Linda Mahon joins colleagues for the ribbon cutting at B&Q's Navan store opening this morning.

Brand new B&Q Store opens in Navan Retail Park

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B&Q has today opened its brand-new store at Navan Retail Park in the first 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, to be opened throughout May.

The new B&Q Navan store employs 37 colleagues including 16 colleagues who transferred from Homebase.

The new 25,000 square foot B&Q store, located at Navan 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 counter tailored to meet the needs of local trade professionals. In addition to over 11,000 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.

B&Q Store manager Glen Smith chats with colleague Stuart Tullett.

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 B&Q Navan’s Linda Mahon, who also attended the opening of B&Q’s first ever store in Ireland in Tallaght in 2002.

Colleagues Celine Kelly and Aimee Kilroy with Apple the dog at B&Q Navan launch this morning.

John Eason, B&Q Retail Director for Ireland & North UK, who attended the opening said: “We’re delighted to be bringing the B&Q and TradePoint extensive offer of home improvement products and services to more customers across Ireland with the opening of our Navan store and the upcoming store openings in Waterford and Letterkenny.

The new B&Q store opened it's doors this morning at Navan's Retail Park.

“Navan is the first of our three new stores in Ireland to be converted to the B&Q brand and I’m really proud of everyone for making it happen so quickly. Store manager Glen Smith and his team are looking forward to welcoming our new customers into the store and helping them with all their DIY projects.”

The new B&Q Navan store is based Navan Retail Park, Townspark, Navan, Co Meath, C15 A381.

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