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Durham’s Stiller invests £1.1m in new warehouse

Newton Aycliffe family business Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is continuing its impressive growth by investing more than £1m in a new state-of-the-art storage facility.

The 40,000 square feet warehouse will increase by nearly 50% the firm’s warehousing capacity at its premises in the heart of Aycliffe Business Park.

Stiller, which employs 140 people, has ploughed £1.1m into the new unit, which will include a new 21st Century racking system and VNA (Very Narrow Aisle) handling equipment.

The multi-user warehousing facility, which has been constructed by local steel firm Finley Structures, will increase Stiller’s storage footprint to 200,000 sq ft, and is expected to be completed by August.

It comes just four months after Stiller announced a new £15m three-year deal with food packaging firm Coveris Rigid, which is expected to increase annual turnover from £10m to between £12.5m and £13m this year.

Commercial manager Matthew Stiller said: “We were struggling to accommodate our current workload and order book within the space that existed between our own site and another property we currently lease at Central Park on Aycliffe Business Park.

“This is a long-term investment for the company and part of our 10-year business plan to sustain employment and create new jobs in the future.

“We do have a full pipeline of work at the moment but this expansion will enable us to be more efficient and to take on more business.

“The distribution side of the business has grown significantly over the last 18 months, and this is another indication of how well the business is doing.

“It’s as a direct result of an increase in sales which in turn is a result of the great job our sales customer services and operations teams are doing.”

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