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Wickes Group plc trading as Wickes is a home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom with more than 230 stores throughout the country. Its main business is the sale of supplies and materials, for homeowners and the building trade. [2] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Brothers Henry Dunn Wickes and Edward Noyes Wickes moved to Flint, Michigan, from New York in 1854, becoming involved in the area's lumber industry.The brothers, along with partner H.W. Wood, later established Genesee Iron Works, a foundry and machine shop; after buying out Wood, the business was renamed Wickes Bros. Iron Works and moved to Saginaw, Michigan, to be closer to a source of pig iron.
It was the subject of an initial public offering in 1965 and building materials company Marley subsequently took a 51% stake. [3] Michael Chadwick bought out Marley and renamed the business Grafton Group in 1987. [3] In March 1998, it bought British Dredging, a United Kingdom builders merchants. [4]
Taylor Wimpey's corporate head office is located at GateHouse in High Wycombe. There are 24 regional offices in the United Kingdom. [22] Taylor Wimpey was headed by Pete Redfern, CEO of the company from July 2007. [23] In December 2021, he announced plans to step down once a successor had been appointed. [24]
Builders Emporium was a chain of home improvement stores based in Irvine, California, United States. At the time of its closing in 1993, it had 82 stores in Southern California and an additional 15 in Nevada , New Mexico, Arizona and Texas; 4,300 employees in total.
Jamaica Beach is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States on Galveston Island. As of the 2020 census , the city's population was 1,078. The city is bordered by Galveston to the east and west, the east bay on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
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Wickes Furniture was a privately held chain of furniture stores based in Wheeling, Illinois. [1] The company was founded in 1971 with a showroom in Fridley, Minnesota , and at its peak, operated 43 stores in California , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Nevada , Texas and Oregon .