Grand opening of new warehouse extension

Our brand new warehouse extension was officially opened yesterday (28^th July 2010) by our very own MD Mike Davies’ grandsons.

Benjamin who is just 3 and his 10month old brother Edward were the star attractions and officially opened the warehouse by cutting a ribbon and presenting casts of their hands for prosperity.

Group Managing Director, Mike Davies, views their involvement as a symbol of the company’s bright future and the official opening took place before an invited audience of staff and other guests.

The new opening will ensure and guarantee replenishment without delay. Coupled with our leading industry expertise the new warehouse helps to make us first choice to bring products of the highest standards, backed by first class service - to market in the fastest possible time.

“Thanks to the sustained growth of the Principle Healthcare business both at home and abroad, we have had real space and storage issues for a while now,” says Mike Davies. “Since stockholding, service and prompt supply to our customer base are key priorities, we just had to extend our warehouse and distribution facilities. We have continued to increase the number of people employed in Skipton, which now total 53, and the extra space should permit further growth.”

Adjacent to our existing offices, the new warehouse extension provides an extra 6265 square feet (528m2) of space and 1658sq ft (154m2) of additional mezzanine. It houses multi-level racking for holding hundreds of different product lines and features spacious despatch bays for easy loading and unloading. The project included the addition of new offices in the existing block, exploiting the extra floorspace made available.

“I’m delighted that my grandsons, Benjamin and Edward, performed the opening ceremony, especially as their father, Phil, and uncle, Andrew, also work for the company,” says Mike Davies. “We make health supplements for children, teenagers, adults and the elderly, so we are a very family-oriented business, with a strong sense of family amongst the staff, so what could be more appropriate than the next generation taking a prominent role in our next development phase.”