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Ringtons expand with new Chesterfield sales office and four new jobs

North East tea firm Ringtons has opened a new sales office in Chesterfield to merge its Nottingham and South Yorkshire presence, creating four jobs.

The 2,400 sq ft base will accommodate 24 employees along with office space, storage, loading and training facilities.

Ringtons’ new Chesterfield office is one of the company’s 20 sales offices based throughout the UK from which its doorstep delivery service is operated – the company’s head office is in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Sales offices are as far north as Edinburgh and as far south as East Anglia.

Stephen Killinger Ringtons operations manager who oversaw the Ringtons move said: “We chose Chesterfield as it is a great central location which is close to the M1, allowing us to continue to offer first class service to our existing customers and reach an even wider area including Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham, Rotherham, and Burton on Trent.

“Merging the two Sales Offices allows us to operate more efficiently from one single site and upgrade from the two former sites which were in need of substantial repair.

“The units themselves on Dunston Trading estate are currently undergoing a refurb and we look forward to merging both our offices there at the end of March.

“The site itself is going to allow for greater access to the surrounding area, make incoming deliveries easier and we also hope to bring business to our neighbours which include local caterers, car garages and maintenance providers. It’s an exciting move for Ringtons and we look forward to filling our four vacancies from our new hub.”

Chesterfield Borough Council’s Economic Development Unit assisted the company to find the right business premises.

Councillor John Burrows, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council said: “We are always pleased to see new businesses opening in the borough. I am pleased that Ringtons Tea has chosen Chesterfield for their new base – they could not have chosen better, Chesterfield is on the up and our transport links both regionally and nationally are second to none.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .