Holcim to Fuel Peruvian Self-Construction Boom withโ 100 New Hardware Stores โAnnually Starting 2026
LIMA,โ Peru -โฃ Holcim, the world’s largestโฃ cement company, is launching an aspiring plan to transform Peru’s self-construction sector by โopening 100 neighborhood โคhardware stores each โyear beginning โin โข2026.The initiative, spearheaded by Holcim’s Disensa division, aims to professionalize localโ points of sale and provide access to a wider range of sustainable building materials and expert retail โadvice.
Peru’s self-construction โmarket โคis a โคmeaningful economic driver, moving approximately S/ 25,000 million (USD $6.8 billion) โannually – representing 4.1% of the nation’s GDP, according to figures commissioned by ADI Peru. However,โ the sector is plagued by high rates of informality, raising concerns given Peru’s location in aโฃ highโฃ seismic risk zone. Holcim intends to address these challengesโค through “innovation,โ sustainability and professionalization,” offering “greener and more efficient” โฃproducts via the expanded network.
“We are talkingโข about โคprofessionalizing the neighborhood hardware store, and we have not come just to act in โคLima,” stated a company representative.”More than a support, it willโฃ be a transformation of the โฃpointโค of sale. it means transforming the facade, the layout and the professionalizationโข of the โฃsellerโ toโ offerโ a broader, sustainable โฃrange of products, โคand with retail advice.” The projectโ will encompass not only physical upgrades to the stores but also training for staff to enhance their expertise and service offerings.