EXPANSION FOR TRANS- CONTINENTAL GROUP 22.02.2010
Duxburys Commercial have advised market leading distributor Trans-Continental Group on the move of its business from two Blackpool sites to one, larger, Preston location. Duxburys Commercial identified the building and carried out purchase negotiations on behalf of Trans- Continental.
Trans-Continental was founded in 1994, and is one of the leading suppliers of consumer goods in Europe, specialising in Christmas products, garden furniture, pet products and indoor furniture.
The group supplies more than 10,000 product lines to household names including Harrods, Tesco, Next, BHS, John Lewis, Asda and Wilkinsons, along with the majority of UK garden centres. It consists of four businesses – Sun Time, Snow Time, Pet Time and Home Time.
Currently it occupies two Blackpool sites – its headquarters on Amy Johnson Way, and a 113,000 sq ft distribution site on Olympic Way. The group is now consolidating its two UK sites into one 153,000 sq ft, prestige headquarters it has acquired on Olivers Place, Preston.
The new location, the former CCA Stationery building, includes 30,000 sq ft of offices and showrooms and was acquired for an undisclosed, seven-figure sum.
Trans-Contintental Group employs 150 staff, and includes a company in Hong Kong, Trans-Continental Asia Ltd, garden centres in Newton-le-Willows and Sefton, and a newly established internet business. This year turnover is predicted to hit £30 million.
It also has offices in Belgium, Hong Kong and China.
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