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Cooperation with Fairtrade

toom goes Kenya

In 2022, toom was the first retailer in Germany to launch a pilot project with Fairtrade Germany for more cuttings with the Fairtrade seal. Fairtrade certification brings many benefits for the workers. Our colleague Ribanna Jansen is responsible for the topic at toom and was on site in Kenya. She told us what impressions she gained from her trip and what the future plans are for the project.

Diversity month, part 3: Inclusion at toom

"There must be no exclusion when it comes to DIY"

To create more participation for people with intellectual or learning disabilities, toom uses plain language - in do-it-yourself brochures, explanatory films and on the company website. Dominique Rotondi, Managing Director Purchasing Logistics, on toom's commitment to inclusion.

Federal government and companies focus on paludiculture

Taking moorland protection further: launch of the "Alliance of Pioneers" with toom

Rewetting and simultaneous (agricultural) economic utilisation of moors - that is the goal of the "Alliance of Pioneers". Together with 13 other companies from various economic sectors, toom will initiate pilot projects in the future in close cooperation with agriculture and science and build scalable value chains based on Paludi biomass. Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir presented the toMOORow initiative with a grant of almost 1.8 million euros at the official launch event in Berlin (30 April).

Inclusion at toom

Shine on the market with a hearing impairment

Mario Boy is hearing-impaired and has been working as a system merchandiser in the toom building block laboratory not far from the company headquarters in Cologne-Porz since 2019. He also wanted to get a taste of the market for a few days - as is customary for all toom centralisers. How did that work out? We spoke to him.

Top with customers

toom is "Best retailer of the year"

For the fourth time in a row, toom has received the "Best Retailer of the Year" award in the DIY store category. The award is based on a survey conducted by Globis Consulting GmbH, in which German and Austrian consumers submitted more than 140,000 ratings in 15 different categories.

Accessibility at toom

"Easy language makes you independent!"

Empowering as many people as possible to do it themselves: This is a central concern of toom. The three DIY brochures in plain language are helpful for this, and now a large section on toom.de has also been rewritten in easy-to-understand language. Dr Angelika Magiros from project partner Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe e.V. tells us how important these tools are for many people with and without intellectual disabilities, and what else is planned together with toom in terms of inclusion.

Toom and Little Home e.V.

Winter care packages for the homeless

Since 2018, toom has been supporting the Little Home e.V. association in building mini-homes for homeless people. Especially now, when it is dark and dreary outside, the residents of the Little Homes are happy to receive little things that are decorative and useful, such as cushions, blankets or torches. toom is therefore donating 40 care packages to Little Home.

Successful young talent

toom celebrates graduates

Almost 200 young people have successfully completed their training at toom this year. This is traditionally celebrated - and also that they will all remain loyal to the company in the future.

Top for digital customer service

Chip magazine has recognised toom as the industry leader in the "digital service offering" in the DIY store and retail sector.

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Reusable pallets

toom saves even more plastic

One and a half years ago, toom started with 60,000 Floritray pallets for transporting plants, and there are now a further 300,000 of these in all toom stores. With the expansion of the more sustainable reusable industry solution, up to 202 tonnes of plastic can be saved per year. toom managing director Dominique Rotondi takes stock and gives an outlook.

BUND pesticide test:

toom plants without pesticide residues that are harmful to bees

After 2021 and 2022, BUND has once again analysed bee-friendly plants in stores for pesticide residues. Of the seven garden centres and DIY stores examined, toom was the only one that did not detect any bee-harmful pesticides on plants advertised as bee-friendly. We spoke to Ribanna Jansen, Project Manager Sustainability at toom, about the "beneficial bee-friendly" range, the different needs of beneficial insects and quality control at toom.

Achim Kleinwächter in conversation

"The need to implement things yourself is growing"

DIY is the beginning of Sustainability. This is the spring message from toom. It fits in with the general trend towards DIY-driven trips to the DIY store. In an interview with one, Managing Director Achim Kleinwächter explains why the topic is so successful, what needs to be considered and where the sustainable toom Baumarkt DIY store journey is heading.

toomunity becomes 1

Success with concentrated swarm knowledge

With the "toomunity App", toom implemented an employee platform in March 2022 that enables networking, knowledge sharing and feedback culture even without desktop access. We wanted to know: How is the app being received?

3. Brochure from toom

Climate and nature conservation in plain language

To make DIY easier for people with disabilities, toom and Lebenshilfe have developed the "DIY made easy" series of brochures. The easy-to-read edition has now been published with the main topic "Climate protection and nature conservation in the garden and household".

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Taking big steps towards more sustainable gardening

As the first German Baumarkt DIY store, toom has committed itself to reducing the use of synthetic chemical pesticides and enlisted the support of the independent environmental protection organisation GLOBAL 2000. In the first step of joint pesticide screening, 22 items were systematically replaced with more sustainable alternatives in 2022.

Job & family at toom

"It was the perfect match!"

The best possible support for employees in challenging life situations, a good and family-friendly working atmosphere: these are key objectives at toom. The company has now been recertified by the job and family audit for the third time in a row. We spoke to toom employees who have benefited from the measures.

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