Aldi in Waterford

meldrew

I dont know if anyone has seen the ad running in The News And Star for the last few weeks looking for a manager for their new store opening soon in Waterford .
Does anybody have any idea where they're going and dont say the Glass factory car park because they abandoned that site months ago due to its unsuitability for building and are currently in the process of getting of trying to get their money back there.

Cabaal

meldrew wrote:

Does anybody have any idea where they're going and dont say the Glass factory car park because they abandoned that site months ago due to its unsuitability for building and are currently in the process of getting of trying to get their money back there.

Good luck with that,
Not waterford crystals fault that Aldi bought the land, all they can do is try and sell it on
:rolleyes:

Ravage1616

What's wrong with the land?

Freddie59

Cabaal wrote:

Good luck with that,
Not waterford crystals fault that Aldi bought the land, all they can do is try and sell it on
:rolleyes:

They're rumoured to have bought to old Valu Centre Cash Carry at the Rear of the Yellow House Pub on the Cork Road (by the dump).:)

AdMMM

It's going on the ground floor of the new complex opposite the government buildings on the Glen (beside the Showboat pub). As far as I know it's very near completion!

What actually happened with the Cork Road land is that tanks from the Maxol leaked oil into the land hindering construction. Aldi are, to the best of my knowledge, trying to make Maxol pay up for the clean up job and will then persue building the store!

Freddie59

|.Murderer.| wrote:

It's going on the ground floor of the new complex opposite the government buildings on the Glen (beside the Showboat pub). As far as I know it's very near completion!

What actually happened with the Cork Road land is that tanks from the Maxol leaked oil into the land hindering construction. Aldi are, to the best of my knowledge, trying to make Maxol pay up for the clean up job and will then persue building the store!

Is that not going to be a multi story car park?

Cabaal

|.Murderer.| wrote:

What actually happened with the Cork Road land is that tanks from the Maxol leaked oil into the land hindering construction. Aldi are, to the best of my knowledge, trying to make Maxol pay up for the clean up job and will then persue building the store!

Rightly so, unless Aldi caused the damage to the tanks that caused them to leak

kensutz

Yeah we were told when I was in college last year that it's going to take a hell of a lot of time to clear up the oil and make the soil suitable enough to build on. Something to do with new health and safety guidelines. That or else those have been around for years.

lilmissprincess

Actually, my grandad worked in the Glass Factory, and it was supposedly fuel from inside the factory that made it all radioactive...god can you imagine it..radiated cheap sweets..

Cabaal

You realise that petrol is not ratioactive

Sully

Cabaal wrote:

You realise that petrol is not ratioactive

If it is, we are all ****ed ><

south

Freddie59 wrote:

Is that not going to be a multi story car park?

It is but part of the bottom floor with be used as aldi. I don’t they were planning to move in there but after what happened with the other site they were looking for a suitable place and they found one there.

Aquos76

Passing by this multi story car park over the weekend, I now see that Aldi have positioned their signs on the front of this building. Looks like it will only be a matter of weeks at this stage, before we see them opening their doors in Waterford.

thund3rbird_

have heard there's also an Aldi opening in Carrick-on-Suir somewhere near the Sean Kelly centre

can anyone from the area shed any more light on this???

OLDYELLAR

thund3rbird_ wrote:

have heard there's also an Aldi opening in Carrick-on-Suir somewhere near the Sean Kelly centre

can anyone from the area shed any more light on this???

I heard that story around 3 years ago and alas still no aldi.

As for the radioactive Glass factory , Are you related to Monty Burns?

Bards

It is going at the Waterford Crystal Car Park... PLease follow the link below to Waterford City Council Planning lists for Jan/Feb 2006

http://www.waterfordcity.ie/planninglists/lists/2006/Jan30_Feb02Received.pdf

Cabaal

Is their not a Aldi store opening up in The Glenn in the next while, they have the signs up and all
Its really going to effect SuprValue I'd say :v:

meldrew

They are'nt going ahead with the leisure centre on the Cork road site and are putting in a car showroom instead ! I wonder will they be selling cheap cars as well

col o

I think there was something in the N&S last week.Apparently the rendition works are complete and the can start building but the have modified the plan so thy have to resubmit for permission.I don't think the objectors in Kingsmeadow are an issue this time.I think this looks promising for once.

col o

Courtesy of Bards.........

FILE
NUMBER
DATE : 08/02/2006 WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL
P L A N N I N G A P P L I C A T I O N S
PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM 30/01/2006 TO 05/02/2006
APPLICANTS NAME
AND ADDRESS
APP.
TYPE
DATE
RECEIVED
DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
TIME : 13:57:27 PAGE : 1
PROT.
STRU
IPC
LIC.
WASTE
LIC.
Rowe Creavin Surgery
First Floor
Broad Street Centre
Waterford
P 30/01/2006 change of use from an existing dwelling to a medical
surgery. Incorporate dwelling into existing medical surgery
adjacent by knocking through at ground floor and first
floor. The removal of existing front wall to provide
car-parking and the erection of railings to match those on
the existing Rowe Creavin Surgery and all associated site
works
224 Lismore Park
Waterford
06/35
Aldi Stores (Ireland)
Developments Ltd.
c/o John Spain Associates
10 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
P 31/01/2006 development at (formerly the Waterford Crystal car park).
This development will consist of a four storey mixed use
development consisting of 5,245 sq. m gross floor area of
commercial floorspace including: two retail warehouse
units with a combined gross floor area of 1,614 sq. m and
associated signage; a three storey car show room with a
gross floor area of 1,313 sq. m.; an Aldi Discount
foodstore with a gross floor area of 1,483 sq. m (net retail
area 1,075 sq. m) and associated signage; cafe with
exterior roof terrace with a gross floor area of 169 sq. m
and office with a gross floor area of 169 sq. m. Vehicular
access is provided from Ashe Road. A total of 162 car
parking spaces, an ESB substation, landscaping, service
areas and associated site works on a 1.1 ha site.
Kingsmeadow,
Cork Road
Waterford
06/36

