[6] In November 1996, Bill Grimsey was appointed CEO, to oversee its recovery from the accounting scandal, that saw its share price suspended and the banks foreclosing.

[7] In January 1997, Grimsey launched a rights issue, started an employee share scheme, and turned around the company's image.

[16] In May 2011, it was announced that Wickes had purchased thirteen stores from the appointed administrators of Focus DIY, Ernst & Young, saving 345 jobs.

[18] The company had entered into a franchise agreement for the Wickes brand to be operated in Ireland by a subsidiary of Moritz Holdings, an Irish developer.

[23] In May 2018, BBC News Online reported that Wickes planned to cut a third of its head office workforce in a bid to reduce costs.

[27] In June 2023, Wickes Chief Operating Officer Fraser Longden caused controversy by labelling some customers "bigots" over their perceived attitudes to the trans movement.