ESE win another B2B Award
Eastern Storage Equipment Supplying UK Commercial and Industrial Equipment Solutions since 1975. Eastern Storage Equipment Ltd (ESE) is one of the leading independent regional and national manufacturers, suppliers, installers and distributors of industrial spatial solutions, commercial storage equipment, business mail order and cloakroom equipment. Started in a garden shed by Brian Francis in 1975 selling shelving and racking, the business has grown and diversified to its current ability to supply and deliver more than 20,000 different products through a mixture of online and traditional means. Over the last few years ESE’s online business innovations have grown at an exponential rate, to the extent that almost 50% of sales are generated via the internet. The company experienced a 5,000% growth in internet sales between 2000-2007 and continues to grow by a further 40% in 2008. By embracing the new technologies available and implementing ethical marketing techniques - ESE truly is a business for the 21st Century. This significant transformation and the company’s ongoing commitment to customer service has won ESE a number of prestigious awards such as the British Chamber of Commerce ‘Impact of Technology on your Business’ award for the whole East of England (won in 2007 and again in 2008), and the National Award for ‘Integrated e-Business’, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2007 in London. ESE now designs and supplies primarily shelving, racking, office and industrial partitioning, mezzanine floors, trucks & trolleys, workshop equipment, workbenches, safety equipment, signs, lockers as well as manufacturing its own unique ranges of cloakroom seating / benches and clothes hanging racks. Now under the management of Brian's eldest son, Simon, ESE remains a friendly, family run and customer focused business. They serve an extensive and varied range of loyal customers throughout the whole of the UK. ESE are unique in their industry for their levels of expertise and experience; over 50% of their staff have more than 20 years industry experience, some even have more than 30! Sales have grown by more than 50% over the last two years and continue to grow, with a large percentage of business being generated by customer referrals and repeat business, their Customer Service is clearly second to none. ESE has three primary divisions: ESE Projects, Cloakroom Seating and ESE Direct. ESE Projects (www.eseprojects.co.uk) specialises in the fit out and refurbishment of offices, warehouses, industrial and commercial premises. With more than 180 years of in-house experience, ESE Projects has the capability to handle almost any type or size of project from a small office partition modification, to complete design, management, installation and refurbishment of offices, warehouses, factories, trade / retail outlets or leisure facilities. The Cloakroom Seating division (www.cloakroomseating.co.uk) has undergone growth in excess of 400% over the last four years. They specialise in the manufacture and installation of nine unique ranges of cloakroom seating, changing room benches, garment hanging rails, wall shelves and lockers stands as well as a growing number of ‘bespoke one offs’, specifically to address the ever-increasing need for greater flexibility in the modern building environment. They are continually cost engineering and expanding their ranges to ensure they can offer the best possible prices whilst maintaining the products high quality. ESE Direct is a free business-to-business mail order catalogue containing products commonly used in offices, warehouses, factories, retail outlets, leisure centres and even car parks / communal outdoor areas. All 544+ pages of which are also available to order online at their dedicated shop www.esedirect.co.uk. With in excess of 20,000 products, ESE Direct guarantees unbeatable service and pricing, with more than 25% of the products for sale online at up to 65% below Normal Trade Prices, and all can be delivered anywhere in the UK usually within a matter of days.