After over 37 years in the gardening and leisure industry (over 23 years of which have been at Gardenex), Charlie Parker has retired, as the Federation of Garden and Leisure Manufacturers informs. But not before leaving…
Down 16 per cent in DIY stores
2022 a difficult year for French manufacturers of power tools
The poor trend in the French power tools market in 2022 has now also been confirmed by Secimpac, the association of …
Spanish manufacturers' association
Spanish exports of hardware and do-it-yourself products increased by 18 per cent in 2022
Spanish companies in the hardware and do-it-yourself sector exported goods worth a total of…
Central contact point
Fasteners and connections at Taiwan Fastener
The Taiwan International Fastener Show, or Fastener Taiwan, is one of the world's leading trade platforms for industrial fasteners. The…
DIY chains better than traditional retailers
Spanish manufacturers see out 2022 with double-digit growth
Spanish manufacturers of hardware and DIY products ended 2022 with a year-on-year increase in sales of 10.6 per cent. …
FN Neuhofer
The next vision already in sight
FN Neuhofer completed construction work on its headquarters in Zell am Moos (Austria) in spring 2022. Now the machinery is to be further modernized…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
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 …