France’s F.T.V. to merge with Belgium’s Visserie Guerry
F.T.V. (Fixations Techniques de Vireux) is to join forces with Visserie Guerry. France-based F.T.V. and Belgium’s Visserie Guerry will merge operations to offer customers enhanced services and technical expertise. The two production sites will be brought together in Vireux, France, close to the Belgian border. This will be done with a majority of the current Visserie […]
Kingfisher culls jobs at B&Q & France’s Brico Dépôt and Castorama
Following the news that B&Q is to cull 200 jobs at its head office in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire, fellow Kingfisher brand Brico Dépôt is reportedly set to cut more roles across the channel, in France. Brico Dépôt has over 121 depots in France and Castorama shops number over 100 in the country. News agency Reuters […]
Kingfisher: Screwfix up, B&Q & Brico Dépôt down
Screwfix’s digital capabilities helped steer the retailer to a 16.6% rise in sales (LFL 10.2%) in Q3. Outlet openings and new specialist ranges also helped guide it to growth, cementing its reputation as the star of the Kingfisher Group. Fellow UK & Ireland chain B&Q saw sales fall 2.9% (LFL -1.9%), due in part to […]
Screwfix continues to shine for Kingfisher in Q1 2017
Kingfisher, the group behind global DIY stockists Screwfix, B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt, saw sales fall slightly in Q1 2017, down 0.6% like-for-like, to £2.9 billion. Sales in France – where the Castorama and Brico Dépôt brands operate – were weaker and disruption from the ONE Kingfisher plan were blamed for the small dip. However, Kingfisher […]
UK and Poland offset soft sales in France for Screwfix owner
Screwfix has spearheaded Kingfisher’s quarter three 2016 results, up 23.1% in Q3 2016. Kingfisher, which also owns B&Q in the UK and Castorama and Brico Depot in France, saw an overall like-for-like sales performance up 1.8%. The UK and Poland drove sales for the group – sales in Poland were up a whopping 26.7% in […]
Agrati starts work on €17.4 million expansion in France
Work has commenced on Agrati’s new industrial building in the business area of Val Guiers (Savoie, France), which will cover 5,600 m2 and will cost €17.4 million. Agrati La Bridoire, part of the Agrati Group, laid the first stone of the new building, near to the 3,500 m2 logistics centre built in 2014. Specialising in automotive fasteners, […]