Work begins on new HQ for pneumatics and compressed air business

Thorite, a specialist in pneumatics, air compressors, air tools, and fluid handling equipment, says work on its expanded UK headquarters has started.

Earlier this year the business announced it intended to relocate its UK to a new location nearer to central Bradford.

Due to continued growth, Thorite has outgrown its home of the last 50 years and needs to bring all its services together under one roof.

The new, multi-million pound, purpose-built 44,000 sq ft site more than doubles the size of the current facility.

It means Thorite’s Bradford sales & service centre, aftermarket service, systems design & build, training academy, and national distribution centre will all be combined on one site.

Additionally, the firm plans to ensure customer-facing staff – field sales, sales support, marketing, and purchasing work more closely together to further develop and nurture key customer relationships and new product development.

There will be a brand new sales & service centre showroom and trade counter, built alongside a product showcase area.

Stephen Wright, managing director, said: Our new world-class facility gives us the platform to further commit to continuously improve our service performance to our customers, allowing us to become more efficient, to more consistently meet the demand for our products and provide improved stockholding, delivery performance, service quality, training and much more.”

Wright is extensively involved with the business community. He has joined the board as a director of the British Compressed Air Society in November 2018.

He was president of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce from 2011 to 2013 and served as chairman of the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce from 2015 to 2017.

He was chairman of the Yorkshire and Humberside EEF Regional Advisory Board from 2012 to 2017.