Screwfix

Screwfix Direct Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
FoundedYeovil — as the Woodscrew Company (1979)
FounderJon Goddard-Watts
HeadquartersYeovil, England, UK
Number of locations
1,726 (2023)
Key people
John Mewett
(Chief executive officer)
ProductsScrews, power tools, hand tools, fixings & accessories, kitchens & bathrooms, electrical & lighting, building & joinery, heating & plumbing, safety & workwear, security & ironmongery, outdoor & gardening
Revenue£2,538 million:10 (2023)
Number of employees
over 14,000 (2023)
ParentKingfisher plc
Websitescrewfix.com

Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc, which also owns B&Q, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.