{"id":194433,"date":"2025-12-16T09:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/194433\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:19:08","slug":"donegal-town-hardware-joins-irelands-largest-family-owned-builders-merchant-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/194433\/","title":{"rendered":"Donegal Town Hardware joins Ireland\u2019s largest family-owned builders merchant group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Murdock Group, owners of Murdock Builders Merchants and Brooks Timber &amp; Building Supplies, has announced the acquisition of Donegal Town Hardware &amp; DIY Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>The move brings the group\u2019s network to 26 branches across 14 counties, reinforcing its position as the largest family-owned builders&#8217; merchant group on the island of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The move supports the group\u2019s national growth strategy and complements its recent greenfield openings in Antrim and Drogheda earlier this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegallive.ie\/search?q=Donegal+town&amp;idcanale=6&amp;idcanalericerca=6&amp;sortElement=data_pubblicazione,true&amp;page=1&amp;sortDefault=false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donegal Town<\/a> Hardware &amp; DIY will retain its name, brand, and local leadership team, ensuring continuity for customers and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Ciaran Murdock of the Murdock Group said: \u201cDonegal Town Hardware is a respected and well-established local business built on strong customer service. Martin and Gerard have created a solid, trusted operation and we\u2019re delighted to welcome their team into the Murdock Group. This partnership allows us to support the business with our wider Group capabilities while preserving the local identity and customer relationships that have made it so successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegallive.ie\/news\/farm---fishing\/1968077\/east-donegal-farm-to-host-calfcare-roadshow-event-in-january.html\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Donegal farm to host CalfCare Roadshow event in January<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Martin McGowan, Founder and Managing Director of Donegal Town Hardware &amp; DIY, commented: \u201cJoining the Murdock Group gives us the scale, support and procurement strength to enhance what we already do well. Customers will continue to work with the same team and receive the same level of service, now backed by a wider product range and the resources of a national network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition marks another step in the Murdock Group\u2019s expansion, delivering greater scale, choice, and value for customers across Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Murdock Group, owners of Murdock Builders Merchants and Brooks Timber &amp; Building Supplies, has announced the acquisition&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13347,12210,61,60,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-194433","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-donegal-town","9":"tag-drogheda","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}