Praxis, full name Praxis Doe-Het-Zelf Center B.V. (''Praxis Do-It-Yourself Centre B.V.'') is a Dutch chain of

home improvement The concept of home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating, making improvements or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electr ...

(a.k.a. DIY

superstores A big-box store, a hyperstore, a supercenter, a superstore, or a megastore is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain of stores. The term sometimes also refers, by extension, to the company that operates the store. The ...

which offer hardware, garden centres,

lumber Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...

and other products and services. The company started in 1978 in

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), ...

and as of 2024 it has 192 stores across the Netherlands, averaging in size. Some that are in size are branded ''Praxis Mega'', or ''Praxis Mega & Tuin'' if they have a garden centre. Praxis has a number of smaller stores in cities branded ''Praxis City''. Praxis is headquartered in the

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

suburb of

Diemen Diemen () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality with a population of in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Amsterdam's Amsterdam ...

and employs about 5000 people. Praxis focuses on construction products and on decorative

do-it-yourself "Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and semi- ...

products. It also supplies garden materials. It is known to the general public for its sponsoring of the

RTL 4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free TV channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment channel with infotainment, televi ...

television program '' Eigen Huis & Tuin'' since 1990. Praxis is part of the

Maxeda Maxeda is a Dutch retail company owned by American investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) which is currently a market leader in the DIY retailing in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. When Maxeda acquired Vendex KBB (KBB = ...

retail group. As of 2011, the Maxeda board member responsible for the DIY division was Nick Wilkinson.''Nick Wilkinson nieuw lid Raad van Bestuur van Maxeda''
on maxeda.com, viewed on February 27, 2011

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External links

Praxis.nl
Official website of Praxis
Praxis
on maxeda.com Retail companies established in 1978 Companies based in North Holland Companies owned by Maxeda Home improvement companies Retail companies of the Netherlands