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Rustins back in production within a week of major fire


Following a huge fire at the Rustins paint factory on Staples Corner in North London last week, the company confirmed that its warehouse and offices suffered the worst of the damage but explained that its manufacturing facilities survived the blaze and it is already back in production. A statement issued by Rustins after the fire explained that its administration offices and all stock in the warehouse had been destroyed but added: “At this


point our factory appears to be in working order. We are working on our business continuity plans to liaise with our customers, suppliers and employees to get back to production as soon as possible.”


Since then DIY Week has spoken to the firm, which confirmed the factory was already up and running and working towards replenishing stock. A spokesperson explained that the company was back in production within a week of the incident,


exclaiming that there was “no messing about!”


Rustins said today: “Shortly after the fire we restored our IT systems and our administrative activities are back and functioning. We will take orders and despatch products as stocks are replenished.” The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is still investigating the cause of the fire, which broke out at Rustins’ site on Waterloo Road on the evening of Monday January 8.


In total, 15 fire engines and


nearly 100 firefighters from Hendon and surrounding fire stations


attended the blaze at the large paint factory. According to the London Fire Brigade (LFB), its control centre received 45 emergency calls about what it described as a “significant fire” that could “be seen across London”.


An LFB spokesperson said:


“The fire completely destroyed the single-storey building.


Image credit: twitter.com/LFB_BC_Camden


Factory workers left before the Brigade arrived. There were no reports of any injuries.” Meanwhile, Rustins has been overwhelmed by the response form the industry. “We are grateful for the messages of support from our customers, suppliers and others in the industry. Thank you all for your continued support.


DIY Week Awards: Final deadline fast approaching


Don’t forget that the final deadline for entries into the supplier and retailer categories of the DIY Week Awards is Wednesday, January 31, 2018. With the peak Christmas period out of the way, don’t miss out on your last chance to enter the leading industry awards. Judging across all categories will take place in February, with a shortlist announced ahead of the awards luncheon in May.


We’ve got two stellar judging panels, with respected names from across the DIY and garden industry. Read more about our judges at www.diyweekawards. co.uk/the-judges. This year’s DIY Week Awards could be the perfect time for your company or team’s time to shine and have your innovation and hard work recognised. Past retail winners have included Broad Street DIY,


Screwfix, Old Railway Line, Homebase and Kennedy’s Mica Hardware, whilst the roll of honour in supplier categories includes the likes of Henkel, Sugru, Akzo Nobel, Bosch, Westland, Positec, and Yale. Our overall winners will be announced at this year’s DIY Week Awards lunch on Friday, May 11 at the Park Plaza Victoria in London. The DIY Week Awards is


the perfect platform to showcase a company, team or product in front of your industry peers, potentially creating new opportunities for your business, as well as rewarding the people that are integral to the success of your company. It is also an ideal networking event and the chance to be in the room with the cream of the


home improvement and garden sector. Don’t miss out, enter today at www.diyweekawards.co.uk

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