BathEmpire

BATHEMPIRE.COM ANNOUNCES MOVE

Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 by BathEmpireDavid in Our News

BathEmpire.com is on the move as part of a major £5 million investment programme which will allow further expansion to meet customer demand and is set to create around 200 jobs.

The fast-growing company is part of Luxury For Less, the multi-channel online bathroom retailer, which will be relocating to a 169,000 sq ft complex in Warwickshire early next year.

Luxury For Less was started in a spare bedroom just seven years ago and has since been established as a leading online retailer selling bathroom furniture, equipment and accessories direct to the public via BathEmpire.com.

The company has now bought the former headquarters of Adams Childrenswear in Nuneaton.  Just last week BathEmpire.com announced an £8.5 million investment by ISIS Equity Partners allowing it to put the expansion plans into place.

Chris Li, founder and CEO, said: "We have a strong growth plan which we are currently exceeding. This is a vital move for us as it will give us significantly more room for our warehousing and stock operations as well as our office accommodation.

"We currently employ around 100 in our team but expect that to grow to around 300 in the next three years.

"The move will allow us to create and stock many more lines and to explore new areas of the market. The headquarters is more than double the size of our existing base.

"We have built up a fantastic team since moving to the Midlands and they have been fundamental to our success.

"We could easily have looked outside the region but our team is key to our growth and our reputation for customer care. We have had great assistance from Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, who clearly wanted us in their region.

"The new headquarters is just a few miles away and we are creating what should be a fantastic working environment for all our staff."

Fit out work on the new building is due to start in the next two weeks and will eventually include 28,000 sq ft of new offices, vastly improved team facilities and possibly the company's first public showroom.

Councillor Dennis Harvey, Leader of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, said: "It is fantastic that BathEmpire.com has decided to relocate their head office to Nuneaton as part of its expansion, especially to the old Adams building which has been such a flagship example of the Borough's strong economy in the past.

"The Council worked with the company and made a case for it to come here and it is fantastic news for the local economy that a company like BathEmpire.com, which is clearly on the up, decided to make Nuneaton its home – creating new job opportunities for local people and boosting our economy."