
Last year saw the reorganisation of Nicovij, the Dutch cooperative buying organisation. Its maxim: Every member will benefit from combining their…
Expansion abroad
Sodimac, Chile's biggest DIY retailer, is going to further expand its international interests. The company already operates stores in Peru and Columbia, and e…
Trade fairs under scrutiny
Sylvia Herzog, DIY in Europe, Germany Managing Editor This year's International Hardware Fair/ Practical World will for the first time be opened to …
Earnings down
Lowe’s has announced a 9.5 per cent decline in earnings for 2007 and a sales increase of 2.9 per cent
Baumax announces double-digit sales growth
Austria records a two per cent increase, Slovakia 24 per cent; Turkey as next growth target