Now that Kingfisher has a stake in Hornbach the British partners are to be given three seats on the supervisory boards of the holding company and the plc overall
Biggest-ever Super Catena
The franchising chain has plans for twelve new openings or extensions during the current year
Fasteners and fixings fair
The F & F Expo is set for 25 and 26 September in Brussels
European DIY Trade Association
The trade associations from Germany, France and Britain are inviting participants to their inaugural meeting . The new body is open to members from …
Positive forecast for private labels
A PLMA symposium perceives further opportunities for growth in the DIY sector, since big DIY chains have declared their readiness to invest in …
Catena stores four per cent in the black
At year’s end the French franchise network numbered 174 outlets
BT Industries bucks the trend
The worldwide market for storage technology showed a downward trend last year. However, this Swedish company achieved a 15 per cent increase in sales
Trade fair in Denmark
Byggeri 2002 will be held at Fredericia from 12 to 16 March 2002
Attendance figures have again moved ahead
Around 90 300 trade visitors from 123 countries came to Cologne for the International Hardware Fair/DIY’TEC 2002. The mood among the…
Biggest group of foreign exhibitors from China
Exhibitor statistic: China, with 530 of the total of 3 525 exhibitors, has the biggest contingent at the IHF/DIY’TEC 2002