Manufacturers in the home improvement sector are increasing prices
Spanish manufacturers in the home improvement sector are increasing product prices. That is what their association AFEB found out when asking its members for a survey. However, 74 per cent are still suffering from …
SEAM initiative
Joining forces for sustainable growth
The new SEAM initiative aims to make the abrasives industry more sustainable. Xavier Orlhac, vice-president of Saint-Gobain Abrasives EMEA and…
Dachser
One-stop shop for a new world
Logistics plays a crucial role for the current growth scenarios of the home improvement industry, also because the coronavirus has accelerated the …
USA/Canada - Jayne Seagrave
Fact and fiction
From caulking tools to Covid and chick lit: the pandemic has created a number of challenges across the industry. But it has also created opportunities – and in one…
Global Home Improvement Network
IHA merges with Ghin
The Global Home Improvement Network now represents not only home improvement retailers worldwide, but also the members of international hardware associations
DIY-Summit
Gathered "round the screen"
Due to the fact that a live event was not possible this year, the international industry associations Edra/Ghin and Hima moved their congress to the …
Global DIY-Network
To be continued
Interviews, presentations, panel discussions: initiated and organised by Edra/Ghin and Hima, the Global DIY-Network continues to deliver important insights into t…
Eastern Europe - Poland
Guide book
The Polish supplier Fair Packaging presents a comprehensive customer decision support system during the purchase of floor underlays at Obi
Eastern Europe - Poland
The Polish DIY market is growing
The pandemic has changed the business environment for the home improvement industry in Poland, and retailers have reacted. Juliusz Pakuński from …
Global DIY-Network
News from the Edra studios
While more trade fairs and congresses are having to be postponed, the Global DIY-Network is continuing its online programme and is ensuring that those in…
Sustainability - Bravo
On the way to number one
For Bravo, sustainable corporate success includes not only the production of environmentally friendly and high-quality products, but also social …
Sustainability - Home improvement industry
Recycled scissors and net-zero energy stores
… are just a couple of arbitrary examples of how the home improvement industry is tackling the issue of sustainability
Nordics - Välinge
Know-how for the entire value chain
When it comes to locking systems for parquet, laminate and resilient flooring, major global flooring brand manufacturers count on Välinge …
Global DIY Network
Global home improvement at a glance
The Global DIY Network cannot replace the networking that takes place at a real conference. It can communicate a plethora of information, howeve…
Living and design trends - Motip Dupli
For the love of the environment
Motip Dupli looks back on over 35 years of experience in the manufacturing of water-based spray paints. With its new product line, the specialist …