Harrogate industrial firm launches £6m training and distribution centre

Harrogate-based Belzona, whose composite materials and industrial coatings have been used to protect the Empire State Building and Cambridge University, has launched its £6m training and distribution centre.

The new facility will more than double Belzona’s current distribution area floor space, with 12 metres of usable height, adding around 4000 pallet spaces and 166,100 cubic feet of total floor area.

The training area features a fully equipped presentation suite as well as a practical training/demonstrating classroom.

David Blackwell, engineering director at Belzona Harrogate, said: “Here at Belzona we believe that training is vital to success. Training empowers people to meet the demands made of them in the work environment and prepares them for the unexpected situations that life will throw at them. Belzona’s practical training courses are designed to enhance the theoretical aspects of Belzona solutions by placing them in a practical context.”

Family-owned Belzona was founded in 1952 and has annual revenue of around £20m and 150 employees.

The company exports to over 160 countries worldwide.