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Flame Heating Spares pursues national targets following scorching sales year

North East heating and plumbing merchant Flame Heating Spares has recorded a successful year in business after more than doubling its turnover.

The business reported sales of £14.5m up from £6.4m in 2016, meaning it has recorded year-on-year growth since it was founded by entrepreneur John Savage in 2011.

From beginning with a single branch in Gateshead, Flame now operates seven trade counters across the region, having launched outlets in Ashington and Newcastle over the last 12 months.

The company, which is also planning to launch further branches in the North East this year, also invested £200k to launch three branches in Scotland this summer.

John Savage, Managing Director of Flame Heating Spares, said: “It has been another strong year for Flame, buoyed by investments in new branches and our staff to meet increased demand for our services.

“Despite the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit vote and uncertain General Election result, we are still continuing to push on with our expansion plans to create even more job opportunities that will support the long-term future of the company.

“We are now in the process of expanding into Scotland and this is an exciting development for everyone associated with Flame, as these will be our first branches outside of the company’s traditional North East roots. This is another large stride forward to helping us realise our national ambitions and the future is looking bright.”

It has also been a positive year for John himself, who has been shortlisted in a number of business awards, including the 2017 Institute of Directors (IoD) Yorkshire and North East Director of the Year Awards and the English SME Business Awards 2017. John is also the current IoD North East Young Director of the Year.

He added: “I have enjoyed a very successful period both in business and on a personal level, which has been a humbling experience and something I am incredibly proud of. Hopefully the company will celebrate further success in the future as we continue to expand.”

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