BATHROOM retailer Bathshack has opened two new stores as part of a £300,000 investment, creating 10 new jobs.
A 4,000sq ft showroom was recently opened at Somerset Road in Coleraine, followed by the opening of a 6,000 sq ft showroom in Enkalon Industrial Estate in Antrim. The latest investment brings the company’s total number of showrooms across the island of Ireland to eight.
The investment extends to the company’s warehousing and distribution infrastructure, which has resulted in the introduction of a warehouse management software system, and additional forklifts, racking and manual handling equipment.
Additional delivery vehicles have been acquired, bringing the total number of vehicles in the fleet to 12, accommodating the company’s delivery service that extends across the whole island of Ireland.
Set up in 2009 by Peter Dunlop, Bathshack is also planning further expansion across the border later this year.
“Our ethos at Bathshack is to provide our customers with high-quality products at a competitive price,” said Mr Dunlop.
“As a result, the demand for our products and services has continued to increase and we are in a fortunate position to be able to expand our offering to service customers within the Coleraine and Antrim areas.
“Increasing our commercial footprint across Northern Ireland, not to mention the Republic of Ireland, is something we have aspired to do since our establishment, and we’re delighted to be able to achieve that with our most recent openings.
£We’re currently exporting around 70 per cent of our business to the UK and Ireland and it’s important to invest in the company so we can continue to provide the high level of service that we have become known for.”
