Horsebox manufacturer quadruples factory space and creates 10 jobs
A manufacturer of bespoke horseboxes, Bloomfields, has upgraded its premises in Worksop from a 12,000 to 44,000 sq ft factory to meet high demand across Europe, and is set to create 10 jobs.
Bloomfields launched its first horsebox range in 2005, designed and built in a stable yard by business founder and horse-owner Dean Moody. Today, it supplies to some of the highest-ranked show jumpers and eventers – including Billy Twomey, Ben Hobday, Geoff Billington and Guy Williams. In the last four years, staff numbers have increased six-fold and turnover has risen 900% to £2m.
The business is one of the leading producers of horseboxes in the UK, and also supplies to professionals, individuals and businesses across Europe. Following unprecedented demand from European markets, 40 per cent of Bloomfields’ products are exported.
The business has sealed a £280,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to help with the move.
Currently producing three units per week, Bloomfields says it aims to accelerate output to 10 horseboxes a week by 2019. To help achieve this, it will recruit 10 new members of staff by next year.
Dean Moody, founder of Bloomfields, said: “The business has gone from strength to strength, with a period of particularly strong growth in the last four years. We needed to take the next step to increase supply and continue to be one of Europe’s leading horsebox manufacturers. We have a dedicated research and development team continually testing new materials whilst designing new and innovative features for our boxes.
“Our new factory will allow us to increase production from an average three horseboxes a week to an estimated six per week within the coming year, and we hope to increase this to 10 a week over the next two years.”
Deepak Joshi, relationship manager at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: “Dean has created a business founded on a strong commitment to quality and a broad outlook for growth across the European market.
“The new premises will allow the business to match its output with the strong demand and maximise growth.”
