“Our participation in the 7th Global DIY Summit was successful”, summarises Michael Geiszbühl, Managing Director Sales and Marketing fixing systems for the fischer Group of Companies. “The conference provided plenty of opportunities to talk and network with decision-makers and leading companies in the industry. We are pleased at having generated many new contacts and ideas, at expanding existing customer relationships and about the great deal of participant interest in our exhibited fixing solutions”. The summit bought together representatives of the international home improvement industry. The 7th Global DIY Summit simultaneously placed the focus on the cooperation between retailers and manufacturers.

During their opening speeches, the presidents of the host associations emphasised the importance of cooperation between industry representatives as a crucial starting point for the future and for innovation. The event was organised by EDRA (the European DIY-Retail Association), fediyma (the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers) and ghin (the Global Home Improvement Network).

After a store tour, during which participants visited six construction material retailers and DIY stores across different sites in Dublin, the two-day summit began on the following day. 40 suppliers and service providers showcased their new products for the DIY and garden industry at the accompanying congress exhibition. The exhibitors included the fischer Group of Companies, which is currently setting high standards in terms of handling comfort with its NO TOOLS, JUST HANDS product range. The range comprises 25 products for tool-free installation which are grouped into categories called SMART HANGING, REPAIRING and GLUING. Visitors of the fischer stand were able to see for themselves how quickly and easily the products can be used at the NO TOOLS, JUST HANDS testing station. The entire range was showcased in a POS display that is supplied fully equipped with 548 items. The DIY store simply has to unpack the display and can start generating turnover that same day. The embedded screen displays short and entertaining clips on ten of the 25 products.

fischer also presented its DUO-Line, which consists of smart anchors with an innovative combination of materials. Visitors were able to find out how the DUOPOWER and the fischer DUOTEC combine multiple operating principles which they cleverly self-activate depending on the construction material at hand. The self-drilling gypsum plasterboard anchor DUOBLADE is the latest addition to the DUO-Line, which visitors were also able to try out. It enables the particularly safe and simple installation in gypsum plasterboard, gypsum fibreboard and light cement boards. Its presentation with a Red Dot during the “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019” just three months after its introduction to the market is a testament to the newcomer’s outstanding design.

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