Beauty business expands with warehouse lease
A Rotherham-based beauty business which specialises in manufacturing sugaring paste has acquired a 1,000 sq ft warehouse premises to accommodate its expanding product range and new training arm.
The expansion comes almost 12 months after the Sukar Company was taken over by entrepreneurs Claire Hallam and Chantelle Coughlan.
The new facility will support the firm which has a global customer base spanning Hong Kong, Sweden, Slovenia, Canada, the US and Estonia, and specialises in a beauty treatment known as sugaring,
Facilitated by a Kickstart grant from UKSE, the business moved into the new space earlier this year.
The six-year lease will give the team access to two beauty rooms, a kitchen, an office and a manufacturing and distribution warehouse.
Formerly located in a less developed building in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, the new warehouse space based in Maltby will allow NHS nurse Coughlan to offer cosmetic procedures in the “Skinthetics Aesthetics & Skincare” room including Botox and fillers, as well as “The Nail Room” run by Jo Brookes offering all things nails.
The duo are in the process of launching their dedicated training arm which will provide other beauticians and sugaring technicians with the necessary skills to perform the sugaring technique.
Hallam said: “We’re taking a local approach to the business, outsourcing all of our packaging and labels from businesses close-by in Doncaster and Rotherham. It’s important to us that we support local businesses after what has been an incredibly difficult year.
“The grant we received from UKSE has helped immensely with our relocation to South Yorkshire, as it enabled us to purchase signage for the front of the warehouse, rebrand our products and set up our website.
“Despite the uncertainties presented by this past year, I’m optimistic for what’s to come.
“Our ambition is to begin a training course for those wishing to learn and practice the sugaring technique, as well as increasing the range of products on offer to customers.”
Steve Lyon at UKSE said: “It’s great to support Claire and Chantelle in their new venture, The Sukar Company, and I like how they are sourcing their supplies from local businesses.”
UKSE also provides loan and equity finance of up to £1m to existing companies which are growing, particularly those creating jobs.
