Focus DIY

Focus DIY the homeware retailer became insolvent in 2011 after Administrators Ernst & Young declared the company bankrupt. The company went into administration after they had been making losses, and the DIY market as a whole had experienced a drop in sales.

  • Administrators: Ernst & Young
  • Year Founded: 1987
  • Total Number of Employees: 3,000
  • Number of Jobs Lost: 3,000
  • Number of Retail Shops: 178
  • Managing Director/CEO: William Grimsey

…2019: There is no trace of Focus DIY after it was bought out by the Walker Group, which owns Victoria Plumb in 2011.

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