Eco-friendly bag company invests in latest expansion

Sheffield eco-friendly tote bag manufacturer Bag It Don’t Bin It, which makes plastic bag alternatives from organic and fairtrade cotton, is moving for the third time in 18 months as it expands again.

The independent business has taken a five-year lease on an 8,000 sq ft premises, down the road from their current base on Rutland Road.

The company has 44 employees across a total of 21,500 sq ft. It was founded in 2007 and is led by managing director Daya Singh and finance director Marc Larsen.

The new unit provides more storage space and potential further office space for the successful eco-friendly bag supplier.

Daya said: “As a manufacturing company based in Sheffield we are always looking at ways to grow and to keep things local. We’re based in the heart of steel city and wouldn’t have it any other way.

“We started looking for a new site due to the increasing demands of our business, plus, with the on-set of Brexit looming, we decided to increase our stock holding to ensure we didn’t get caught out with any potential delays at sea or airports. Hence, more stock meant more storage space was needed.

“The new unit will allow us to continue our creative expertise, commercial print awareness and high standards of customer service.

“There could be potential jobs in the pipeline if we decide to relocate some staff in the new unit which would create space in our current site to grow production facilities, and therefore mean increasing our head count.”

Solicitors Wake Smith advised on the lease for the new premises for Bag It Don’t Bin It (BIDBI).

Laura Sanderson, solicitor in Wake Smith’s commercial property division, said: “We were really pleased to be able to advise BIDBI on the unit’s lease requirements.

“We are delighted to have helped another independent business expand and wish them the best of luck for the future.”