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• Youngsters would like to learn more DIY skills

  

  By Reinier Zuydgeest
  4 Feb 2019

  Starting point for providing education on DIY jobs is a certain amount of interest within the target group.... Read more

• Netherlands and United Kingdom are prefab frontrunners

  

  By Henri Busker
  31 Jan 2019

  High share of contractors have experience with prefab Prefab - also known as ‘off-site construction’ or ‘m... Read more

• Prefab most applied in projects in the Netherlands, the UK ahead wh...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  30 Jan 2019

  In the European architectural barometer, another one of USP’s multi-client studies, we already reporte... Read more

• German and Polish installation companies are hindered in their grow...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  30 Jan 2019

  The heavy workload brought back the topic of the personnel shortages 2018 was a great year for the const... Read more

• Positioning of the retailer in the Dutch home improvement market

  

  By Geert-Jan Ariës
  10 Jan 2019

  The Dutch home improvement market is saturated There are 1.098 DIY-stores in the Netherlands, distributed ... Read more

• Base materials and finishing materials used for prefab elements is ...

  

  By Jeroen de Gruijl
  21 Dec 2018

  Base material for structure of prefab elements mainly differs in UK Overall, concrete is very dominant in ... Read more

• European HVAC installers and plumbers order more directly from manu...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  20 Dec 2018

  “We order more products directly from the manufacturer” 27% of the European HVAC installers and plumbe... Read more

• Preference for A-brands in most of the European countries, except f...

  

  By Reinier Zuydgeest
  13 Dec 2018

  Clear preference for A-brands in Europe The European DIY consumers clearly indicate that there is a prefer... Read more

• Loyalty towards wholesale main barrier for buying direct at manufac...

  

  By Mark de Graaf
  11 Dec 2018

  Installers buy direct from manufacturers mainly because of price In all European countries, electrical... Read more

• Online buying for sealants still limited among EU consumers

  

  By Reinier Zuydgeest
  30 Nov 2018

  Online buying Sealants are not a typical product that consumers purchase online. Traditionally most consum... Read more

• European contractors are mostly brand-oriented in their purchasing ...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  28 Nov 2018

  This is one of the results of the European Contractor Monitor 2018 of USP Marketing Consulta... Read more

• European HVAC installers and plumbers order directly from manufactu...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  27 Nov 2018

  Direct ordering at the manufacturer While some of the manufacturers are still wondering whether to get in ... Read more

• Principals in construction projects are not strongly driving prefab...

  

  By Jeroen de Gruijl
  22 Nov 2018

  Differences per country When it comes to the demand for prefab elements by principals, some interesting re... Read more

• Direct ordering from manufacturers; already common place amongst Eu...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  15 Nov 2018

  It might come as a surprise, but the main contender for share of wallet are not the online players nor the ... Read more

• Room for direct approach in selling to electrical installers

  

  By Mark de Graaf
  15 Nov 2018

  Wholesale preferred distribution channel, but also room for a direct manufacturer approach The majorit... Read more

• Buying at DIY stores; How is this affected by age, income and DIY e...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  1 Nov 2018

  In the European Home Improvement Monitor we have tracked the shifts in these channels for a long time, even... Read more

• Use of prefab elements in construction projects clearly on the rise

  

  By Jeroen de Gruijl
  22 Oct 2018

  One of the solutions that architects expect to gain ground is the usage of prefab elements in construction ... Read more

• Almost half of the European HVAC installers and plumbers experience...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  17 Oct 2018

  Lack of knowledge about BIM and their role in BIM Almost half (48%) of the European installers famili... Read more

• DIY; Germany & the UK top the chart for online buying

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  4 Oct 2018

  More products are bought online Since we started (2013) measuring consumer purchase behavior for home impr... Read more

• The future painter: “Why not order paint via WhatsApp?”

  

  By Stephane Mennen
  3 Oct 2018

  Ordering via WhatsApp not common yet, but expected to grow WhatsApp is an instant messenger app with a hig... Read more

• European electrical installers; brands are preferred above price

  

  By Mark de Graaf
  1 Oct 2018

  Brands are clearly preferred above price in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK. Electrical in... Read more