A father and daughter team opened their first showroom last Saturday (22 May), having invested more than £100,000. Greg and Leighanne Cox have expanded Speedy Home Improvements by creating a dedicated space in Horsham, West Sussex, showcasing six living spaces as well as the business’ new range of windows and doors.
Aiming to capitalise on pent-up demand, the duo hopes that the new, 5000ft² facility will help the business grow 30% by the end of 2021. Five new jobs were created as a result of the investment: one front of house position, two sales roles and two apprentice fitters, to support the installation team.
“We have been growing steadily due to word-of-mouth referrals and exhibitions, but felt the time was right to have a presence where potential customers could see our expertise first hand,” explained Leighanne, who joined Greg in working at the business 11 years ago. “The showroom has been purpose-built to really showcase the improvements we can deliver, with visitors able to see a contemporary flat roof kitchen extension, both tiled roof and hybrid roof home extensions, a stunning orangery, a beautiful glass roof conservatory and a practical garden room.
“It will give people from Horsham and Worthing all the inspiration they need when considering adding more space to their homes. We’ve also got an extensive range of windows and doors that we are now supplying and fitting, including Extreme window, the timeless Envisage flush casement and the contemporary Eclipse aluminium slim frame windows and doors.”
Speedy Home Improvements, which became part of the Conservatory Outlet network of retailers last year, is running a series of promotions to celebrate the new showroom. Visitors during the opening weekend had the chance to win a three-course meal at a local restaurant, prize hampers and, for the first three orders, a spa break.
Greg added: “We are best known for our ability to take on technically demanding projects, with our unique ‘SpeedyBase’ system reducing the requirement for traditional wet foundations and construction time by up to four weeks. This is still very much what we do, but by joining Conservatory Outlet last year, we have also benefited from access to their excellent product range and its multi-channel digital marketing campaign that has really driven leads during the lockdown. Like the other retailers in the network, we decided the time was right to have our own showroom ,and look forward to welcoming homeowners from Horsham and Worthing over the coming weeks and months.”
Greg Kane, chief executive of Conservatory Outlet, concluded: “Speedy Home Improvements has been a very welcome addition and has surpassed all of the joint targets we set at the start. Greg and Leighanne are a fantastic team, with a reputation for quality, service and overcoming technical challenges. This showroom is an important next step in the firm’s journey.”
