DIY chain Screwfix is to expand in Cork, opening a new outlet in Ballincollig this month.
The UK building supply firm is to take up space in the West City Retail Park in the Cork suburb, which already includes retail outlets, Lidl, Jysk and Chemist Warehouse.
Fit-out works have commenced at the location, with the store expected to open on September 30. Ten people will be employed at the location.
It will be Screwfix’s 41st store in Ireland and its 4th in Cork, joining existing branches at Kinsale Road, Little Island, and North Link Business Park. The company said that currently, the Ballincollig outlet is the only new store planned for Ireland.
Screwfix is owned by DIY giant Kingfisher, which also owns the B&Q brands along with the Brico Dépôt brand, which operates across France, Spain and Portugal, Koctas in Turkey and Castorama across France and Poland.
Kingfisher reported strong trading results for the three months to the end of April with Screfix sales across the UK and Ireland rising 4.1% to £675m (€777.3m).