AUGUST TRADE NEWS Bad weather blamed for shopping centre delay Chester council  not supporting retailers New rules 'won't help save retail centre' Irish shoppers look abroad for bargains British consumers spend more on beauty products Yorkshire town gets behind plastic bag reduction scheme Rising obesity prompts calls for VAT rule changes eBay restructures fee scheme to make fixed-priced sales cheaper Online sales boom despite slowdown Music retailer goes out of business Matalan named and shamed for how it treats wholesalers BCC slams higher parking charges proposals Booming wholesaler moves to new warehouse Market traders told to only 'shout quietly' London's retailers show growth despite gloom Counterfeit goods dealer sentenced to prison UK's smallest town protests supermarket plan More retailers and wholesalers going out of business Online retail sector predicted to expand rapidly Henley retailers protest development plans Retail sales continue to slow Tiffany appeals US court's eBay ruling Report criticises electricity suppliers' treatment of small businesses MK retailers protest Tesco expansion plan Yorkshire retailers protest supermarket move Manchester wholesaler shut down over fraud worries Businesses welcome plans to reduce red tape Rate hold accepted by small businesses Internet sales put pressure on the high street Huge counterfeit goods haul in Somerset Irish entrepreneur online retail plans Wholesaler sector set to struggle Staycations could help British retailers Retailers 'gloomy' about economic outlook Retailers report footfall continues to decline as consumers cut back Hidden door reveals huge counterfeiting operation in Manchester shop No recession for the UK this year East London wholesaler goes into receivership London mayor reveals plans to support small retailers Toy retailers defy gloom Retailers urged to embrace online sales Trade News Archive August 08 July 08 June 08 May 08 April 08 March 08 February 08 January 08 Subscribe to our newsletter   Go to The Wholesaler UK Directory 19th August 2008 Booming bathroom wholesaler moves to new warehouse A bathroom wholesaler has had to move to larger premises because business is booming. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner reported that TC Bathrooms is planning to move to a new 205,000 square foot headquarters and distribution centre at Bretton Business Park, located close to Dewsbury town centre. According to the paper, the company is one of the fastest-growing bathroom brands. As a wholesaler, it supplies a large number of independent retailers across the country. Financial director Martin Chalcraft explained to the paper that the move signalled "a really exciting time for our business". "Bretton Business Park is the perfect location, giving us the capacity to stock our ever-expanding product range and enhance our customer service to retailers regionally and nationally," he added. Mr Chalcraft added that the wholesaler's rapid growth meant that business projections suggested it would have outgrown its old premises within two years. What's more, he said that the move meant that the company had had the opportunity to opt for the "latest state-of-the-art warehouse and sales order processing systems". "It will allow us to offer even better customer service as well as bringing new products to market much more quickly. It will also allow us to drive down efficiencies to keep our customers as competitive as possible," he concluded to the site.   (c) 2008 Adfero Ltd. Sponsor of August Trade News Tilting TV Brackets   Comment on this news story To comment on any story please click on the above link, put the story title in the subject line and please provide your name, trading style ie. retailer or wholesaler and the town where you trade.