Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Change at the top

Danish DIY chain Silvan has a new president

News11. March 2005

Four new exhibition halls

International Hardware Fair / Practical World 2006 to get a new compact structure with the new halls

News10. March 2005

Europe’s DIY markets growing

The signs are pointing to growth in most of the eleven DIY markets looked at by Observateur Cetelem

News10. March 2005

Positive figures for German DIY trade

Federal Statistical Office figures reveal growth in sales for the building and home improvement retail trade in 2004

News9. March 2005

Change in the supervisory board

Former Hagebau managing director Hans-Joachim Hoewner becomes president of Arena supervisory board

News9. March 2005

German DIY stores notch up further growth in spite of crisis talk

Dähne Verlag publishes DIY store figures for last year; retail area sales have risen again for first time

News8. March 2005

Zeus notches up a plus in purchasing

Subsidiary of Hagebau, EK and E/D/E increases its centrally invoiced sales by 4.7 per cent

News7. March 2005

Expectations not met

1 787 trade visitors came to Canadian Hardware / DIY and parallel decorating show

News7. March 2005

Marked improvement in AVA results

Reorganisation programme for DIY stores showing positive effects, according to Marktkauf

News4. March 2005

Premiere postponed

The new UK trade show Exclusively DIY will not take place until next year

News4. March 2005

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This is where it’s all happening

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

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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 …

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Change at the top

Four new exhibition halls

Europe’s DIY markets growing

Positive figures for German DIY trade

Change in the supervisory board

German DIY stores notch up further growth in spite of crisis talk

Zeus notches up a plus in purchasing

Expectations not met

Marked improvement in AVA results

Premiere postponed

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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