Security chests from Sentry now offer protection against water and fire. What is more, the company is presenting a new concept for promoting sales of its products in a secondary position
Expansion of European involvement
Wayne-Dalton, the American manufacturer of sectional garage doors, is setting out to revolutionise the consumer market in Europe with its new c…
German indifference to smoke alarms
The proportion of households equipped with a device still remains far behind other countries
Baumax goes greener
A strategy for a more distinctive image in the garden sector has been developed in a project with Roland Berger
Danish-Italian alliance
The substrate manufacturer Stender is joining forces with Ellegaard
Acquisition of Homebase
The UK group GUS plc has acquired the DIY chain through its subsidiary Argos Retail Group for £ 900 mio
France: Forecast for the window market 2003
Market researchers Interconnection of Vienna are forecasting slight growth for the French window market in 2003. There are, however, …
Slight growth for windows
The French market is characterised by strong regional fluctuations
Sights set on higher income customers
Two major American DIY retail chains are trying their hand at somewhat different concepts
Upswing expected
Since last year the hardware/home centre industry in the United States has been doing remarkably well in contrast to the general economic trend