Ideal Bathrooms has moved into a new 108,000sq ft distribution centre in Milton Keynes.

The new facility, which will serve as the company's southern distribution centre and boasts a number of innovative environmental solutions, will allow Ideal to improve its next-day availability proposition by more than 30%.

Staff will also benefit from a full floor of bespoke open plan office space, with maximum natural light and a roof garden above the offices. The centre also features a number of additions as part of Ideal’s continued commitment to sustainability, including 13 electric vehicle charging points, and reindeer moss in the stairwell, which improves air quality as well as absorbing noise.

Kim Kirby-Earnshaw, Ideal Bathrooms’ Operations Director, said: “Our new purpose-built distribution centre is equipped with the latest smart technology, from a smart sensor suite to reduce our environmental impact to ride-on order picking trucks, handheld terminals and wireless printers, which will ensure accuracy with picking and despatching our customers’ orders.

“The additional capacity enables us to increase our delivery time window for our suppliers – and therefore customers too – which has improved stock availability for next day delivery and strengthened our product portfolio to support our suppliers and customers’ needs.

“As our new site is down the road from our current distribution centre, I’m pleased that we have managed to retain 100 per cent of our team, and we have created additional job opportunities in Milton Keynes.”

Danielle Lillis, Ideal Bathrooms’ Sales and Commercial Director, said: “Ideal Bathrooms has traded successfully for over 40 years and has grown to become a leading player in branded bathroom distribution.

“We remain fully committed to our loyal customer base and will continue to deliver the best portfolio of branded products, available with next-day delivery from our new distribution hub.

“Despite the challenges presented during the pandemic, Ideal delivered a strong performance in 2021, and this level remains as we enter 2022, including a significant investment in our state of the art, brand new headquarters and warehouse in Milton Keynes. We’re looking forward to building on this strong footing over the next 12 months and beyond.”