EDRA|GHIN|HIMA

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EDRA|GHIN|HIMA

The European DIY Retail Association and the Global Home Improvement Network represent retailers worldwide. The Home Improvement Manufacturers Association is the European network of suppliers.

Scope 3

Putting the plan into action

As some of the world’s leading retailers confirm their commitment, Jamie Pitcairn, Corporate Sustainability Director at Ricardo, sets out the next steps of the sector’s Scope 3 implementation plan.

Distribution20. November 2024

4th Virtual DIY Summit

The global DIY market volume has fallen in 2023

The global DIY market reached a volume of EUR 666.9 bn last year. Edra Managing Director John Herbert presented the latest figures …

Distribution27. September 2024

Scope 3

“Join this initiative!”

The 4th Virtual DIY-Summit ended with John Herbert making the case for the industry's Scope 3 initiative. Marketplaces were another important topic

Events27. September 2024

Scope 3 initiative

Collaboration is the key to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Edra/Ghin has recently announced that its members and their supply chains are coming together to reduce Scope 3 …

Distribution3. September 2024

With several brands on the market

Uniber from Argentina becomes an Edra/Ghin member

The Argentinian trading company Uniber is a new member of the international DIY association Edra/Ghin. Uniber is active in the …

Distribution28. August 2024

Italian manufacturers' association

Edra managing director John Herbert receives Made4DIY Lifetime Award

John Herbert is to receive the 2024 Lifetime Award from Italian manufacturers' association Made4DIY. The …

Distribution2. August 2024

Irish cooperative

Topline from Ireland returns to Edra/Ghin

The Irish Topline Group has returned to the international trade association Edra/Ghin. The DIY and building materials purchasing …

Distribution22. July 2024

Decarbonisation according to Scope 3

Six Edra/Ghin members commit to net zero

The first six member companies of the international DIY trade association Edra/Ghin have now signed the Global Scope 3 Decarbonisation …

Distribution16. July 2024

DIY Retail Legacy Award for Cosimo Fadda

"I 'm a very simple person"

Cosimo Fadda is the first winner of the DIY Retail Legacy Award. The award was presented to him yesterday evening at the 10th Global DIY Summit in Rome…

Events13. June 2024

Benelux market leader

Intergamma is new Edra/Ghin member

The Dutch DIY group Intergamma has become a member of the international DIY association Edra/Ghin. Intergamma includes the DIY store formats …

Distribution31. January 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions

Edra/Ghin seeks advice on Scope 3 from Ricardo

The international DIY association Edra/Ghin is being advised by the specialised consultancy firm Ricardo on issues relating to Scope …

Distribution21. December 2023

“From China to America by way of Europe”

New Home Improvement Report published

The new Home Improvement Report Retail Worldwide is out. Produced as the result of close collaboration between the global retail and …

Distribution11. October 2023

New Home Improvement Report

Global home improvement sales exceeded EUR 696 bn in 2022

Global home improvement retail sales topped EUR 696.5 bn in 2022, growing by around 10.4 per cent compared to 2021. The …

Distribution29. September 2023

Hardware chain

Orderbid HI becomes first GHIN member from China

The Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN) has its first member in China.Orderbid Home Improvement (Orderbid HI) is a chain of …

Distribution3. August 2023

More than 1 000 participants

Four fifths rate Summit as "excellent" or "very good

The 9th Global DIY Summit in Berlin received very good marks from the participants. According to the feedback tool of the …

Events22. June 2023

Global DIY Lifetime Award

Sergio Giroldi emphasises "Together"

Sergio Giroldi was presented with the Global DIY-Lifetime Award at a grand gala dinner in Berlin last night. Giroldi headed Obi as CEO for …

Distribution16. June 2023

Worldwide industry get-together in Berlin

Global DIY Summit tackles uncertainty - and visions

With more than 1 000 participants from 55 countries, the Global DIY Summit started its two-day congress programme in Berlin toda…

Distribution15. June 2023

NEW EDRA/GHIN WORKING GROUP

Global initiative to tackle Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions

Edra/Ghin, the global trade associations for home improvement retailers, today launched a new joint working group to h…

Distribution15. June 2023

Kick-off to the Global DIY Summit

Store tour heads for six showcase stores in Berlin

The Global DIY Summit 2023 kicked off in Berlin yesterday with a large store tour. The programme of lectures for the two-day …

