Sector Focus: Decking & Garden Products | 31
SUMMARY
■ Power Sheds launched in February 2019
■ The sheds are manufactured as modular units
■ The company will start to manufacture log cabins around May this year
■ It has capacity to manufacture 2,000 sheds per week
POWERING ON
Power Sheds has experienced impressive growth since it was set up just two years ago. TTJ spoke to co-founder and director Jack Sutcliffe
TTJ: WHEN WAS THE COMPANY SET UP?
Jack Sutcliffe: Power Sheds was launched in February 2019 by Simon Hobson and me. We met at another garden shed manufacturing company and we made the decision to leave and set up on our own. Simon has worked in the industry for 28 years from being an installer to becoming responsible for all operations. I was there for 11 years and was responsible for all non-production. We believe this was an ideal combination to set up on our own.
Above: Simon Hobson (left) and Jack Sutcliffe co-founded Power Sheds two years ago
TTJ: DID YOU SEE A GAP IN THE MARKET? WHAT IS YOUR USP? JS: We set this up due to the unbelievable opportunity there is in the garden shed industry. It is a big, and yet surprisingly unbranded market with online retailers all competing on price and promotions. For most companies, the lead time is around four to six weeks. Sheds are an awkward product to deliver and so companies send them on their own fleet. Our research has shown that shopping for a shed can be overwhelming, with customers having to look through hundreds of sheds and options and finding it difficult to know which to choose. We wanted something simple to choose and quick to deliver and we took inspiration from the mattress industry, where it was a challenge to deliver a mattress. One company brought out a ‘mattress in a box’ and this enabled complete delivery flexibility and it transformed the industry. In a similar way, we have developed a modular ‘shed on a pallet’. We can deliver a shed using a national pallet delivery network to anywhere in the UK with next day delivery, or anywhere in Europe within a week. We are the first UK wooden ►
www.ttjonline.com | March/April 2021 | TTJ
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