Easy Bathrooms in Yorkshire has announced a major deal to take on a purpose-built facility at Calder Park in Wakefield, which will become its new state-of-the-art HQ and distribution centre.

The site is owned, and being developed by, Tungsten Properties.

Whilst retaining its current 125,000 sq. ft. HQ in Birstall, Easy Bathrooms will invest £5 million in the new facility. Alongside its 92 showrooms across the UK, it will mean their physical footprint will exceed 1million sq. ft. The expansion will also pave the way for the creation of 100-150 new jobs at the head office over the next two years, as well as 373 new staff to be employed throughout the UK at new showrooms. Already employing 580 people, it will make Easy Bathrooms the largest employer within the UK bathroom market.

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The current HQ in Birstall is home to what was its 11th showroom in April 2017. Due to open its 100th store before Christmas, the brand has opened an average of 20 showrooms per year since 2017.

Craig Waddington, who founded Easy Bathrooms in 2012, said: "We have grown extraordinarily quickly, particularly during the pandemic. Our current Birstall HQ has served us well, but in truth, we outgrew it a long time ago.

"At our current HQ, we operate with just two roller shutters – there are no dock leveller doors – and we have just 7,000 pallet spaces. It’s incredible, and a testament to our warehouse team, that we’ve managed. Our stock has been spread across four smaller warehouses, which has been a logistical challenge. Our new site is 18m high at the eaves, and we will have 32 dock leveller doors; meaning that our fleet of vehicles can drive straight up to the warehouse ready to be loaded quickly and efficiently. We will be able to hold 58,000 pallets and significantly increase our stock holding, and which is important with the current global shipping disruptions."