Manufacturer invests £1.4m in showroom and the latest machinery
A family-owned Leeds luxury door firm is marking 10 years of manufacturing on its current site with a £1.4m investment.
Bosses at Express Bi-Folding Doors have created a new door showroom after ploughing around three quarters of a million pounds into the project. The showroom officially launches today – 28 March.
The firm has also invested around £700,000 in new CNC machinery – the first of its kind in the UK – to add to its manufacturing centre at its 200,000 sq ft campus near Elland Road, where the business employs more than 200 people.
Steve Bromberg, group MD, said: “If we don’t invest, why should we expect customers to? That’s what has prompted us to spend so significantly on this project.
“People’s doors and windows are potentially the most expensive parts of their house, so it’s right people see them in real life and not on a screen or page.
Steve Bromberg
“That’s why we have full scale houses built inside the showroom to show size and scale, both of which match our ambition for growing this company.
“We’ve not just done the basics – we’ve gone way beyond to become what we think is the best entrance door showroom in the UK, possibly beyond.
“Our family would like to think we’ve helped show that British manufacturing is alive and well. It can thrive when done right, providing high quality products without having to import them in from halfway around the world.
“It also means more jobs and careers for people in Yorkshire, something we’re exceptionally proud of.”
Express’s products including panoramic sliding doors, bi-folding doors, entrance doors, skylights, plus new pivot doors and bioclimatic pergolas.
The company is headquartered in Leeds with its campus home to a large base alongside its showroom and manufacturing site.
