B&Q has today opened its brand-new store in Letterkenny, in the third of three store openings across Ireland since 2008.
The opening of the new store follows B&Qs acquisition of three previous Homebase stores earlier this year.
The new B&Q Letterkenny store employs 34 colleagues including 19 colleagues who transferred from Homebase.
The new 35,000 square foot B&Q store, located at Letterkenny Retail Park, the site of the previous Homebase store, has been remodelled and refreshed with B&Q branding and products. It will offer a wide range of home improvement essentials, along with a dedicated TradePoint offer tailored to meet the needs of local trade professionals.
In addition to over 13,000 essential home improvement products, there’ll be a dedicated timber cutting service, B&Q’s popular Valspar paint mixing service, and a garden centre offering outdoor plants and gardening equipment and 1-hour click and collect service.
Celtic Drummers delight queuing members of the public who attended the new B&Q store opening
Colleagues celebrated the opening today with live music from the Celtic Drummers, surprise and delight activities for its first customers including a free plant and gift card, a visit from the Dulux dog, and a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The ribbon was cut by Gary Hetherington, store manager, and Patricia Donaghy, who was a longstanding staff member at Homebase and transferred to the new B&Q Letterkenny team.
John Eason, B&Q Retail Director for Ireland & North UK, who attended the opening said:
“Letterkenny is the third of three new stores to open this month and is a fantastic addition to our retail portfolio in Ireland. We are delighted to be bringing the B&Q and TradePoint extensive offer of home improvement products and services to more customers across Ireland.”
Store manager Gary Hetherington and his team are looking forward to welcoming our new customers into the store and helping them with all their DIY projects.
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