Cambridgeshire Bathrooms to open showroom in St Ives
Published: 22 July 2019 - Kiran Grewal
Susan Mulholland of NatWest, James Cardwell and Karl Simper, NatWest relationship manager
Cambridgeshire Bathrooms has opened a second location in St Ives after securing a funding package from Natwest to revamp a unit at The Lakes Business Park in Fenstanton.
The move gives the bathroom design and supply service a second showroom premises in the county, in addition to its Pampisford showroom, to south of Cambridge, where the company has been based for more than 15 years.
Barker Storey Matthews acted on behalf of the vendor in the sale of Unit A to Cambridgeshire Bathrooms Ltd back in February this year.
The Lakes Business Park is at Junction 26 on the A14 - a prominent location overlooking what will be the much improved trunk road upon scheduled completion of its upgrade by the end of next year. Other occupiers at the business park include Cambridgeshire Constabulary and Vindis Bentley. Unit A is adjacent to the latter, in a prominent position at the park's entrance.
Richard Adam, director at Barker Storey Matthews, who oversaw the instruction and letting of unit A, said: "The Lakes Business Park is a well-known local landmark. The lack of availability of modern, warehouse-style premises is widely acknowledged by operators in the industrial and trades sector.
"Unit A's prominence on the park and proximity to the A14 and the local road network, plus availability for sale, were key in attracting the attention of Cambridgeshire Bathrooms Ltd who had been seeking additional showroom premises to purchase from where it could serve its expanding client-base north of Cambridge."
The 6,000 sq ft space will have more than 40 displays. The expansion has also created six jobs, taking Cambridgeshire Bathrooms' headcount to 17 across both locations.
James Cardwell, director and owner, said: "We first opened our South Cambridgeshire store in 2003 and with the backing from NatWest we felt it was the right time to open a second location to support trade in the St Ives area.
"We are committed to providing the best service possible and this new launch will allow us to reach new customers and expand our team by welcoming six new employees."