DIY retail business notches up growth

The Irish Grafton Group increased its retail sales in Ireland by 14 per cent to € 311.7 mio in 2006. This growth can be attributed above all to the opening of three Woodie's DIY stores. Woodie's DIY is the market leader in Ireland, where it had 25 DIY stores at the end of the year. The total number of Atlantic Homecare stores remained unchanged at 16. Also in operation at year's end were five In House outlets, which are another part of the company's retail segment..
Altogether the Grafton Group achieved sales of € 2.93 bn in 2006, which amounts to growth of 12 per cent over the previous year.