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

Hardware store Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners, building materials, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing suppli ...

-chain, with head-office in

Diemen Diemen () is a town and municipality with a population of in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Amsterdam's city centre, within the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Etymology The na ...

. 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 the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

and as of 2009 it has 136 stores spread over the Netherlands of which 26 have an extended assortment, the so called "Megastores". Praxis employs about 5000 people. Praxis focusses 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-to-air, free-to-cable television 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 chan ...

television program

Eigen Huis & Tuin Eigen Huis & Tuin (''own home and garden'') is a Dutch television program about do it yourself related topics. It started in 1990 and is broadcast on Saturday evenings on RTL 4. It has about half a million viewers weekly. History In 1990 RTL 4 ...

since 1990. Praxis is part of the

Maxeda Maxeda is a Dutch retail company owned by American investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Activities Maxeda DIY Group is the market leader in the DIY segment and has 345 stores in the Benelux and more than 7,000 employees. Most stores h ...

retail group. Current board member of Maxeda responsible for the DIY section is

Nick Wilkinson Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Places ...

.''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