United Hardware completes multimillion euro deal for Expert Hardware

The acquisition adds 51 stores to the United Hardware network

Paul Candon, United Hardware chief executive with Expert Hardware chair David Baker. United Hardware which operates the Homevalue retail brand, completed a multimillion euro acquisition of Expert Hardware on Friday. Picture: Fintan Clarke/Coalesce

United Hardware, the builders' merchants buying group which operates the Homevalue retail brand, has completed a multimillion euro acquisition of Expert Hardware.

The deal was announced on Friday following clearance from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Expert Hardware operates through a network of independently owned stores located throughout Ireland, including stores in Carrigtwohill and Bantry in Cork, Sneem and Waterville in Kerry, in Clonmel and Templemore in Tipperary, and four in Clare, and 16 in Dublin.