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• The future of prefab

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  1 Nov 2016

  Faster, cheaper & smarterThe demand for a faster, cheaper and smarter building process has been on the rise... Read more

• European HVAC Market: Key trends

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  28 Oct 2016

  Over the past 2 decades USP Marketing Consultancy has conducted continuous market research in the Cons... Read more

• Recovering European construction markets show positive development

  

  By Jeroen de Gruijl
  26 Oct 2016

  Seven out of eight European construction markets which Arch-Vision focuses on seem to have found the pat... Read more

• Where do consumers buy sanitary taps? And which brands do they buy?

  

  By Reinier Zuydgeest
  13 Oct 2016

  In every European home, there are several taps to be found. Just the bathroom has on average 3.1 taps in it... Read more

• European Home Improvement: Key trends

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  13 Oct 2016

  Over the past 2 decades USP Marketing Consultancy has performed continuous market research in the Construct... Read more

• European construction industry; What are the key trends?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  6 Oct 2016

  Over the past 2 decades USP Marketing Consultancy has preformed continues international market research in ... Read more

• European construction market seems to recover at a faster pace in 2016

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  3 Oct 2016

  There is however an unknown in these predictions, the United Kingdom. The Q2 measurement was taken just bef... Read more

• Brexits influence on installers in the UK: Number of installation a...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  28 Sep 2016

  Rotterdam, 28 September 2016 – The effects of the Brexit are still not fully clear, but installers expec... Read more

• Private label usage of European HVAC installers; how big is it?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  16 Sep 2016

  Private labels are a fact of life. We constantly encounter them, whether we are doing our groceries or when... Read more

• The demand for a faster building process remains high except for Italy

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  12 Sep 2016

  In recent months I have regularly posted information on the key trends in the construction industry. We hav... Read more

• The ever changing customer journey

  

  By Reinier Zuydgeest
  26 Aug 2016

  Knowledge is power and the need for knowledge of the traditional suppliers and manufacturers about the j... Read more

• European Architects foresee more use of bio-based building materials

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  25 Aug 2016

  A key trend in the European construction market still is sustainability. Based on the European Architect... Read more

• Generation Y has the largest share of online purchases of DIY products

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  15 Aug 2016

  We already discussed that DIY products are still lagging behind a bit when it comes to online purchases whe... Read more

• Baby Boomers do more DIFM jobs

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  12 Aug 2016

  When asked about key home improvement trends, I always mention e-commerce.  In the same breath I us... Read more

• European Architects foresee more use of bio-based building materials

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  12 Aug 2016

  A key trend in the European construction market still is sustainability Based on the European Architec... Read more

• What are the most used websites in Europe for DIY product purchases?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  27 Jul 2016

  E-commerce is the fastest growing retail market in Europe. Online sales in the UK, Germany, France, The ... Read more

• What are the most used websites in Europe for DIY product purchases?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  22 Jul 2016

  E-commerce is the fastest growing retail market in Europe. Online sales in the UK, Germany, France, The Net... Read more

• Modular building products; Is there a trend?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  21 Jul 2016

  When talking about construction trends, prefabrication and modular construction are almost always mentioned... Read more

• The professional use of social media by architects

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  1 Jul 2016

  The use of social media by companies to increase their profile & revenue has grown considerably in recent y... Read more

• Is DIY losing to DIFM in the home improvement market?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  30 Jun 2016

  Growth in DIYWith an overall stronger performance of the housing market in Europe, the DIY market is exp... Read more

• HVAC installers: 4 main types that need different approaches

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  23 Jun 2016

  Segmentation of clients can be very helpful in allocating resources (product development, marketing, ser... Read more