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Donations for the Ukraine, stopped deliveries to Russia

There are further reports from the home improvement sector about aid for Ukraine and economic involvement in Russia. For example, the German DIY store operator Bauhaus donates a total of EUR 200 000 as emergency aid to …

Suppliers8. March 2022

Horst Brandstätter Group

Lechuza and Playmobil no longer delivering to Russia

The German planter brand Lechuza is stopping its deliveries to Russia. It is part of the Horst Brandstätter Group, which also …

Suppliers2. March 2022

EPLF: 5.3 per cent growth in 2021

The laminate flooring sector’s post-Covid recovery continues

For the second year in a row, EPLF members have continued to prosper – thanks to their focus on innovation and …

Suppliers1. March 2022

Trend towards DIY continues

Sales of European laminate flooring manufacturers rise by 5.3 percent

The members of the European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) association report positive business …

Suppliers1. March 2022

Platform from Salsify

Mr. Bricolage simplifies product data exchange with its suppliers

French franchise group Mr. Bricolage uses a supplier experience management platform from Salsify to exchange …

Suppliers28. February 2022

Up 25 per cent compared with 2019

Spanish manufacturers increase turnover by 20 per cent in 2021

Spanish manufacturers in the home improvement sector achieved 20 per cent more sales last year than in 2020 and 25 …

Suppliers18. February 2022

Spain and Germany, for example

Manufacturers in the home improvement sector are increasing prices

Spanish manufacturers in the home improvement sector are increasing product prices. That is what their …

Suppliers9. February 2022

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…

Suppliers19. November 2021

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 …

Suppliers19. November 2021

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…

Suppliers19. November 2021

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

Suppliers19. November 2021

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 …

Suppliers19. November 2021

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…

Suppliers9. August 2021