Foulksmills Store in Co. Wexford is a one-stop shop for all your agri, building, hardware, DIY and fuel needs. The former co-op has received tremendous support from the local community since it was taken over four years ago by brothers Anthony and Pat Roche.
Foulksmills Store opened its doors on August 29 2011, some eight months after Glanbia had decided to close the premises. For the Roche brothers from Ballyshannon, who had previously worked in Slaney Building Supplies in Clonroche and C&D Providers in Larkin’s Cross respectively, the venture represented a huge gamble as the country was in the depths of recession at the time.
But thanks to the support of the people of the area, and the hard work and dedication of Anthony and Pat, Foulksmills Store has taken off in a big way. Not only has it retained its existing client-base, it has also picked up many new customers by providing a professional, friendly and cost-effective service as well as a centre for all your agri, building, hardware, DIY and fuel requirements.
“We are much more than a farm supplies business,” Anthony points out.
“We’d like to think that our customers can get anything they want under the one roof. We stock everything from calf feeders and drainage pipes to electric power tools and stoves. You name it, we have it.
“We have grown steadily over the past four years and have taken on two full-time staff in Tom Cadogan and Jimmy Moran. Things have gone better than expected and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers for the support they have given us. There is a great sense of community spirit in Foulksmills and we have certainly benefited from that.”
Situated in south Co. Wexford, four miles from Wellingtonbridge and between New Ross and Wexford town, Foulksmills Store stocks a huge range of farming products for every need. The list includes: bagged animal feed (supplied by Quinn’s of Baltinglass); stud cubes; calf nuts; milk replacer; dog food; rolled barley; wheat; maize; bird peanuts.
A wide range of grassland sprays, including Gallup, Grazon 90; Doxstar, Pastore, Mortox 50; all types of sheepwire, barbed wire, high tensile fence wire, mains and PEL battery fencers, electric fence wire, insulators, gripples, handles etc.
Rough round treated stakes 2, 3, 4, and 5” 4ft-6ft, pencil stakes, creosote stakes, square fence posts, strainer posts, gate posts; a wide range of dairy hygiene products – Biocel, Multisan, Quarto etc; Hydradare (water pipe), Philmac fittings, ballcock and floats.
Silage wrap, silage covers, Acorn and Farmer netting, bailer twine; land drainage pipe and twinwall drainage pipe; Watson’s and More Grass grass seed and lawn seed; Mastercal bedding lime; Castle oxide shed paint; a comprehensive range of Sparex replacement tractor parts.
JFC calf feeders, troughs, footbaths, cubicles, cattle mats, cattle-handling equipment, calving gates, mobile crushes etc.
As an agent for the Maxammon mineral range for dairy, dry cows and beef cattle, Foulksmills Store attracts customers from far beyond the local area. Since its inception in 2010, this enhanced grain feeding system has been a revolution for many livestock farmers and a springboard to develop new feeding concepts within Harbro quality livestock nutrition.
“Maxammon has been very successful for us. It is mixed through grain, thus eliminating the need for buying animal rations. The benefits include increased protein intake and animal performance. It is a much cheaper option in the long run,” Anthony explains.
Also catering for all your building, hardware and fuel needs, Foulksmills Store stocks coal, gas, kerosene, briquettes, logs and kindling, and supplies both motor and agri diesel. Building products available include mesh, blocks, lintels, cills, kerbs, paving slabs, chimney pots, sand and gravel loose and tonne bags, plasterboard, insulated plasterboard, insulation, cement, lime, skimcoat, angle beads, plywood, timber, slates, ridges, dpcs, polythenes, roof windows, oak sleepers.
The store also caters for underground works – sewer, ducting, ESB piping, downpipe, guttering, sewer and ducting bends, ajays, risers, covers and frames and manhole covers. For your hardware needs, there is PAO timber, waste and copper piping, Qual-PEX and plumbing fittings.
Car accessories in stock include wiper blades, hydraulic, engine oil, tractor oil and wd40 as well as greases, petrol cans, buckets, shovels and forks.
There is also a range of footwear, wellingtons, rain gear, jackets and hand tools, accessories, cutting discs, rope, sledges, brushes etc. In the gardening section, you will find a range of garden chemicals and feeds, windbreaker, chicken wire, compost, wheel barrows, bird nuts, knapsack sprayers, wood preservatives / creosote and trellises.
In addition, Foulksmills Store carries a range of prepacked ironmongery, nuts and bolts, door handles and accessories. Customers can also find a range of interior paints, varnishes, satinwood, paint brushes and roller sets, silicones and tiling products and masonary paint. Recently, the store became an agent for Henley stoves and accessories.
New stock is continuously arriving at Foulksmills Store, where the Roche brothers and their helpful and courteous staff are on hand to offer expert advice. A delivery service is also offered for your convenience.
Foulksmills Store is open from Monday through to Friday from 8am to 6pm and on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm. Be sure to call in the next time you are in the area.
Foulksmills Store
Foulksmills,
Co. Wexford.
Telephone: 051 565600
Email: [email protected]
Taken from Irish Tractor & Agri magazine Vol 4 No 1, January 2016
