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Volume down by 9 per cent in 2022

French equipment manufacturers increased sales by 1 per cent

Although sales of hand-held do-it-yourself and gardening tools and equipment by French manufacturers (B to C) increased by 1 per cent last year, the volume sold fell by 9 per cent and orders were down 11 per cent. This …

Suppliers2. February 2023

For the next three years

Marco Orlandelli is the new Made4DIY president

During its general assembly in the Province of Rimini, the Made4DIY consortium elected Marco Orlandelli (CEO of Orlandelli S.r.l.) as…

Suppliers26. January 2023

Christoph Kilian responsible for marketing

Bosch Power Tools expands divisional board of management

Bosch Power Tools is expanding its divisional board of management to include Christoph Kilian as of 1 January 2023. In …

Suppliers9. December 2022

Suki Group acquires VT Fastware

Common values and visions

French group VT Fastware now belongs to German Suki Group. The new partners emphasise the complementarity of their businesses. Above all, Suki supports …

Suppliers28. October 2022

Awards at the International Pet Conference in Bologna

The Personality of the Year Award went to Dr Rowena Arzt, Head of Exhibitions at Interzoo organiser WZF. The prize for Best …

Suppliers18. October 2022

After strong growth

French tool market down year-on-year in the first half of the year

In France, e-commerce has a 15 per cent share of the DIY and professional tools market (sell-in). Overall, the …

Suppliers13. October 2022

Char-Broil and Dachser

“Definitely not an easy customer for our logistics partner”

As soon as the sun comes out, people start firing up their grills. Products from US grill manufacturer Char-Broil need …

Suppliers13. October 2022

Exact

Plastic-free into the future

The precision tool manufacturer Exact has developed Natureline, a completely plastic-free tool product packaging. It consists of 100 per cent renewable…

Suppliers6. September 2022

Titze market study

Shower toilets gain importance in Europe

In the top 10 countries in Europe, almost 5.8 million toilets, bidets and urinals were sold in 2021, along with around 100,000 shower …

Suppliers25. August 2022

Wood not sufficiently available

West Fraser announces production cut in Canada

West Fraser, one of the largest timber producers in the world, has announced that it will permanently reduce production in British …

Suppliers15. August 2022

Pet industry calls for prioritisation

Gas shortage also threatens pet food supply

If gas were to become scarce, the pet industry would also be hit hard. This has been pointed out by the trade magazine Pet worldwide in …

Suppliers20. July 2022

South African adhesive supplier

Arkema Group acquires Permoseal

Arkema Group, a company in the speciality chemicals sector which includes the adhesive specialist Bostik, has acquired the South African supplier …

Suppliers8. July 2022

Wagner System

The next big thing

... is actually not that big. The concept behind it is all the more sophisticated and the implementation all the more loving: Wagner wants to combine s…

Suppliers20. June 2022