meldrew

Fingers crossed Col , McCann might have a bit of time on his hands until the next Brewery submission , he could be turning his beady eye elsewhere to keep him in practice !:D

col o

meldrew wrote:

Fingers crossed Col , McCann might have a bit of time on his hands until the next Brewery submission , he could be turning his beady eye elsewhere to keep him in practice !:D

Fingers crossed but Knowing our luck we'll be the Aldi capital of Ireland and McCann and the rest of them Hijacking the city centre.

Trotter

Ive heard again that Aldi is opening in the next week or two over by the tax office on Bridge Street. Is this true? Has anyone a definite date?

meldrew

At the moment it looks like they are just waiting for the place to be stocked , there has'nt been much done in the last week so it definitely could be within the next two weeks alright

meldrew

Just passed there again today and its the same as it was a couple of weeks ago ! Wonder what the hold up is

Vadrefjorde

I noticed the same thing. I looked in about 3 weeks ago and it looks the exact same today
Apparently all the staff positions have been filled with weeks so there must be a hold up somewhere..

Aquos76

Things look to be getting a move on there today. I passed by there this morning and there was an Aldi truck unloading shelving and there seems to be pallets on the floor inside the store now. With a bit of luck it should be open in the next couple of weeks.

Our man in Havana

About time something broke Lidls monopoly of German supermarkets in the city.

Roen

Is it just me or does the place look tiny....more like an over sized Centra or Spar than a proper supermarket?

col o

Roen wrote:

Is it just me or does the place look tiny....more like an over sized Centra or Spar than a proper supermarket?

They're usually quite small anyway.To me it looks a similar size to the one in Parnell St West in Dublin.

Our man in Havana

Aldi/Lidl are note really proper supermarkets anyways. They are small enough. Every lidl/aldi store is built from the same plans whether it's in Waterford or Warsaw.

trishw78

true I was in lidl in holland a couple of years ago and everything was in the exact same place in the store

Aquos76

Looks like we are only a few days away folks. The shelves were been stacked as I passed by this afternoon. All the tills and counters are also in place, along with the trolleys. Two more trucks outside unloading stock also.

Aquos76

Big advert in this weeks Munster Express, Aldi is offically opening its new store in Waterford City on Thursday 11th May

meldrew

Well has anyone been in there yet ? I did'nt go yet just waiting for the fuss to die down its probably packed all day .
A word of warning though I heard the chocolate soldiers are haunting the area so if you are going in there make sure to put up a disc if you're using the on street parking or else it could be an expensive shopping trip!

Our man in Havana

Is city parking by disc or machine receipt?

trishw78

get your ticket validated in Aldi if you using the car park it's free.

also only park form 2B up wards as the lift only goes from here down to the store

christophicus

Yeah i saw some people handing out fliers the other day at like 8.30 in the morning !!

sam34

hi - am fairly new to waterford and dont know my way around much yet.... could anyone give me directions from hospital area to aldi please.

also- how do i get to lisduggan and is the shopping centre there any good?
thanks

fricatus

sam34, forgive me being pedantic, but you should really start a new thread rather than resurrecting one that's over two years old :rolleyes::D

In answer to your question though, there are currently two Aldis in Waterford - and a third being built in Kingsmeadow, if I'm right. When you say "hospital area" I presume you're talking about Waterford Regional in Ardkeen, right?

In that case, to get to Aldi:

City centre: follow city centre signs from Ardkeen, and make a right onto the Quay when you get to the Tower Hotel/Reginald's Tower. Follow the Quay until the lights at the Bridge. Turn left and keep left where the road forks. You'll come to Aldi on the left. Parking is around the back, a straight left after the supermarket.

Ferrybank. Out across the bridge, follow the N25 for Rosslare. The dual carriageway narrows to a two lane road about a mile out, and about half a mile further on there's a roundabout. Aldi is there.

If it's just a budget supermarket you're looking for though, Lidl is in the Ardkeen shopping centre, right across from the hospital.

Welcome to Blaa-land, by the way!

sam34

fricatus wrote: »

sam34, forgive me being pedantic, but you should really start a new thread rather than resurrecting one that's over two years old :rolleyes::D

see, i googled "aldi location in waterford" and it took me to this thread. i thought i'd get a virtual slap on the wrist for opening up a new one rather than using this one :rolleyes:

thanks for the directions, yep am heading from ardkeen.
am looking specifically for aldi cause i saw stuff in their catalogue this wkend that i want to get.