Conference for the tenth time round

The DIY and Garden show will next year be celebrating a milestone when it takes place in London from 18 to 20 January 2004: the tenth year of its existence, to be exact. The organisers are celebrating the occasion by inviting participation at a conference entitled “DIY Retailing – the next 10 years”. As the main speaker at the event they have enlisted Manfred Maus, founder and head of Obi, the market leader in Germany. Mr Maus also functions as president of the BHB, or German federal association, and as a member of the board of the European association EDRA as well.