Yorkshire manufacturer expands into 16,000 sq ft warehouse
A West Yorkshire manufacturer of promotional items has expanded into a 16,000 sq ft warehouse to accommodate further growth.
Having committed to a four-year lease, Cleckheaton-based LSi will now see its 40-strong workforce split across its existing site and the new warehouse.
Based at Middleton Court business park in Cleckheaton, the 16,000 sq ft warehouse has allowed LSi to double its space from its 8000 sq ft headquarters based two miles away.
Established in 1994 by Lloyd Simpson, LSi started as a family business and has since grown to one of the largest promotional merchandise specialists in the UK. The firm has remained in the local area ever since, having purchased its own premises at Braemar House, a 19th century Vicarage.
The company has also invested £150,000 in new machinery which includes the latest digital UV print technology, laser cutting and Direct to Garment printing (DTG).
The new equipment will increase the firm’s efficiency seven-fold to support increased manufacturing and personalisation of LSi’s unique range of products, which include power banks, notebooks, and gift boxes.
The expansion comes as the multi-award-winning firm plans to dominate the B2B promotional merchandise and corporate gift market and grow its consumer audience via its subsidiary companies.
Managing director, Lloyd Simpson, said: “My team and I are incredibly pleased to have been able to increase our work space, allowing for more and better manufacturing equipment and the opportunity to embrace a whole host of new production methods and techniques.
“Since we launched our subsidiary company, Personalised Powerbank, last year, we’re seeing significant growth in personalised orders for the consumer market. The Christmas period saw a substantial increase in orders, which resulted in the need to invest in the space and equipment. We’re now well equipped to take this relatively new market by storm, whilst continuing to build on our success in the corporate gift market.”
