Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Export boom interrupted

Exports of power hand tools from China grew by 20 per cent in 2005; in 2004 growth was 37 per cent

News20. December 2005

Kingfisher: Succession is settled

Peter Jackson to succeed Francis Mackay as chairman of Kingfisher

News20. December 2005

Brakes on expansion in Poland

The new Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz has plans for a development plan law

News19. December 2005

Record number of visitors at autumn fair

1 800 visitors attended the AHS-Herbstmesse in Wels, Austria

News16. December 2005

Obi now has three stores in Russia

And a fourth coming soon – a further outlet south-east of Moscow will follow new Kazan store

News15. December 2005

Large-format stores in Canada

212 large-format stores in Canada at the end of 2005

News14. December 2005

The leading fair in the UK

DIY & Garden Show and Totally Tools present the industry with a host of new products right at the start of the year

News14. December 2005

Sales up at Baumax

Baumax reports an increase of 6.2 per cent in sales for the first nine months of the financial year

News13. December 2005

German industry figures up slightly

However, DIY stores experience a slight downturn in like-for-like sales in the first nine months. Building materials yield the highest growth r…

News12. December 2005

Low growth for Bricorama

1.07 per cent increase in sales for the French DIY group in the third quarter

News9. December 2005

"Come in for the long term, or don’t come at all"

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

Vietnam’s home improvement market is supported by a rapidly growing economy, an expanding middle …

Distribution

Prioritising user health and safety

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration

The manufacturer of professional pneumatic tools boasts an exceptionally high in-house production …

Suppliers

IGCA

This is where it’s all happening

The congress of the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) is, above all, one thing: always…

Garden

"Come in for the long term, or don’t come at all"

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

Vietnam’s home improvement market is supported by a rapidly growing economy, an expanding middle …

Distribution6. October 2026

IGCA

This is where it’s all happening

The congress of the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) is, above all, one thing: always…

Garden6. October 2026

Prioritising user health and safety

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration

The manufacturer of professional pneumatic tools boasts an exceptionally high in-house production …

Suppliers5. October 2026

Export boom interrupted

Kingfisher: Succession is settled

Brakes on expansion in Poland

Record number of visitors at autumn fair

Obi now has three stores in Russia

Large-format stores in Canada

The leading fair in the UK

Sales up at Baumax

German industry figures up slightly

Low growth for Bricorama

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In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration

This is where it’s all happening

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

This is where it’s all happening

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration