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[January 2007]
York Handmade Celebrates Another Record Year
2006 was another record year for the York Handmade Brick Company, based at Alne, near Easingwold (North Yorks, England).York Handmade, the leading independent brickmaker in the north of England, has announced that its turnover reached almost £2.4 million last year, which represents an increase of 7% over 2005.
David Armitage, Chairman, commented: "Last year was comfortably our best year ever. It doesn't seem all that long ago since our turnover passed £1 million per annum and in the last ten years we have virtually doubled our sales figure. As ever, our tremendous performance reflects extremely well on our highly professional sales force, both within the company and out in the field.
"However, the backdrop to these results remains our outstanding performance with the self-build sector, where we are now supplying almost £900,000 worth of material per annum. Turnover in this field has doubled since 2002 and is a direct reflection of the fact that self-builders of high-quality individual homes now make York Handmade their first stop when it comes to brick choice.
"This is due to the unique and original finish of the product which does wonders for the kerb appeal of the property."
The company will shortly have a stand in the new National Self Build & Renovation Centre at Swindon which is a groundbreaking development marking the coming of age of self-build and renovation in the UK.
This success has led to York Handmade building a new 16,000 sq ft factory at its site at Alne. This facility will include machinery to manufacture an exciting new range of products, as well as increasing the capacity for manufacturing existing items such as terracotta floor tiles.
David Armitage said: "We are very confident that, as the only serious manufacturer of terracotta floor tiles in the United Kingdom, this offers some exciting prospects for further growth.
"The company's clear target is to increase turnover by a further 30 per cent in the next three years."
www.yorkhandmade.co.uk
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