HIMA

What HIMA does

HIMA (Home Improvement Manufacturers Association) is an international non-profit trade association network representing suppliers and manufacturers across the home improvement, DIY, gardening, building materials, and furniture industries in Europe. Founded in March 2000 as the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers (fediyma) by BHETA (United Kingdom), Herstellerverband Haus & Garten (Germany), and Inoha (France), HIMA has since expanded to include four additional national affiliates — Hima Benelux (Belgium), MADE4DIY (Italy), AFEB (Spain), and IVG (Germany). Together these seven member associations represent approximately 78% of the European home improvement market and collectively encompass more than 850 member companies, giving HIMA a near-comprehensive pan-European reach through a federated model rather than direct membership.

HIMA does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its core "product" is the federated industry network itself, supplemented by membership services such as cross-border networking, market intelligence sharing, standardization work, and collective advocacy. Its most visible commercial touchpoint is the Global DIY-Summit, an annual industry event that convenes manufacturers, retailers, and other stakeholders from across Europe. The federation's supporting digital footprint consists of an informational website (himanetwork.com, also serving as the fediyma URL) with member login and basic content pages — there is no app, no public API, and no disclosed SaaS or technology offering.

The organization is funded primarily through membership dues paid by its seven affiliated national associations, with the Global DIY-Summit likely providing supplementary event income. HIMA operates with a lean staff of 1-10 employees based in Cologne, Germany, executing pan-European coordination work via the national associations rather than a large central bureaucracy. Governance is exercised by representatives of the member associations, and there is no parent company, outside equity ownership, venture backing, or capital structure to disclose.

Name

HIMA

Legal name

HIMA Network

Website

https://fediyma.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HIMA (Home Improvement Manufacturers Association) is a non-profit federation of seven European national trade associations that collectively represent over 850 home improvement, DIY, gardening, building materials, and furniture manufacturers, covering 78% of the European home improvement market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association / Industry Network

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Home improvement manufacturing
• DIY industry association
• Building materials federation
• Garden products network
• Furniture industry association

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: HIMA generates revenue through membership fees from affiliated national associations representing home improvement manufacturers. Member associations include BHETA (UK), Herstellerverband Haus & Garten (Germany), Inoha (France), Hima Benelux (Belgium), MADE4DIY (Italy), AFEB (Spain), and IVG (Germany).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

HIMA operates an international membership-based network that federates national trade associations representing suppliers and manufacturers in the Home Improvement, DIY, Gardening, Building Materials, and Furniture industries across Europe. Through its HIMA Network platform, the annual Global DIY-Summit, and associated membership services, HIMA delivers pan-European industry representation, networking, market intelligence sharing, and collective advocacy for more than 850 member companies accounting for 78% of the European home improvement market.

Product overview

HIMA operates as a unified network platform serving the home improvement, DIY, gardening, building materials, and furniture industries. The organization functions as a federation of national member associations, providing a centralized platform for industry collaboration. The core offering is the HIMA Network membership platform, supplemented by the annual Global DIY-Summit event and various membership services for connected supplier and manufacturer companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HIMA Network (membership platform) International membership network connecting suppliers and manufacturers in the Home Improvement, DIY, Gardening, Building Materials, and Furniture industries across Europe, aggregating seven national associations that together represent 78% of the European home improvement market and over 850 member companies.
• Global DIY-Summit Annual industry summit event organized by HIMA bringing together home improvement and DIY industry professionals across Europe for networking, knowledge exchange, and industry collaboration.
• Membership Services Services provided to member associations and their member companies, including pan-European networking, market intelligence sharing, industry representation, standardization support, and advocacy for home improvement industry interests.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2000Founding member of the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers (fediyma), the predecessor to HIMA. BHETA represents UK home enhancement trade interests within the HIMA network.
• Herstellerverband Haus & Garten (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2000Founding member of the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers (fediyma). Represents German home and garden product manufacturers within the HIMA network.
• Inoha (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2000Founding member of the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers (fediyma). Represents French home improvement manufacturers within the HIMA network.
• Hima Benelux (formerly Febin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined the federation in recent years. Represents home improvement manufacturers in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
• MADE4DIY (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined the federation in recent years. Represents Italian home improvement and DIY manufacturers within the network.
• AFEB (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined the federation in recent years. Represents Spanish home improvement manufacturers and brands within the network.
• IVG (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined the federation in recent years. Represents additional German home improvement industry interests within the HIMA network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Herstellerverband Haus & Garten: German national trade association for home and garden product manufacturers, and a HIMA founding member. Operates a near-identical model of industry representation for German manufacturers.
• MADE4DIY: Italian DIY and home improvement manufacturers association, and a HIMA member. Comparable national-scope trade body representing Italian manufacturers in the same vertical.
• EDRA (European DIY Retail Association): Pan-European association for DIY retailers. Closest adjacent peer covering the same DIY/home improvement category but from the retailer (rather than manufacturer) side, with similar federation structure and advocacy focus.
• BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association): UK national trade association for home enhancement manufacturers and suppliers, and a HIMA founding member. Directly comparable in scope (national-level home improvement trade association with member services and advocacy).
• IVG (Industrieverband Garten): German industry association representing garden-product manufacturers, and a HIMA member. Comparable trade body covering a subset of HIMA's gardening vertical at the national level.
• AFEB (Asociación de Fabricantes de Bricolaje): Spanish trade association for DIY/home improvement manufacturers and brands, and a HIMA member. Provides the same national-level manufacturer representation model as HIMA's other member associations.
• FEA (European Aerosol Federation): European federation of national aerosol associations. Closest structural peer to HIMA in terms of federation-of-national-associations model serving manufacturers, though in a different product category — useful comparator for governance, dues model, and event operations.
• Hima Benelux: Trade association for home improvement manufacturers in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and a HIMA member. Direct national-scope peer covering the Benelux market.
• Inoha: French trade association for home improvement manufacturers, and a HIMA founding member. Mirrors HIMA's value proposition at the national level for French home improvement brands.

Broad incumbents

• EuroCommerce: European federation representing the broader retail and wholesale sector. Operates a similar pan-European industry association model but at much larger scope, covering commerce categories adjacent to HIMA's verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/himanetwork

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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