While the exhibitors at the International Hardware Fair were overwhelmingly positive in their summing up, they were not happy about opening Practical World to consumers
Quality in demand
Energy conservation, a growing awareness of quality, and product convenience are trends that are currently becoming evident in the hardware and DIY sectors
Major event in Cologne
This year’s International Hardware Fair/Practical World will be offering many new products, especially in the Practical World DIY segment
New perspectives for DIY retailers
Sustainability was the central theme of last year’s BHB International Home Centre Congress held in Berlin during November
Fully booked again
DIY, the Belgian trade fair, due to be staged in Kortrijk from 27 – 29 January, regards itself as the rendez-vous for retailers and manufacturers from the B…
New ideas in London
This year the organisers of the DIY & Garden Show and Totally Tools are offering visitors an interesting programme of events with quite some innovative …
International trend forum
The garden and leisure fairs Jarditec and Créabitat will be held at Villepinte in northern Paris within the framework of the Salons d’Automne from 24 …
New image for Glee
This year’s Glee, the Inter-national Garden and Lei-sure Exhibition, will see a great number of innova-tions designed to make it more attractive to visitors and …
Greater trnsparency at Gafa
Köln-Messe has modernised the International Garden Trade Fair in Cologne by expanding the amount of space available and the range of products as well…
Popularity on the rise
In spite of the rather low-key start to the fair on the Sunday, Koelnmesse still registered an overall increase of around six per cent in visitors to Spoga, …
Worlds of gardening and leisure
This year’s Glee displayed improvements in terms of a new hall layout and making it easier for visitors to track down environmentally friendly …
Sharing knowledge
Mid-September saw more than 250 European suppliers come together in Barcelona for the two-day conference of Fediyma, the European umbrella organisation
Responsibility for the environment
The focus of the 8th BHB International Home Centre Congress, due to be held in Berlin at the end of November, will be on sustainability and …
Information and discussion
Sharing knowledge to sustain profitable growth is the aim of this year’s Fediyma Forum, which will expect delegates to participate actively
Sourcing in Asia
Asia’s biggest hardware fair is set to grow even bigger this year. The organisers are expecting a ten per cent increase in exhibitor figures