Location, Location, Location

Ideal Bathrooms is relocating its Kingston upon Thames distribution warehouse hub to new purpose designed premises in Hayes, Middlesex.

Kingston was the very first Ideal Bathrooms warehouse location in 1981 when the company was first launched and has serviced the needs of retailers and merchants throughout the south of the country for 26 years.

‘The move to the new distribution hub is part of our planned growth programme’ says Operations Director Kim Kirby ‘With an unprecedented increase in sales of 22% over last year, the Kingston centre, which has served us so well over the years, can no longer offer the extra space required to meet our commitment to next day customer deliveries on an ever broader range of product. It is essential to maintain this promise to ensure our customers can offer their customers the turn round they demand.’

The new bespoke distribution centre which reflects the changing pattern of distribution has more than doubled stockholding capacity for customers throughout the south. With a height of 7m the new centre doubles the available bulk pallet storage space and, in addition, a purpose build mezzanine floor offers additional storage to accommodate the growing ranges of small boxed items which are an important part of today's bathroom market. With better access to motorways and other major routes, it will further improve speed and efficiency of service.

‘Our relocation to Hayes has many advantages for our customers and also our suppliers’ adds Kim ‘First and foremost, however, it will allow us to further improve the all important service support for our customers - and it also gives us space to continue our growth.

‘The new distribution warehouse hub becomes fully operational from the first week in April and plans have been carefully made to ensure a seamless changeover.’

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