Hardware Matters
Hardware Matters
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Hardware Matters - New insights and trends in a changing marketplace.
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This podcast delves into various topics, such as housing market challenges, economic trends affecting the hardware industry, and aesthetic considerations in home improvement. Recent episodes cover the implications of the 'Above the Shop' report on vacant properties and the power of color in interior design, highlighting conversations with industry experts and economists.
Hardware Matters – New insights and trends in a changing marketplace.
Steve Collinge is Managing Director of Insight Retail Group Ltd, an agency which looks at trends in the hardware and home improvement sector. Steve tells us why “white van man” may become a thing of the past and we hear what’s in store for fads like panelling and decking.
Derry Casey is Managing Director of South Coast Sales, a family business in Cork. Derry tells us how his father started the business 35 years ago with the support of Derry’s mother and the children’s allowance. He also talks about how the business has evolved over the years.
Patrick Rogers Ltd, now trading as Topline Rogers, is one of the oldest businesses in the country. Managing Director, Padraic Rogers talks to Roisin about how the business started as a tearooms 155 years ago and then expanded into groceries, hardware, motorbikes and tractors. Over time it then shifted towards builders’ providers, hardware and supplies.
PRODUCER: Fergus Sweeney
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Allen
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