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Chadwicks Athlone Closing at the end of the Month

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  • 14-11-2012 1:28pm
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    galait
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    Was out there yesterday and the show is over and all done will be gone by the end of November , They have been in Athlone since 1971 - :(

    Was inevitable when they left a prime spot near the Town Centre to move to the back of an Industrial Area.
    People genuinely thought they had left town and could not find them..


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    L.Jenkins
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    That's unfortunate. Just goes to show how hard they were hit at the end of the boo too.


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    whyulittle
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    They're trying to keep it open as a plumbing centre only.


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    slave1
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    There's only room for one major builders providers in a town such as Athlone and that's going to be Ganlys, some great pricing in Ganlys but brutal inventory management in that place.

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    L.Jenkins
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    While Ganleys might be good on pricing, I know a lot of lads that have a preference for Chadwicks. It baffles me how they could be downsizing or closing up. It's more of a shock than anything else as no town needs that in these times.


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    gyppo
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    Itzy wrote: »
    While Ganleys might be good on pricing, I know a lot of lads that have a preference for Chadwicks. It baffles me how they could be downsizing or closing up. It's more of a shock than anything else as no town needs that in these times.

    +1 on that.
    During the building boom, I ordered roofing timber from Ganleys as they were cheaper than Chadwicks.
    What was delivered was absolute crap - there wasn't one straight bit of timber on the full lorryload.

    The next delivery was from Chadwicks - a little more expensive, but miles ahead of Ganleys in terms of quality.
    You definately get what you pay for.


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    galwaydude18
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    Jesus thats terrible the hear. I always bought my solid wood and sheet materials there. The one thing about ganleys is that you wait a half hour to be served at the trade counter and another half hour before they come to you in the yard.


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    L.Jenkins
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    Always preferred the service in Chadwicks. No messing about when you needed something.


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    Tabnabs
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    Like their retail cousins, it's probably got a lot to do with upward only rents and lower footfall

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/atlantic-homecare-placed-into-examinership-554322.html


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    L.Jenkins
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    I'd say Chadwicks has a lot of problems trying to get lads to pay off accounts though, another reason for their cash shortage.


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