The specialised market research company Context takes a close look at the European and global smart home market and predicts huge growth – providing manufacturers and retailers do their homework
Digitalisation - Hamberger Flooring
Disruption at the POS
Online business is forcing bricks and mortar stores to make a move in the digital direction. That’s the reason why Hamberger Flooring is linking interaction …
Smart home and garden - Ledvance
Green living rooms get smart lighting
Under the new brand name Osram Smart+, Ledvance offers a wide assortment of networkable lamps and luminaires. The main focal point for the …
5th Global DIY Summit
Huge and high-calibre
More than 1 000 participants - the most ever - registered for the 5th Global DIY Summit. They listened to critical, admonitory, but in particular, optimistic …
Digitalisation - FN Neuhofer Holz
Traditional business 4.0
It’s all about digitalisation at FN Neuhofer Holz, the Austrian manufacturer of skirting boards and profiles. The centuries-old company is investing …
Coatings - Color Expert
The right paintbrush
Prior to entering the European market with new products and POS concepts, Color Expert spoke to traders and even with consumers
Coatings - Alpina
Striving for new peaks in turbulent times
White interior paint is experiencing tough times in Germany. That’s the reason why Alpina wants to ensure increasing revenues and profits …
Coatings - Paint department
Make more of paint
Enhancing the paint department offers enormous potential to increase turnover and profit. The small hardware stores in particular have a lot to gain by …
Coatings - Nespoli
Focus on innovation
In its quest to design the perfect painting tools, Nespoli aims for ease of handling, quality, performance and sustainability
Global DIY Summit
Now including Brexit and Trump
International politics is also a concern of the 5th Global DIY Summit in Berlin. The organisers have presented the extended programme
Coatings - Tesa
Sensitive gains
Tesa has systematically built up and marketed its range of three precision tapes. This has led to a consistent double-digit increase over several consecutive years …
Global DIY Summit
The dawn of a new era
The Global DIY Summit in Berlin, jointly hosted by the international trade and manufacturers associations Edra/Ghin and Fediyma, will take a look at the …
Lighting and installation - Trade fairs
Trade fairs which simply shine
The industry is learning all about the subject of light this year at the Euroluce in Milan and also at a still very young trade fair in Germany. The…
Lighting and installation - Marketing strategies
Rapid change in the lighting industry
Technology and energy are taking a back seat as key development criteria in the world of lighting – the industry’s marketing strategies will …
HDM
New set up
HDM re-established itself last year and has put new future-safe structures into place