SONAS Bathrooms has officially commenced operations at its new UK warehouse in Redditch, offering next day delivery on orders placed by 1pm to merchants and bathroom retailers across more than 90% of the UK*.
The service replaces the two to three day delivery UK customers had when orders were fulfilled from Ireland.
For the leading bathroom manufacturer’s network of over 500 UK Retail Partners, next day delivery means they no longer need to hold large volumes of stock ‘just in case’. With 96% of UK order lines said to arrive on time and in full, the company says they can “free up space and cash, offer a far wider range than any showroom or branch could hold, and handle busy periods like the run-up to Christmas without overstocking.” Equally, this means the installers they supply “also spend less time waiting for products to arrive, helping to keep their bathroom projects moving.”
Next day delivery covers more than 2,000 products across the SONAS SELECT for the trade in addition to the SONAS range for bathroom retailers, so customers can put “more of their bathroom buying through a single supplier.” From furniture, showers and sanitaryware to baths and brassware, the supplier designs and develops its own products, giving merchants and retailers a “single source for a broad bathroom offer while helping to cut the number of suppliers, orders, deliveries and invoices they manage.”
The service is all underpinned by the new 60,000+ sq. ft. Redditch distribution centre, which has capacity for 8,300 pallets and brings stock closer to customers across the UK. Located within the UK’s Golden Logistics Triangle, the facility provides SONAS with a strategically positioned stockholding and distribution base from which to support next day fulfilment.
CEO Richard Sloan said: “Having our own stock on the ground in the UK means we can promise next day delivery and keep that promise. Opening the Redditch warehouse was a significant commitment to our UK customers, and we’ve built it with room to grow, so the service holds up as more retailers and merchants come on board.
“As we continue to grow in the UK, our focus remains on being a reliable, responsive partner that retailers can build their businesses with for the long term.”
UK Sales Director Dean Stokes added: “With a wide product range, next day delivery and one team to call to, we take a lot of the hassle out of a retailer’s or merchant’s week. If you’re not yet working with SONAS, talk to us about what we could do for your business.”
Merchants and retailers can call the SONAS UK sales team, which covers eight regions across England, Wales and Scotland, on 0345 601 2343 or visit www.sonasbathrooms.com/gbp.
* Next day delivery on orders placed by 1pm covers mainland England, Wales and, in Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The SONAS UK sales team can confirm next day coverage for any other postcode.
