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The lifting and rigging company opened Warrington \u2014 one of 10 UK facilities \u2014 six years ago and it has grown steadily to the point where the Hardwick Grange site was too small. An adjacent building became available and connecting both in an expansion to over 9,000 square feet will enable RSS to triple stock levels.<\/p>\n
The expansion project has taken three months and represented \u00a350k of investment in improvements to the combined buildings, which includes offices, a canteen, and a state-of-the-art training room; additional budget was allocated to inventory, including approximately \u00a340k on off-the-shelf equipment, such as heavy-lift slings and chain blocks.<\/p>\n
Stephen Littler, regional manager at RSS, said: \u201cThe expansion will allow the business to achieve our growth plans, supported by increased office space and higher stock levels, both of which are important as we continue to serve the utility, major railway, waste-to-energy, large-scale infrastructure, and heavy-lift crane sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n
A prerequisite for expansion was keeping the existing Warrington depot fully operational, utilising a makeshift office on a temporary basis. In the short term, nine staff will continue to work across the expanded site, located just minutes from the M6 motorway, with Manchester, Merseyside, North Wales,\u00a0Preston, Cheshire, and Cumbria all within easy reach.<\/p>\n
Littler, who joined four-and-a-half years ago, added: \u201cThe depot has significantly grown year-on-year and the forecast for this [year] looks really promising. The expansion will empower us, in time, to employ more staff and, combined with other facets of our development, provide an even faster, better service to the point of use. The new training room will supplement our offering, contributing to a one-stop lifting and rigging operation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Warrington operation will enable existing and prospective customers to source anything from a 1t capacity sling to continuing professional development (CPD) and accredited training. Like other RSS facilities, it will leverage Gemmak Engineering Ltd., the company\u2019s fabrication site, situated near de facto headquarters in Pyle, Wales \u2014 also a manufacturing hub.<\/p>\n
Steve Hutin, managing director at RSS, said: \u201cExpanding Warrington is just the latest in a series of steps we are taking to enhance the profile of our company and, more importantly, equip it to serve a client-base that continues to grow in breadth and scale. We\u2019ve already made public our plans to invest \u00a31m over the next two years in opening three new locations \u2014 but we will simultaneously search for ways to improve longstanding depots where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Caption: RSS has almost doubled the size of its Warrington footprint and tripled inventory levels.<\/p>\n
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Caption: The expansion project has taken three months and represented \u00a350k of investment.<\/p>\n
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Caption: RSS\u2019s Warrington facility includes a new training room<\/p>\n
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