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First Choice Group’s stock on the rise
A
lready boasting one of the l argest and widest range of c atering spares stock in the
U K, First Choice Group has unveiled p lans to give its customers even more.
The company’s recent move to new purpose built 100,000sqft premises h as set plans in motion for increasing its stock levels by 30%.
A s the UK’s largest stock holder of commercial catering spares, First Choice Group currently houses more than 24,000 stock lines, valued at £3.7m. This is now set to increase to 31,000 lines, valued at £6.5m. M anaging director, John
W hitehouse, said ambitions to grow the business in this way are geared towards maximising the support First Choice customers get so they receive an even better service.
Mr Whitehouse commented: “This is all about giving the customer more. In line with our recent transformation, customers will r eceive a higher level of support in order to reduce waiting times and make it easier for them to get the parts they need.
“Customers will feel the benefit in their pockets too because not only will this save them time, but it will also save them money.
“Around 70% of the orders we receive are delivered directly from the stock in our warehouse. However, with this massive improvement in our s tock capacity, we will take this figure t o well over 90%.”
Stocking information is available on the First Choice Group website and through the company’s revamped customer service teams.
Hitachi joins ACR News Awards line-up
T
he 2018 ACR News Awards are set to take place on Wednesday 24 January
in London. Organised by the
publisher of ACR News Magazine, Datateam Business Media, the event is designed to celebrate innovation in the air conditioning and refrigeration sector, rewarding companies that demonstrate
excellence in their products or the way they operate, and rewarding the individuals who make the industry great.
Hitachi is delighted to be sponsoring ‘Air Conditioning Ancillary Product of the Year’. UK-Ireland managing director, Gboyega Obafemi said: “Throughout its 100-year history, Hitachi’s vision has been to deliver innovative global solutions; now more than ever, we are combining quality products with high
standards of customer service and
sophisticated IT across the Hitachi Group and Johnson Controls, and serving our combined customers
serving ou r combined customers with the most diverse product portfolio in the air conditioning industry.
“Since Hitachi opened its first air conditioning factory in Shimizu in 1944, we ha ve been market
pioneers, achieving a number of air conditioning ‘world firsts’ along the way. Hitachi still places quality engineering and innovation at the heart of everything we do, so we are delighted to be involved in the ACR News Awards and are proud to sponsor the ‘Air Conditioning Ancillary Product of the Year’ category for 2018.
“We wish all this year’s entrants success in the awards and look
forward to celebrating our industry’s
forward to celebrating ou r industry’s continued innovation and excellence in January 2018,” he concluded.
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