Home improvements thrive during the pandemic - Merlgen

No one expected to be spend this much time indoors . The sudden lock down offered homemakers a chance to focus on the home. It made everyone look into how efficient and orderly the residential space is, especially when all members of the household are present. Cleaning, decluttering, rearranging were sudden necessities. The inner interior designer was tapped, plantitas were born. “ Staying indoors for a long time we start to notice the unnoticed. While we thought operations will slow down, if not cease, because of the pandemic, we were surprised with the number of contracts we had for improvements across the home, ” said Honeylet Lim, manager of Merlgen Euro Designs When the quarantine restrictions were eased, Merlgen immediately resumed operations in the two Davao plants with safety protocols adhered to. Contracted projects were delivered and new bookings were welcomed. In 2020, Merlgen posted a sales increase of 30% from the 2019 record. This accounts for both home impro