Strategic expansion for family firm as industrial suppliers set up shop in Aycliffe
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Industrial supplies specialists Masfix expands to Aycliffe Business Park – Martin Walker meets the‘ new’ kids on the block …
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fasteners and industrial supplies business with a proud family history is investing in the future by expanding to Aycliffe Business Park.
Masfix, a North-East-based company with more than four decades of heritage, has opened a brand new 5,000 sq ft facility at Station Place on Aycliffe Business Park following a £ 150,000 investment.
The move marks a significant milestone for the business, which will stock £ 1m-worth of products across its two premises, and is part of a wider strategy to support growing demand from existing customers in the region while laying foundations for future growth.
Masfix has created three full-time roles as part of the expansion, appointing warehouse supervisors Gavin Gent, James Campbell and Cameron Liddle.
The facility is backed by daily deliveries from the company’ s Newburn headquarters, ensuring businesses across County Durham have fast and convenient access to an unparalleled range of stock.
“ We’ ve been planning this for some time,” explains Ian Mordue, one of the company’ s directors and owners, along with Mark Slater.“ We identified Aycliffe Business Park as a key growth area, and this is a strategic move for us.“ We’ re already dealing with a number of well-established firms here, including Tekmar, Ebac and BTS Fabrications, so it made sense to have a permanent base here to better serve those customers and build new relationships.”
Masfix stocks more than 30,000 products and carries over 25m parts across its operation.
From nuts, bolts and fixings to tools, safety equipment, PPE and bespoke-engineered parts, the company offers an unrivalled breadth of supply – all underpinned by a reputation for quality, speed and customer service.
“ There aren’ t many businesses in the region who can offer what we do, with such immediate availability,” says sales director Richard Ward.
“ We pride ourselves on our service, the range we carry and our ability to respond quickly to our customers’ needs.”
Masfix’ s offering goes well beyond stock supply. One of the company’ s most exciting innovations in recent years is its vendor-managed inventory service, which sees vending machines installed directly into customers’ premises.
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