Distribution15. June 2023

With 54 CEOs

Edra/Ghin on "Back to the roots" study tour in the USA

Under the motto "Back to the roots", Edra/Ghin held a study tour in the USA this week. Participants were 54 CEOs as well as …

Distribution21. April 2023

Ceremony in June in Berlin

Sergio Giroldi to receive the Global DIY-Lifetime Award

Former Obi Group CEO and Edra/Ghin president Sergio Giroldi will receive the Global DIY-Lifetime Award 2023. The prize …

Distribution17. April 2023

Euromonitor International

Global home and garden market only slightly above 2019 levels

The global home improvement market reached USD 317.110 bn in 2022, up 5 per cent on 2019 demand, while the garden …

Distribution5. April 2023

Sodimac VP Francisco Torres

Finding the right balance for private label

Under the heading "Private label - why? And how?", the virtual Global DIY Summit took up a controversial topic in the industry. …

Distribution27. March 2023

All relevant retailers will take part

Early bird offer for the Global DIY-Summit in Berlin ends tomorrow

The deadline for the early bird registration for the 9th Global DIY-Summit 2023 is tomorrow, Wednesday, 15 March …

Distribution14. March 2023

Virtual Global DIY Summit

First insights into the Home Improvement Report Worldwide

This year, a new study on the worldwide home improvement market will be published. The new Home Improvement Report …

Distribution10. March 2023

Successor to Sergio Giroldi

Kingfisher CEO Thierry Garnier is the new president of Edra/Ghin

Kingfisher CEO Thierry Garnier is the new president of the international DIY association Edra/Ghin. Erwin van Osta…

Distribution1. March 2023

Denmark and Panama

Silvan and Cochez Novey join Edra/Ghin

Edra/Ghin has two new members: Silvan from Denmark and the Cochez Novey group from Panama have joined the international DIY trade association…

Distribution16. February 2023

Interview with Ken Hughes

John Herbert is optimistic about the future of the industry

John Herbert, general secretary of the international trade association Edra/Ghin, is very optimistic about the future of…

Distribution10. January 2023

June 2023

Top meeting in Berlin

The Global DIY Summit will take place in Berlin this year. The programme includes new and familiar names - and of course plenty of opportunities for networking

Events5. January 2023

Global DIY Summit 2023

Global DIY-Summit programme out now

From 14 to 16 June, Berlin will play host to the 9th Global DIY-Summit, the world's major event for retailers and manufacturers in the home …

Events12. December 2022

DIY Global SUmmit 2023

First information about the programme

From 14-16th of June, Berlin will play host to the 9th Global DIY-Summit, the world’s major event for retailers and …

Distribution25. November 2022

Information and networking

Edra/Ghin and Hima organise another Virtual DIY-Summit

The European industry associations Edra/Ghin and Hima are offering the international home improvement industry another – …

Events30. August 2022

GLOBAL DIY SUMMIT

The big reunion

The Global DIY Summit was also forced to take a break for two years. Now the international industry has met again in Copenhagen. And they really enjoyed it

Events11. July 2022

Edra/Ghin and Hima

Travel educates: the Copenhagen store tour

The store tour on the eve of the Global DIY Summit included informative destinations in and around Copenhagen. For example, a profitable …

Events11. July 2022

Voting tool

Participants rate the Global DIY Summit very positively

The 8th Global DIY Summit in Copenhagen last week was rated extremely positively by the participants. Via the survey and …

Events17. June 2022

Ukraine, sustainability

Second day of the Global DIY Summit focuses on responsibility

Edra/Ghin general secretary John Herbert dedicated the opening speech at the start of the second day of the Global DIY…

Events14. June 2022

WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge

"My goodness, we need a happy world!"

As the last guest of his online presentations and workshop talks before the Global DIY-Summit in Copenhagen, moderator Ken Hughes welcomed …

Suppliers13. April 2022

Edra/Ghin and Hima

Global DIY-Lifetime Award 2022 for John Herbert

John Herbert will receive the Global DIY-Lifetime Award 2022. The general secretary of the international DIY association Edra/Ghin …

Distribution25. March 2022

ProCoop and GooDay

Edra/Ghin has new members from Belgium and Japan

The international DIY association Edra/Ghin has new members from Belgium and Japan. The Belgian cooperation ProCoop and the …

Distribution21. March 2022

Maxeda CEO on the Global DIY-Network

Guy Colleau: “You need the brick and the click”

The Dutch DIY retail group Maxeda is aiming for an online share of 12 per cent of total sales. Its current online share has doubled …

