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Manufacturer of accessible kitchen and bathroom products, AKW, has opened its new showroom and factory in Middlewich, Cheshire; its facility was opened by Nick Parsons, executive chairperson of AKW Holdings Group, Clare Hayward MBE DL high sheriff of Cheshire and Cllr Simon Whittaker, mayor of Middlewich.
Its new facility was 26,000 sq ft and includes the company’s offices, a large bathroom and kitchen showroom and client assessment centre, to enable Occupational Therapists, contractors and other specifiers in the North West to experience its product range and to conduct product training.
Parsons said: “The opening of this showroom and manufacturing facility makes AKW the largest producer of bathroom and kitchen adaptation solutions in the North West. We are very proud of the reputation that AKW has built up over the years for providing high quality inclusive bathroom and kitchen solutions that stand the test of time.
“With the opening of the Middlewich facility, now even more installers, specifiers and end users across the region will be able to experience the exceptional AKW and understand why our strapline is ‘Life Made Better’.”
Following its acquisition of Contour Showers Limited in 2022, AKW realised the previous buildings would not be able to meet its manufacturing requirements.
A new production site in Total Park, Middlewich, was subsequently taken on under a long-term lease and the layout amended during construction to suit AKW’s needs. Located three miles from junction 18 of the M6, AKW’s new facility is EPC A-rated and features roof mounted solar panels which will generate an estimated 15,000 kWh electricity per year for the site.
Alongside AKW staff, all of the Winsford site’s employees have moved to the facility and a fuel allowance, free transport service and hybrid working have been set up to make the transition easier.
