The IBP Group is delighted to announce its relocation to prestigious new Global Headquarters in the UK. The move sees the IBP Group and Conex Bänninger Head Offices and its UK Distribution Centre relocate from Great Bridge in Tipton to the Pensnett Trading Estate in Kingswinford, The West Midlands.
The move brings all the IBP Group Businesses together under one roof including Conex Bänninger, the market leading fittings company and its sister company Roman Dietsche a specialist bathroom accessories and sanitary ware producer. The move to new facilities follows a period of growth for the business including the launch of new Conex Bänninger fittings and valves and the integration of the Dietsche business into the IBP Group.
These are exciting times and the new modern facilities provide the space for today and the future expansion of the business.
Some key facts about the new facilities:
- Head and UK office based on the prestigious Pensnett trading estate in the West Midlands
- Excellent access to the M6, M5, M40, M54 and A38 road networks
- Purpose built efficient Distribution Centre and offices totalling 5,600 sq.m
- 4392 sq.m of new warehousing and1208 sq.m of new office space
Considerable investment in:
- New racking, packaging equipment and extra dock levellers making for more efficient handling of customer orders
- New dedicated Customer Service and Distribution Centre Management team of 20
- New computer and telephones systems to increase productivity and efficiency
- Dedicated Visitor Centre and Product Training Development facility
The move has seen all 75 of our UK based team relocate and the team have welcomed the new facilities and greatly improved working environment.
Commenting on the move Lorraine Mildner Group HR Director said "Our business has changed dramatically in recent years and it was clear that we needed new modern facilities to help us serve our customer base more effectively and efficiently, our new distribution centre and offices future proof the business and provide a superb working environment for our team".
Mano Bakhtiari, CEO of the IBP Group said "the move is a very exciting one for our business and provides the space and environment for the growth of our businesses and I am especially pleased that Dietsche will be joining Conex Bänninger in our new premises. With the ongoing launch of new products and the expansion of our business we will have the facilities to reflect the forward motion of where we are going to".