Distribution3. February 2022

Edra and more than 30 associations

Paper on EU harmonised sorting instructions for packaging waste

The European DIY retail association Edra is one of more than 30 business associations from the packaging value chain…

News27. December 2021

John Herbert in an interview with Blaz Pesjak

“Merkur is a part of the Slovenian DNA”

During the Global DIY-Network yesterday, Edra general secretary John Herbert spoke with Blaz Pesjak, CEO of the Slovenian DIY store chain …

News2. December 2021

Koelnmesse CEO at the Global DIY-Network

“I just love trade fairs”: John Herbert talks with Gerald Böse

The fact that the international home improvement and gardening industry hopes to be able to visit trade fairs again …

News29. November 2021

Paul Candon in the Global DIY-Network

“Customers want better products”

Paul Candon, CEO of the Irish cooperative United Hardware, reports of a "big uplift" caused by Covid-19 in the Global DIY-Network of the …

News22. 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

EU Parliament and Commission

Edra holds discussions with EU decision-makers in Brussels

Edra, the European DIY Retail Association, has described its recent discussions with EU decision-makers in Brussels as e…

News8. November 2021

Evgeny Movchan on the Global DIY-Network

“Petrovitch’s USP is ‘we love our customers’”

"From Russia with love" could have been the heading for the twelfth interview conducted by John Herbert for the Global DIY N…

News27. October 2021

Global Home Improvement Report

The global market grew in the 2020 pandemic year by 13.8 per cent

The global DIY and home improvement market rose in the pandemic year of 2020 by 13.8 per cent to an overall volume…

News22. October 2021

Lectures, discussions, interviews

Global DIY-Network of Edra/Ghin and Hima unveils its second season

The international industry associations Edra/Ghin and Hima are continuing their programme of lectures and …

News29. September 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

Sanctions due to logistical problems

EDRA, GHIN and HIMA appeal to companies for fairness

The European DIY Retail Association (EDRA), the Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN) and the Home Improvement Manufacturers …

News24. June 2021

Comprehensive online programme

Edra/Ghin and Hima launch the Global DIY Network

The Global DIY Network is up and running. The platform was launched because the Global DIY Summit, due to be staged in June 2020, …

News6. October 2020

“Fair and constructive business partnerships“

Edra/Ghin and Hima jointly appeal to the industry

With a joint statement, the international industry associations Edra/Ghin - for trade - and Hima - for manufacturers - have …

News1. April 2020

Online platform

ManoMano becomes a member of Edra

The French online platform ManoMano is now a member of the European DIY umbrella association Edra. ManoMano is specialised as Internet marketplace…

News3. December 2018

Teqja Group

Megatek in Albania is new member of Edra/Ghin

The Albanian trading company Megatek is a new member of Edra/Ghin, the European and Global network for the home improvement industry. …

News7. September 2018

Megatek and Steinbuild

Potential new Edra/Ghin members from Albania and South Africa

The joining of two additional companies is pending at the European DIY association Edra and its Global Home …

News18. June 2018

Supply chain

Edra/Ghin launches DIY Platform

The European DIY Retail Association/Global Home Improvement Network (Edra/Ghin) has launched a collaborative initiative known as the DIY Platform as…

News2. March 2017

Edra

Praktiker Bulgaria and Attard Bros. join Edra

The Board of Edra has announced that Praktiker Bulgaria, a home improvement retail chain, and Attard Bros., one of Malta's largest …

News26. November 2015

Soyuz DIY now a member of EDRA

The Russian voluntary group currently consists of eight DIY retail companies

News8. March 2013

Praktis comes to EDRA

Bulgarian chain with massive expansionary plans

News8. September 2011

Tekzen comes to EDRA

Turkish DIY chain becomes eleventh member of the Global Home Improvement Network

News15. April 2011

New member for EDRA

The Spanish trade association ADFB signed up in early February

News21. February 2007

Expansion of EDRA’s board

The executive body of the European DIY association includes representatives from eight countries

News24. September 2004

Scope 3

Putting the plan into action

As some of the world’s leading retailers confirm their commitment, Jamie Pitcairn, Corporate …

Distribution20. November 2024

Debate in Germany

The leaflet remains – for now

The printed brochure, still an important advertising medium for the DIY industry, is under pressure…

Distribution28. October 2024

Obi

The Myth of the Supplement

Christian von Hegel, a brand expert with a doctorate, sees himself as a scientist even as head of …

Distribution21. October 2024