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Home Hardware head of buying Jim Chadwick will leave the dealer-owned wholesale distributor tomorrow (Friday September 29) to join the multi-channel retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products Screwfix on Monday (October 2) in the role of head of trade.
Jim has worked for Home Hardware since November 2015, managing a team of buyers with a wide portfolio of DIY, home, garden and leisure products.
Prior to that he spent 17 years at The Range, latterly as a buyer. Over the years his role at the home, garden and leisure retailer, which operates over 140 stores nationwide, encompassed buying for paint; wallcoverings; decorating accessories; sundries; window fashions (poles and blinds); bathroom accessories and furnishings; automotive; flooring; electrical products including heating and large appliances; and hardware and tools.
Jim has held a variety of buying positions over the past 30 years, originally in builders merchants and electrical wholesaling.
Commenting on his move, he said: “The developments at Home Hardware, particularly with the expansion of own-label products, will continue after I have gone. The buying team will continue to manage the supplier relationships.”
He added: “Home Hardware has been hugely supportive and I have learnt a lot working with ceo Martin Elliott. The unique relationship Home Hardware has with the members it supplies has been a very important part of my career.”
