Business Expansion as Polyhose UK Officially Opens new Warehouse Facility
10 Feb 2025
Polyhose UK, BFPA member and energy conveyance products wholesaler, was delighted to welcome guests from the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA), Dorset Chamber, Mar-Key Group, Lloyds Banking Group and Rubicon People Partnership to celebrate the official opening of their new warehouse.
From their dedicated warehouse and distribution site in Christchurch, Dorset, Polyhose supplies customers all over the UK with world-class Thermoplastic, PTFE, Rubber Hydraulic, Industrial, Composite, Stainless Steel, Flexible hoses and Fluid Connectors. With ambitious growth plans for 2025 and beyond, Polyhose needed to create additional warehousing space to accommodate a broader range of products and increase the depth of its UK stock holding.
Photo: Marc Whibley (centre), Polyhose UK and the team at the official opening of the new warehouse
Marc Whibley, Managing Director at Polyhose UK, said, “We were delighted to welcome guests to celebrate the opening of our new warehouse with our staff. It has been incredible to see our vision for the new space come to life, and we can’t wait to reap the benefits for our business and our customers.”
Chris Butcher, Managing Director at the BFPA, said, “It was a pleasure to be invited to the official opening of the new Polyhose warehouse and to meet their hardworking team. The new building is fantastic and is an excellent example of the investment our members are making in the £1.5+ billion UK fluid power industry.”
At the event, Martin Kingsbury, Director of Membership & Training at the BFPA, and Chris Butcher presented Polyhose UK with a certificate congratulating them on 40 years in business. The company was initially incorporated in 1985.
Polyhose worked with Dorset manufacturer Mar-Key Group on the warehouse installation. Visiting the site, Dorset Chamber Chief Executive Ian Girling commented, “Dorset has a vibrant and exciting business community. It is a pleasure to visit projects like this and see Chamber members working together to deliver economic growth.”
Photo: LtoR Marc Whibley, Polyhose UK receiving BFPA 40 years in business certificate from Chris Butcher, BFPA
With customers across the UK, Polyhose products are used in all kinds of fluid transfer applications, including hydraulic systems in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, automotive, marine, rescue equipment and industrial applications such as water jetting, sewer cleaning, high pressure blasting and painting and fire suppression systems, as well as LPG and high-pressure industrial gas transfer. Their culture of excellence means highly engineered fluid conveyance products that industries can trust to perform every time.
Polyhose UK has been consistently accredited to ISO9001:2015 for sales and distribution, assembly and testing of thermoplastic, PTFE and rubber hoses and associated fittings and components for over 27 years. It has been a member of the Dorset Chamber for more than 30 years and is a member of the BFPA, the UK’s only trade body for the Hydraulic and Pneumatic Industries.
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