Company Profile
TEN YEARS ON AND GROWING FASTER THAN EVER... When it comes to British manufacturing success stories, they don’t come much bigger than that of Wren Kitchens. Currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, Wren Kitchens has been on quite a journey since it opened the doors of its first showroom 10 years ago. From one showroom to 80 (with many more on the way), from five employees to nearly 5,000, the growth has been unprecedented. For example, there are 12 more showrooms set to open before
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the end of 2019 which are part of the company’s dynamic growth plan. Earlier this year Wren Kitchens made the national news headlines when it announced plans to open an additional manufacturing facility at its Barton-upon-Humber site in 2021 to keep up with growing demand. The new factory, Wren’s fourth, will cost over £120 million and be the single biggest investment in the company’s history. At 990,000 sq ft, the factory will create up to 1,200 new manufacturing roles once fully operational, as
well as support new positions in IT, development, engineering, customer service and product development. Additionally, Wren has recently started to manufacture its own brand worktops – known as Xena Quartz – in a new dedicated high tech factory. This multimillion pound investment means customers have access to a highquality, more affordable quartz product with a quicker lead time. With a gap in the market for such a product, Wren is expecting production to be busy with up to
