Yes, a great deal of the information on DIYglobal is accessible free of charge. For instance, the DIYglobal editorial team updates the news from the DIY industry on a daily basis, or weekly for the English version. For four weeks after publication the full text of such news is available for unrestricted viewing. An additional section of information under the heading of DIYglobal Plus is, however, reserved for subscribers alone.

There is an autonomous editorial team behind DIYglobal and so behind DIYglobal Plus as well. It forms part of the publishing house of Dähne, which has reported on DIY and builders' stores and their partners in industry for more than 30 years. Among Dähne's publications are the trade magazines DIY International and diy, the Dähne Information Service and HOLZFORUM. .
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DIYglobal Plus is the password-protected area of DIYglobal that is accessible to subscribers. As an independent online magazine it offers supplementary information, country reports, market studies, statistics, information about companies and much more as well. .
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All the items offered by DIYglobal Plus are labelled with a "+" sign. A password is necessary to access them.

All users can request the Newsletter of the DIYglobal editorial team, whether or not they are subscribers to DIYglobal Plus. The Newsletter is issued every Thursday and delivered by email. It keeps users informed about the latest news from the industry.

The archive contains the articles from DIYglobal Plus, the news items and all the volumes of the magazine DIY International from 1995 on. The daily news updates are freely available there for four weeks as well. It is possible to initiate a search in the password-protected archive section even without a password, though in such cases the user can only view the list of the articles located, including the source reference. A subscription is necessary to see the text in its entirety.

You can reach an online order page by clicking on the "DIYglobal Plus" item on the menu in the left navigation bar. The trial subscription is free of charge for four weeks. You will receive your password as soon as you mail your order, and then you can make use of the services available from DIYglobal Plus immediately.
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On DIYglobal Plus the user can find all the most important information on the DIY retail trade. This includes details about manufacturers, individual product categories, market trends and so forth, all bundled and clearly edited on the one web site. This information can for example be used when preparing a presentation or a lecture, or as a search pool for analysing markets or the competition.
Please note that the archive of the magazine DIY International can be retrieved online; available there are all volumes from 1995 on.

Your contact in the advertising department is Thomas Heinen:Contact advertising.
Your banner can also be booked online direct and your banner file can be uploaded onto DIYglobal. In addition you have the possibility of placing a text advertisement in our once a weekDIYglobal Newsletter. Your advertising text can be sent to us here online.

Please send us an email with your user name. We will then send you back your password by email.