Bunnings Warehouse opens in Walton-on-Thames

Home improvement and garden retailer Bunnings Warehouse officially opened its doors in Walton-on-Thames on 15th March 2018.

The new store, which is on the site of the former Homebase on New Zealand Avenue, is 34,000 square feet and offers customers a wide range of global market-leading brands. Other services include everything from paint mixing to key cutting, a garden centre, timber cutting and in-store D.I.Y. Workshops. 

The 21 Bunnings stores now open and trading include the following (click on links for full address and details):-

• St.Albans - Griffiths Way
• St.Albans - Hatfield Way
• Hemel Hempstead - London Road
• Milton Keynes - Snowdon Drive
• Folkestone - Park Farm Road
• Broadstairs - Westwood Gateway Retail Park
• Sittingbourne (Kent)
• Basildon Vange (Essex)
• Weston-super-mare (Avon)
• Harlow (Essex)
• Basingstoke (Hampshire)
• Bicester (Oxfordshire) - new format smaller store
• Rotherham (South Yorkshire)
• Rochdale (Greater Manchester)
• Chichester (West Sussex)
• Walthamstow (Greater London)
• Newmarket (Suffolk)
• Hanworth (Greater London)
• High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
• Penge (London)
• Walton on Thames (Surrey)

The stores currently being converted include ;-

• Norwich, Sprowstone (Norfolk)
• Herne Bay (Kent) -  second new format smaller store
• Frome (Somerset)

Check out our updated Insight DIY map of the UK here, showing all Bunnings locations.

Bunnings’ team members have already been busy ahead of today’s store opening, helping with projects in the Walton-on-Thames area. These included fixing the scout hut guttering for the Walton Sea Scouts and painting planters and repairing shed roofing for students at Walton Oak School.

Walton-on-Thames Complex Manager, Roy Tripp, said: “All our team members have worked really hard to get the store ready for opening and have undertaken many hours of training to make sure we have the expertise to help customers with home or garden projects.”

To celebrate the opening, Kelly Smith, Former England Footballer is joining a welcome breakfast for team members.

Kelly said: “I’ve had a great time opening Bunnings Warehouse Walton-on-Thames today. Just like football, success is built on strong teamwork and it’s evident that everyone here is committed to making the store a hit.

The store will host two weekends of events on 17-18 and 24-25 March, where customers can enjoy a range of family activities including the famous Bunnings Sausage Sizzle, face-painting, balloon modelling and even join Chase & Skye for a Story Time session (see in store for details).

Source: Insight DIY & Bunnings Press Office.

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