Consumer goods giant to create jobs following acquisitions
Staffordshire-based consumer goods giant RKW says it has more than 40 jobs available after the recent acquisition of Swan Products in July and the purchase of the Wade Ceramics brand earlier in the year.
Established in 1989, the family-owned business employs over 600 staff across its offices in the UK, Hong Kong, India and China and has a group turnover of over £200m.
The company designs, develops and distributes small domestic appliances and housewares for leading brands including Black and Decker, Lavazza, Morphy Richards, Tower, Smeg, Russell Hobbs and Breville.
From its 750,000 sq ft distribution centre based in Stone products are sold to major UK retailers which include Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Argos, B&M, Currys, Very and Amazon.
Along with recent brand acquisitions, RKW is continuing to invest in its aggressive expansion into new overseas territories to develop its brands on a global stage.
RKW managing director and co-founder Rob Sutton said: “Now is an exciting time to join RKW. We are proud to have onboarded two new British heritage brands in the last four months one of which being Wade, a Stoke-on-Trent firm that we all know and love. I am from Stoke-on-Trent myself and I am fully aware of the fantastic talent we have in our city. I encourage anyone looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced and dynamic company to get in touch with our recruitment team who can provide further information on the roles we have available.”
The company is encouraging fresh talent from local universities to apply for the positions along with experienced candidates. There are vacancies across all departments within RKW including sales, marketing and design, buying, e-commerce, customer service and roles within its distribution centres.
