The well-known builders’ merchant
appointed Filplastic to complete the design and fit out of its new flagship trade
and retail outlet on Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate.
The five-figure contract saw
Filplastic draw up designs for the shop, warehouse and timber yard on the two acre
site, as well as supply racking to the entire development.
Filplastic, which is based in
Eastrington in East Yorkshire, even ensured the racking was in Three Counties’ corporate
colours of black and orange so the new development reflected the growing
company’s brand.
Graham Matthews, of Filplastic,
said design work had got underway in November last year and they had started
installing the racking in early 2015.
The job was completed last month
allowing Three Counties to launch its new depot in March, creating six new jobs
in the town.
Mr Matthews said: “We have worked
for Three Counties Timber and Building Supplies in the past but on smaller jobs
so we were absolutely delighted when they appointed us to take on a job of this
size.
“We have a very experienced
design team who came up with some really innovate solutions and that meant that
when we came to install the racking it all fell into place nicely. We supplied
and fitted cantilever racking, lintel racking, pigeon-hole racking, vertical
racking and shop shelving. That is one of the great advantages of having the
design work and fit out carried out by the same company, it means the job tends
to run much more smoothly and to time.
“We’re really pleased with the
final job. Three Counties is a growing company and we are very proud to be a
part of their impressive expansion plans.”
Richard Dawson, managing director
of Three Counties Timber and Building Supplies, said the new depot represented
the next step in the company’s evolution.
Three Counties started life eight
years ago in Bourne End near Hemel Hempstead and has grown to turnover £6.5m
across the whole business. The company also has a two-acre depot based in Stoke
Road in Aylesbury and is looking to expand further across the region.
Mr Dawson said the new depot
looked fantastic and he was delighted with the job Filplastic had done.
“We appointed them to do the
designs and they were very professional,” he said. “On the back of that we
asked them to supply and fit the racking. The whole job was completed
efficiently and to a high standard which enabled us to launch the new depot on
time.”
Mr Dawson added the site was much
more accessible for trade customers and public alike.
He said: “Our motto has always
been local merchants, local values, and the new site certainly feeds into that.
It is more centrally based and stocks everything that we know our trade and
retail customers require.”
