Leicester metalwork expands with new storage facility

Leicester metalwork firm, ADS Laser Cutting, which is located at the seven-acre former Fox’s Glacier Mints factory, has unveiled a newly-enlarged storage facility.

The move will the firm’s on-site storage capacity for completed products by a third. ADS says the expansion has been made to meet increased customer demand, as well as improve the overall customer experience.

The new facility is on previously redundant land within the company’s main site. The total storage area now covers two acres.

Duncan Keates, joint managing director, said: “We work with a diverse range of customers on both bespoke, one-off projects, and volume solutions. For smaller bespoke projects, the finished products are often shipped off to the customer on completion. However, we partner closely with several clients that require a long-term delivery strategy and the ability to store products on site supports that in a cost-effective way.

“Anyone with experience of sourcing storage space will appreciate how costly this can be. When we realised just how many of our customers could benefit from us offering on-site storage, it quickly became apparent that we had the solution already there in plain sight. Not only does this space offer an economically sound storage option to our customers, it also mitigates the risk of damage to the finished products by reducing the number of times they’re transported following completion.”