Woodie's DIY

Woodie's DIY is an Irish DIY and home improvement retailing company.[1] Founded in 1987 in Walkinstown, Dublin and opening the first store in the same year, it is a part of Grafton Group plc. Woodie's DIY is a nationwide company, having over thirty stores in Ireland.[2] It operationally merged with Atlantic Homecare, the consumer division of Heiton Group that was acquired by Grafton Group in 2005,[3] with all Atlantic Homecare stores eventually being rebranded as Woodie's after Atlantic Homecare entered examinership in 2012 [4]

Woodie's DIY
FormerlyPay Less DIY
IndustryRetail, Home improvement
FoundedJune 1987 (1987-06) in Walkinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Number of locations
37 (2016)
Area served
Ireland
ProductsDecorative, DIY, power and hand tools, housewares, plumbing accessories, ironmongery, gardening
ParentGrafton Group
Websitewoodiesdiy.com

History

1986 to 1990

The company was founded in the summer of 1987, and the first store opened in Walkinstown under the name 'Pay Less DIY'. The success of this store then led to the opening of a second store in Glasnevin in April 1988. The continued successes of the retail operations led to two new store openings in 1990, one in Sallynoggin and the other in Cork. In 1989, ‘Pay Less DIY’ was purchased by the Grafton Group and was rebranded as Woodie’s DIY.[5]

1990 to present

In the early 2000s, Woodie's DIY entered a phase of rapid expansion and in 2005, the business acquired sixteen Atlantic Homecare store estate which brought the total number of locations to its present figure. In 2015, the parent company saw a huge boost in sales and also noticed a positive performance in the business. Woodie's DIY proceeded to perform strongly as growth in house prices increased the need for residential repair and maintenance.

References
  1. "Woodie's". www.graftonplc.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. http://www.woodiesdiy.com/content/about-us/653
  3. http://www.graftonplc.com/media/press-releases/yr-2012/pr-06-06-2012.aspx
  4. https://www.thejournal.ie/atlantic-homecare-announces-plans-to-close-five-stores-476825-Jun2012/
  5. "Woodie's". www.graftonplc.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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