Screwfix has opened its 500th UK store at Lumina Park, Enfield, north London, marking a major milestone in the retailer’s expansion of its store network.
Since opening its first store in Yeovil in 2005, Screwfix has opened a store a week for the past six years, meaning that 90% of the UK population is within a 20 minute drive of a store.
Screwfix’s second store in Enfield, Southbury, has provided 15 more jobs to the local community, bringing the UK Screwfix team to over 10,000 employees.
Andrew Livingston, CEO of Screwfix, commented: “We’re immensely proud to be opening our 500th Screwfix store. This is a significant moment for our business and demonstrates our focus on continued growth to meet the needs of our busy customers.
“As we reach this milestone for Screwfix, I want to thank our staff and, of course our customers. Our success relies on their success, so we remain as committed as ever to making things easier for them.”
Since starting life as the Woodscrew Supply Company in 1979, Screwfix says it has always strived to deliver convenience, value and the wide product range required by its busy trade customers and serious DIYers.
The retailer’s expansion continues to bring Screwfix closer to even more tradesmen and women and it plans to have a network of around 600 stores in the next couple of years.
