![]() Several days after fitting, I found some worktops weren't secured correctly (one above corner unit could be lifted off easily, one next to sink sloped, and when I looked under the inset sink the fitter had sliced through the worktop between edge of worktop and sink) When missing doors delivered still four short! Took six weeks for rest to be delivered, then issues getting install team back. Was told other doors did not pass inspection but would be delivered as soon as possible. Could have probably finished in three days otherwise. Except only one bloke for two of those days. Duly reported but totally ignored by Wren.įitting team arrived on due day for four day project. (Also, used Wren installation subbies as salesman told I me that any issues could be addressed within days - big, big lie as still had to stick to 'normal' Wren delivery dates, so no difference at all)ĭelivered on day agreed - except delivery team damaged kitchen light fitting and clock. Old kitchen removed and room totally gutted so clean slate. Kitchen ordered in February 2017 for installation May 2017 as united our time scale. Also, I admit I'm crap at plastering :rotfl:) ![]() In the old days of Schreiber kitchens I was used as an Electrician to fit everything (except doing gas as I refused. It takes the total invested to £380 million by the business, founded by former Hygena head Malcolm Healey.And before my list seems picky I have fitted kitchens previously. The build is on schedule, with handover to Wren anticipated in the autumn. It has doubled the company’s capacity, with “significant investment” also flagged at Barton where a huge expansion is underway. Wren kicked off 2022 with a high-profile advertising campaign from the filmmaker behind The Greatest Showman, and Mr Pullan said the directors remain confident in the strategy, believing significant opportunities exist to expand further.Ī total of £72.5 million was invested in manufacturing in 2021 with the second stone worktop fabrication plant at Scunthorpe highlighted. Additional locations have been identified and sites are being sought to address this issue.” Reflecting on the showroom number hitting 105 in the UK, Mr Pullan said: “This is less than half of the number of showrooms of some of our competitors and there remains significant areas of the UK where the company has no presence. In the strategic report accompanying the results, Mark Pullan, managing director, said: “The result is a testament to the fortitude of the team and whilst the Covid pandemic has presented a huge number of challenges, the Wren family has continued to grow and the average number of team members in 2021 reached 6,801 people, an increase of 2,249 people from the number employed two years ago.” ![]() The in-house development of the firm’s digital design platform was pushed to the fore as “customers were able to continue their home improvement projects without delay,” – growth was double that seen in 2020 when coronavirus first hit. The growth comes despite the first three months of the year seeing its branches closed as Covid measures were reintroduced. It comes amid huge expansion with new production facilities being brought online in the Humber region, while additional showrooms emerge in the UK and US. Pre-tax profits also passed a new milestone of £100 million, up 34 per cent year-on-year. And employee numbers have spiralled alongside the numbers, with almost 7,000 people now working for Wren. The northern Lincolnshire manufacturing-to-retail giant recorded turnover at £916.5 million, up from £703.1 million in 2020. ![]() Wren Kitchens generated its strongest growth to date in 2021, with sales closing in on the £1 billion mark after a 30 per cent uplift.
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