Stockport catering equipment supplier Stephensons is expanding and investing £500,000 in it’s Buxton Road based showroom.
Stephensons, an independent catering equipment supplier with over 140 years experience of the catering and hospitality industry is increasing its catering and cash & carry outlet by a third to 30,000 sq ft by expanding onto a neighbouring site formerly occupied by Piggott & Whitfield building services group. P&W have relocated to Rhino Court in Hazel Grove, next to MAN Diesel & Turbo UK.
Stephensons source and supply restaurant and bar equipment, light kitchen catering equipment, janitorial products, paper and disposables and have the largest catering equipment Showroom and Cash & Carry in the North West.
The business is run by fifth generation family members Henry Stephenson and Julian Lewis-Booth.
Left: Founder Henry George Stephenson
Mr Stephenson, current managing director, said:
“We have recorded good growth over the last five years and, as such, our current site capacity has been severely stretched during busy seasonal periods.
“The expansion of our facility in Stockport will ease some of this pressure, allowing us to re-organise our picking locations to improve warehouse efficiency and to re-locate goods in, thereby separating it from goods out.
“With reduced warehouse pressure, our customers will receive an improved service, as well as even better prices as a result of our increased buying capability. We had begun seeking more space elsewhere, so are very pleased with this expansion as there will be no significant impact for our staff or for the large number of customers who like to use our cash and carry.”