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Opening “at the auspicious moment”
Opening “at the auspicious moment”

Obi now operates its third DIY store in the Shanghai metropolitan area

News29. July 2003
Expansion of area despite declining sales
Expansion of area despite declining sales

The year 2002 was in retrospect a poor one for the DIY sector in Germany. Nevertheless, despite a decline in space productivity, the DIY …

Distribution29. July 2003
Exhibitor figures up in Tokyo
Exhibitor figures up in Tokyo

Interior Lifestyle attracted 25 per cent more exhibitors but not many more visitors than last year

News28. July 2003
Bahco scores on design
Bahco scores on design

Several of the Swedish manufacturer’s products have been awarded the “reddot”

News28. July 2003
Sales collapse
Sales collapse

Lafarge sales down almost twelve per cent in the first six months of 2003

News25. July 2003
Growth for building materials
Growth for building materials

Saint-Gobain’s housing products division posts an increase, despite overall sales being down

News25. July 2003
DIY store proximity
DIY store proximity

Lasselsberger and Knauf are investing in another plaster manufacturing plant in Hungary

News24. July 2003
Europe: Consolidation of the window market expected in 2003
Europe: Consolidation of the window market expected in 2003

The European window market fell down to a level of 71,598 million window units in the year 2002, representing a net …

Distribution23. July 2003
Increase for furniture fittings manufacturer
Increase for furniture fittings manufacturer

The Austrian supplier Julius Blum registers big fluctuations in Europe

News23. July 2003
Exports ensure growth
Exports ensure growth

Austrian paint supplier Adler now achieves 36 per cent of sales abroad

News22. July 2003
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