Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Lawnmowers occupy the top slot

Lawnmowers are the biggest sellers in the European garden equipment market, accounting for almost a third of the market

News30. August 2005

Slight increase in sales at Globus

Modest improvement in profit-sales ratio gives rise to fears in the speciality store sector

News29. August 2005

Plants fair exported to China

IPM China will be staged in Foshan for the first time in early December

News26. August 2005

Wickes heading for expansion

The UK DIY chain Wickes is planning 28 new stores

News25. August 2005

Consumer attitudes of German garden owners for 2006

Association of suppliers of branded products for the garden takes on market research

News24. August 2005

Beginnings of recovery

The market for windows in central and east Europe experienced a rise of 2.6 per cent last year

News23. August 2005

Popularity of PVC windows in eastern Europe

The window market is beginning to recover in central and eastern Europe: an increase of 2.6 per cent was recorded last year

Distribution22. August 2005

Opening of ninth Praktiker in Romania

Praktiker reinforces its dominant position in the market with a new opening at Constanta

News22. August 2005

Slight growth

The DIY stores of the Mr. Bricolage group have disclosed an increase of 1.1 per cent in sales for the first six months of 2005

News19. August 2005

Sales up, result down

AVA's DIY subsidiary was able to expand in the first six months of 2005 in terms of sales, though it turned in red figures where the operating result was …

News18. August 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

Lawnmowers occupy the top slot

Slight increase in sales at Globus

Plants fair exported to China

Wickes heading for expansion

Consumer attitudes of German garden owners for 2006

Beginnings of recovery

Popularity of PVC windows in eastern Europe

Opening of ninth Praktiker in Romania

Slight growth

Sales up, result down

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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