Bathroom manufacturer takes on major distribution centre at Bridgwater

By Nicky Godding

22 February 2024

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Vado Bridgwate

British bathroom product manufacturer VADO has secured a new distribution centre at Express Park in Bridgwater.

Currently based in Cheddar, VADO will relocate its operation to Unit 3 Express Park in May this year.

Jack Dibben, VADO Supply Chain Director, said: “Our move from Cheddar to Bridgwater transforms our bathroom products operation in the UK, bringing numerous facilities under one efficient and well-located roof.

“The investment cements our future in Somerset, with 80 staff to be based at the Express Park site. The project has been three years in planning and will offer us options to grow the business turnover sustainably, building on our longstanding contribution to the regional economy.”

Alder King represented the outgoing tenant in negotiating the assignment of the lease. VADO was represented by Avison Young.

Andrew Ridler, partner at Alder King, said: “The availability of this modern warehouse building at Express Park presented VADO with a unique opportunity to consolidate and expand its operation which they were quick to secure.”

Unit 3 Express Park provides 64,989 sq ft of warehouse and office space within a secure fenced and gated site.

Express Park is an established business park on the northern side of Bridgwater close to Junction 25 of the M5.

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.