MAJOR CARDBOARD STOCKIST OPENS

A carton board, graphical board and paper stockist is boxing clever by opening new premises in West Bromwich.

Warren Board Sales Ltd has taken a 10-year lease on the 42,491 sq ft Unit 7, Hill Top, from where it will operate Warren Converters Ltd, after we carried out an £800,000 refurbishment of the property.

The Leicester-based firm is the UK’s leading independent stockist to carton converters, paper merchants and commercial/general print companies.

The new site in West Bromwich will enable it to offer a new in-house converting service, which will include reel-to-sheet, rewinding and guillotining as well as additional storage capacity.

A total of £800,000 has been spent on refurbishing the unit, which includes new roof and cladding, new warehouse floor, new heating and lighting and complete redecoration throughout.

After outsourcing the converting service side of the business for many years, the company made the decision to bring the service in house, which required significant investment in premises, plant and staff.

“We have had the concrete floor prepared ready for the installation of the machines that will guillotine products to size and will re-wind from reels of board up to four tonnes, to smaller reels, palletising and shrink wrapping our products to be delivered in to customers on pallets,” said Kieran Ferguson, managing director.

“The space we have in West Bromwich will also enable us to store some stock for our customers. We were impressed with the facilities at Hill Top and the quality of the refurbishment carried out by LCP. We’re looking forward to starting this new chapter in the firm’s history.”

Andrew Preston, industrial property manager, said: “We’re pleased to support an established business expansion in to the West Midlands to begin a new service offering for its customers.  Our policy of offering good quality units, continues to attract tenants.”

Situated within close proximity to Junction 1 of the M5, Hill Top Industrial Estate comprises industrial/warehouse units with ancillary office accommodation.

It is just 2½ miles from West Bromwich town centre and is close to junction 1 of the M5, which offers excellent transport links to the Midlands, south west of England, and Wales.

Existing tenants include Serene Furnishings Ltd, Gondrand UK Ltd and Diamond Box Ltd