Williams & Co Hastings branch - born 16th May 2013

[Ray Stafford]

We are pleased to announce the birth of our Hastings branch - weighing in at 3600 square feet.

We completed the deal on 10 - 12 Armstrong close yesterday, after a mammoth 5 months of legal labour, and a legal bill to match. <ouch>

Much thanks due to a certain bearded, landie/icecream van driving/dog training forum member for his help in finding it. Fortunately I have this pic without him or his icecream truck in the frame:



There is quite a lot of demolition and rebuild to do on this one, so probably 8 - 9 weeks to fit out, estimated opening date in late July.

The branch manager will be "Wild Bill" Dawson, ably supported by Sophie (Mrs Wild Bill) - Bill formerly ran our Southampton branch, but fancied relocating to sunny sussex.



Next week we are looking at a building in Ashford in Kent, so I hope to have more news on that soon.

Ray

 

[SimonG]

Well done Ray, still not close enough for me yet How's the ecommerce site going?

 

[Ray Stafford]

Well done Ray, still not close enough for me yet How's the ecommerce site going?

Thanks Simon

The ecommerce site is going slowly, although distance sales via the forum, twitter and just word of mouth around the country are going better than I expected. But don't tell Dan, or he might want to re-negotiate the sponsorship.

In fact, posting this thread was displacement activity when I should have been working on the ecommerce! <hangs head in shame>

 

[chris watkins]

Today Hasting, tomorrow the world, a Ray, well OK this time next year any road, onward & upwards.
Mike will be please.
Good Luck Ray. BTW is it a boy or a girl ?

 

[Ray Stafford]

BTW is it a boy or a girl ?

Well, it has three loading doors, so I guess that makes it a girl? OK, I'll get my coat.

 

[Keefy]

Congrats Ray, you fellas will be getting a bigger tax bill than Amazon at this rate!

 

[Ray Stafford]

Congrats Ray, you fellas will be getting a bigger tax bill than Amazon at this rate!

If the mods see I am posting from an IP address in Luxembourg or the Cayman Islands, that'll be why...

 

[clarky101]

That looks as if its behind the fiat/ nissan garage.....near pts

 

[Mike Jackson]

It is, just along the road from South Coast Roofing and Omnico. Great news.

 

[Dotty]

If the mods see I am posting from an IP address in Luxembourg or the Cayman Islands, that'll be why...

If we didn't, we do now!

Of course, we're completely corruptible........