New director of category management/purchasing at Hagebau
The German cooperative Hagebau has a new director of category management/purchasing. Frank Frithjof Staffeld will assume responsibility for the department on 1 November 2022. The 50-year-old has more than 20 years of …
Trade fair in May 2023
Taiwan's fastener industry ranks second in the world
With a turnover of USD 5.5 bn and a volume of 1.68 mio tonnes, Taiwan's fastener industry is the world's second largest by …
Successor to Giroldi
Obi executive board downsized under new CEO Sebastian Gundel
Following the appointment of Sebastian Gundel as CEO of Obi, the executive board of Obi Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA…
Positive feedback
Comeback of the International Hardware Fair
The organisers of the Eisenwarenmesse - International Hardware Fair 2022, which took place from 25 to 28 September 2022 in Cologne…
Online share 14.8 per cent
Hornbach's DIY retail sales up 4.9 per cent in the first half of the year
German company Hornbach, with its 169 DIY and garden centres (as of 31 August 2022) and online shops in …
At the turn of the year
Shake-up at the top of HomePro
HomePro, the Thai home improvement group, has announced three changes at the top of its management team. Manit Udomkunnatum, currently chairman of t…
Plus 1.39 per cent
Upward trend in France continues in August
In August, the French DIY sector continued its upward trend. The DIY trade in France turned over 1.39 per cent more than in the same …
In Constanta
Hornbach opens ninth store in Romania
German DIY chain Hornbach opened its ninth store in Romania today, 28 September 2022. The location is the Black Sea metropolitan city of …
DIY Boulevard bigger than ever
DIY trade from Germany and abroad at the International Hardware Fair 2022
After a four-and-a-half-year break due to the Covid pandemic, the International Hardware Fair in Cologne …
Trade fair in Kortrijk
DIY, Pro & Garden draws a positive balance
Almost 3,000 visitors came to Kortrijk for the 35th edition of the Belgian trade fair DIY, Pro & Garden. According to the organisers…