Monthly Archives: November 2018
‘The Complete Builders Merchant’ is Wogans’ Slogan
In this issue’s Store Profile, The Hardware Journal visited Drogheda’s Wogan Build Centre to speak with brothers and company directors Derek and Garrett Wogan...
Safe to say that service is key
The Hardware Journal Ireland editor Adam Byrne caught up with Gordon Clarke of Dublin’s TW Clarke to unlock the secrets to a successful family business.
TW Clarke...
Q&A with John Herbert
The Hardware Journal recently touched base with European DIY-Retail Association and Global Home Improvement Network General Secretary, John Herbert to find out more about...
Eurometals Ltd – Almost 40 years in Business…
In the latest instalment of our Anniversary series celebrating HAI's 80th birthday – family owned company Eurometals Ltd sees four decades in business and...
Ironmongery: Where art meets function in construction
The tactile nature of ironmongery is what gives it uniqueness in a build. The increased awareness surrounding the tangible properties of every-day items from...
Tools of the trade
Tools play a pivotal role in our industry. Each year brings with it an abundance of technological advancements; from larger batteries to more powerful...
Fasteners and Fixings performing well
New research by Plimsoll into the financial performance of the UK fasteners and fixings sector has revealed how the industry’s top companies have performed...
Pre-built structures
Pre-built structures set to change landscape of Irish construction industry in coming decades.
Industry professionals Eoin Madden and Rachel Reddin give their take on the...
Homebase – so what happens next?
Insight Retail Group’s Steve Collinge shares his take on the dwindling fate of the DIY superstore brand.
It’s all gone very quiet hasn’t it? Since...
Toner Transport Takes Top Spot
Rathcoole-based Toner Transport & Logistics were recently crowned the much-coveted title “Irish National Haulier of the Year 2019” at the industry leading annual Fleet...
