HPS reports trade up 8% in first half.

Southern plumbing and heating merchant HPS has opened two new branches.

The expansion takes the total HPS branch network to 28. The branches are at Holmethorpe Industrial Estate, Redhill, Surrey and Maidenhead Trade & Business Park, Priors Way, Maidenhead Berkshire.

Sales director Peter Wilson also reports that trading from existing branches is 8% up on the first six months of 2012 against the same period last year.