Global: John W. Herbert to Receives Global DIY-Lifetime Award 2022!

The Board of the European DIY Retail Association (EDRA), the Home Improvement Manufacturers Association (HIMA) and the Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN) are delighted to announce that industry veteran, John W. Herbert, received the industry’s Global DIY-Lifetime Award 2022, presented during the Gala Dinner on the 9th of June 2022 at the Global DIY-Summit in Copenhagen.

John W. Herbert has been in retailing since 1956, for an incredible 66 years, and in the home improvement and DIY industry since 1983.

"Flexible", "open minded", "with passion for networking, for connecting people, for culture," but above all "passion for life, passion for people and respect for people - respect for everyone": these were the words used earlier by Sergio Giroldi, Obi CEO and President of EDRA, to describe the man who started working in retail at the age of 15 and who has made EDRA what it is. "You definitely deserve the lifetime award," Sergio concluded his laudation.

Reinhard Wolff, President of HIMA, stated “I have always regarded John as an inspiring person, dedicated to his work, confident and dynamic and all with his incomparable British humour.”