Körber describes Praktiker’s sales trend as “most pleasing”
Litemor to Home Depot Canada
Home Depot Canada buys Litemor, the Canadian lighting distributor
Positive development
AVA’s consolidated sales up by 1.3 per cent, and DIY sales by 2.6 per cent
New board member for Gardena
Thomas Heinl as successor to Dr Friedrich Böbel as COO in Ulm
Marketing director at Euro-Mat
Heinz Kerp has taken over as head of marketing at Euro-Mat
EU: Energy-saving building and modernising
Directive calling for mandatory energy certification from 2006
Germany: Sales slightly down
Retailers in Germany selling building and DIY requisites record sales figures down slightly in October
New speciality dealers’ brand
Hagebau: Introduction of speciality dealers’ brand
Changes in the DIY division
Jonas Fogelberg is the new European area manager at Akzo Nobel. Marketing director Stephan Daniels is additionally taking over the distribution operation
Gateway to the Arabian market
The Big 5 Show is the most important building fair in the Arab world