Growth for Irish DIY business

The Irish Grafton Group was able to increase retail sales in the home country by 14.4 per cent to € 168.2 mio in the first six months of 2007. The increase amounted to 9 per cent in like-for-like terms compared with the same period last year. Grafton operates both the Woodie’s DIY chain (25 stores) and Atlantic Homecare (16), and also markets kitchens and bathrooms under the In-House name (5 stores).