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• 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

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

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  14 Jun 2016

  There has been a lot of talk about the potential shift from DIY towards DIFM (do-it-for-me). However, is th... Read more

• Is the role of the HVAC installer changing when it comes to the dec...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  10 Jun 2016

  In the last decade, we have seen an increase in the impacts of technology on the construction sector. Howev... Read more

• Online vs Offline; Consumer DIY spending

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  19 May 2016

  The DIY market has long been seen as a follower and not a leader, due to the low margins, slow selling, lar... Read more

• More complex installations lead to a more complex decision making p...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  4 May 2016

  technologies are evolving rapidly and new technologies emerge. But also the demand for more sophisticate... Read more

• Do the requirements towards manufacturers differ per country when i...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  18 Apr 2016

  These different levels of adoption also means different requirements the architects have. In Europe in gen... Read more

• What is the role of pure online shops in the installation sector?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  31 Mar 2016

  Ordering products online is gaining popularity among installers in Europe. However, most of these purchases... Read more

• Positive expectations among the majority of European building produ...

  

  By Stephane Mennen
  30 Mar 2016

  Rotterdam, March 30, 2016 – 2016 is expected to bring solid turnover growth for manufacturers of buildin... Read more

• Do you need bricks in order to get clicks?

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  14 Mar 2016

  Pure online stores are defined in this article as: online shops, which normally do not have physical sto... Read more

• How influential is the European HVAC installer when it comes to bra...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  8 Mar 2016

  HVAC systems have become more and more complex in the last years. But does it mean that due to this complex... Read more

• E-commerce in the European Home Improvement market; which DIY produ...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  1 Mar 2016

  The home improvement sector is become increasingly more active in ecommerce and one could even see this sec... Read more

• Top 10 DIY products European consumers want to buy online

  

  By Reinier Zuydgeest
  22 Feb 2016

  Rotterdam, 22-02-2016 – When aiming for future E-commerce strategies in the DIY sector it is important t... Read more

• Growing European home improvement market in 2015, despite disappoin...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  19 Feb 2016

  The share of households that conducted a home improvement job in this period decreased compared to the same... Read more

• Installers in a digital era: 4 insights into the online world of in...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  11 Feb 2016

  Do installers have a website? Do they sell products and find jobs online?Rotterdam, 11 February 2016 – T... Read more

• Building Information Modeling; What's the status in Europe?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  11 Feb 2016

  Importance of BIM Building Information Modeling (BIM) is still one of the most promising developments ... Read more

• How is the European HVAC market developing in 2016?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  22 Jan 2016

  UK: no slowing down in the systematic growth Like in previous quarters, more installers notice an increase... Read more

• Installers in the UK are still doing well. The installation sectors...

  

  By Ralitsa Ruseva
  21 Jan 2016

  Rotterdam, 22 January 2016 – Installers in the UK and the Netherlands are still doing well. Many saw ... Read more

• The European Construction market as a whole has stabilized in 2015,...

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  20 Jan 2016

  After many years of decline, the European construction market as a whole is expected to grow 1% in 2016 to ... Read more

• Are European installers ordering traditionally or online?

  

  By Dirk Hoogenboom
  8 Jan 2016

  Consumers often buy products online, but do installers follow this trend when they are ordering professiona... Read more