European DIY Retail Association
Acronym: EDRA
General Information
Identification Code: 018669250698-22
Website: www.edra-ghin.org
Entity Form: ev
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 7/7/2023
Last Update: 1/29/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1
Mission & Interests
Goals: EDRA/GHIN is an international facilitator in the world of home improvement. Our membership includes 178 home centre retail businesses and 7 European federations, which together operate over 28,000 stores in 102 countries. We are the voice of the home improvement sector towards the EU institutions and have had an active presence in Brussels since 2010.
Our main services to our members is to represent them through a collective voice, provide early warning of new EU developments, policy analysis and finally, communication of our positions and viewpoints on differing areas of relevance to our members.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Climate action
- Competition
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Late Payments (position paper published)
Green Deal
REACH and CLP (position papers published)
Sustainable Products Initiative (position paper published)
Sustainable Supply Chains and Reporting
Multilateral Interchange Fees
Packaging Waste
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (replied to recent consultation)
Communication Activities: We regularly take part in Commission consultation exercises; annual profile raising events with European Parliamentarians, Commission and Council officials and relevant stakeholder groups.
On areas of key interest to EDRA we will organise direct meetings with Parliamentarians, Commission officials and Council representatives.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: An d. Rechtschule 1-3
Post Code: 50667
City: Cologne
Country: GERMANY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 49
Phone Number: 22125879588
EU Office
Address: Rue Washington 40
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 473250070
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members: 1
Members F T E: 1
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: European Policy Centre
Organisation Members: EuroCommerce
Current Job Opportunities
Policy Advisor for EDRA/GHIN
European DIY Retail Association
mid-levelBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025