Clifton Bathrooms Stoke
A bathroom specialist has opened a second depot in the city as part of a drive to increase sales.
Clifton Trade Bathrooms has re-located its showroom and trade counter to another unit – three doors away from its original base on Festival Trade Park, in Etruria – while its former unit will be retained as a warehouse and distribution facility.
Now the company – which boasts 14 branches across the UK – hopes the expansion at its Stoke-on-Trent branch will help bring in more customers and increase sales.
Branch manager Jane Booth said: "The company started 11 years ago and it has grown quickly. There's never been a recession at Clifton's – we've just kept on going.
"I became branch manager at Stoke four years ago and in that time we have outgrown our unit. Everything was based there, the warehouse, showroom and our trade counter, and it could be difficult at times.
"So when another unit became available a few doors down we decided to take it on to separate the warehouse and showroom and just make it more welcoming to our customers and potential customers.
"It was also a chance for us to make the showroom more retail-friendly."
The new showroom – which will also lead to the creation of new jobs – has seen the introduction of a dedicated area to showcase its range of tiles.
Jane added: "We are getting more and more customers through the door and, now we have this lovely new facility, we expect that to carry on.
"We have been able to display our products much better and just make it a nicer experience for everyone.
"We are hoping to increase the sales we get from this depot to £2 million a year."
Clifton Trade Bathrooms is a supplier of bathroom products – from entire suites to furniture, brassware and accessories.
The Stoke-on-Trent branch currently boasts a team of nine staff who work with around 700 traders from across the city.
Operations manager Jon Duff has worked at Clifton's for eight years following a 23 year stint in the Army.
He said: "I love working for Clifton as they are a very family-orientated business, they look after their workers and every day is different.
"All of the staff get proper training so we can do our jobs to the best of our abilities, and my co-workers are a delight to work with."
Clifton's new showroom was launched at an open day last week. It is now officially open to both trade and retail customers.
Source: https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/business/bathroom-specialist-flushed-pride-over-493422
0 Komentar