Another shed goes down

[Gazzer]

Focus DIY goes into administration, 3,920 jobs at risk - Telegraph

 

[Stewart]

Not so good, but inevitable..... Out of all the diy sheds, this was by far the worst.

 

[hillhead]

I'v even heard about Extravision dvd/videogames rental etc over here in trouble.
And my biggest hope of new shop onboard for this year has went too !! doors closed.

 

[nybor62]

yep as stewart says im not surprised at all

 

[Andy Allen]

bad news, all doom and gloom at the momment.

 

[Stewart]

I wouldn't say all doom and gloom... There's a new Amazon wharehouse being built with 400 new jobs and Europe's biggest wind turbine manufacturer has just taken over the 25 million pound Hyundai plant which was never opened, with the over 500 new jobs. All this is within Five minutes of where I live.

 

[kilty55]

good news for fife that stew,is that at glenrothes the amazon warehouse?

 

[Stewart]

They have one there, but they are in the middle of building a new one in Dunfermline at the Halbeath interchange, Right next to the Hyundai Plant that was never opened.......

 

[hillhead]

Get in and tile that building Stewart, ill come over,lol.
I start a job tomorrow and that's my first this week ! phew.

 

[Stewart]

Get in and tile that building Stewart, ill come over,lol.
I start a job tomorrow and that's my first this week ! phew.

Have already had a call asking if I want to Quote for 500 metres of honed slate and screeding the area prior to tiling. They're ment to be sending out the paperwork and I was gonna put it on the forum as I don't do commercial any more.

 

[Mike]

I wouldn't say all doom and gloom... There's a new Amazon wharehouse being built with 400 new jobs and Europe's biggest wind turbine manufacturer has just taken over the 25 million pound Hyundai plant which was never opened, with the over 500 new jobs. All this is within Five minutes of where I live.

but i bet most of them jobs are minimum wage :mad2:

 

[Mike]

Focus DIY goes into administration, 3,920 jobs at risk - Telegraph

i'm not surprised either. i fitted one of their kitchens a month ago , utter rubbish.

 

[strummerman]

they as been a focus round our way for years well before bq etc but they dont seem to match bq for prices etc

 

[chrisroe]

Howdens next ?

2p says im right

 

[Ian]

I don't like to see any business fail but if you're going to sell rubbish products, at rubbish prices and not train sales staff properly, you really have to expect this outcome.