Chesterfield is the perfect blend for Ringtons tea
Ringtons tea is moving to Chesterfield following its purchase of two industrial units on Dunston Trading Estate, Sheepbridge.
The move signifies the merging of two of the company’s existing regional sales offices – Nottingham andSouth Yorkshire– to create one centralised 2,400 sq ft base. The new site will be home to 24 employees and will contain modern office space, storage solutions, loading areas, meeting rooms and training facilities. In addition the move will create four new jobs.
Ringtons is a British tea and coffee merchant which was established in 1907 by Samuel Smith who sold tea door to door via horse and cart. Today the family business still offers a traditional doorstep delivery service to over 260,000 customers throughout the UK albeit via vans instead of horse and cart.
Ringtons’ new Chesterfield office is one of the company’s 20 sales offices based throughout the UK from which its doorstep delivery service is operated. Sales offices are as far north as Edinburgh and as far south as East Anglia. The relocation to Chesterfield will allow Ringtons Salespeople to bring its selection of quality tea, coffee, biscuits, edibles and seasonal specials to the doorsteps of a greater number of customers from this key location.
Stephen Killinger Ringtons Operations Manager who oversaw the Ringtons move said: “We chose Chesterfield as it is a great central location which is close to the M1, allowing us to continue to offer first class service to our existing customers and reach an even wider area including Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham, Rotherham, and Burton on Trent. Merging the two Sales Offices allows us to operate more efficiently from one single site and upgrade from the two former sites which were in need of substantial repair.
“The units themselves on Dunston Trading estate are currently undergoing a refurb and we look forward to merging both our offices there at the end of March. The site itself is going to allow for greater access to the surrounding area, make incoming deliveries easier and we also hope to bring business to our neighbours which include local caterers, car garages and maintenance providers. It’s an exciting move for Ringtons and we look forward to filling our four vacancies from our new hub.
The Council’s Economic Development Unit assisted the company to find the right business premises. CouncillorJohn Burrows, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council said: “We are always pleased to see new businesses opening in the borough. I am pleased that Ringtons Tea has chosen Chesterfield for their new base – they could not have chosen better,Chesterfield is on the up and our transport links both regionally and nationally are second to none.”
Source:Chesterfield Borough Council
