New Thorite Headquarters... opening 2021!

Monday 6th July 2020 was another significant day in Thorite’s history as the keys were officially handed over to the principal contractor for building work to commence at the new company headquarters, located on Hillam Road, off Canal Road, central Bradford.

The new development will combine Thorite’s main value-added services together under one roof, having outgrown the existing home of 50 years in the Laisterdyke area of Bradford.

The new 40,000 sq.ft site more than doubles the size of the current facility, meaning that Thorite’s Bradford Sales and Service Centre, Aftermarket Service, Systems design, Training academy, and National Distribution Centre will all be combined on one site, giving customers a complete one-stop-shop experience and even greater choice for all their pneumatic, hydraulic and fluid power needs.

There will be a brand-new Sales and Service Centre showroom and trade counter, built alongside a new product showcase area, to demonstrate the extensive ongoing new product launches that Thorite’s 70 global supply partners regularly collaborate on.

In 2019 Thorite had a turnover of almost £20 million, but with ambitious future growth plans, this move gives Thorite a great foundation for continued success.

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Media

• New Headquarters featured in the Telegraph & Argus: '£100k grant to help Bradford business move to larger site'

           

• TheBusinessDesk.com: 'Grant pumps up expansion at pneumatics and compressed air firm'
• Hydraulics & Pneumatics Magazine: 'Work on new expanded Thorite UK headquarters gets underway'

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Please see below for picture updates as the site progresses...

The main entrance takes shape, November 2020

New flooring installed throughout the warehouse space, November 2020

The room that will become the new staff canteen, November 2020

New window frames in 'Thorite Orange'!  November 2020

External cladding complete across the front fascia, November 2020

Internal lighting installed throughout the main building, November 2020

The space that will become the trade counter, showroom and sales office, October 2020

Cladding goes up for main building exterior, September 2020

New flooring laid in upstairs office, September 2020

Internal dividing wall is completed, September 2020

Internal meeting rooms start to take shape, September 2020

Front of the building, stripped back ready for new frontage, September 2020

Further progress on main building roof, September 2020

Wood framing for upstairs offices, August 2020

Internal dividing wall nears completion, August 2020

Side elevation ready for renovation, August 2020

Internal office walls start to go up, August 2020

Brickwork removed for Warehouse roller shutter doors, August 2020

Re-roofing commences, August 2020

Exterior work begins, July 2020

Interior building work commences, July 2020

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe Leader of Bradford Council with Thorite Managing Director Stephen Wright and fellow Directors Alan Donkersley and Mark Yates, July 2020

Main facility space ready for internal work to start, July 2020

Side view of existing site, July 2020

Aerial view of existing site, July 2020