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FITOUT REVIEW
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| ERI
Ltd
November 2009 |
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the four months since RLI last spoke to the company, ERI has
gone from strength to strength, continuing to work tirelessly
to maintain excellent long-standing relationships whilst increasing
its client portfolio and delivering high-quality, practical
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“Our
existing customers have continued to invest in the maintenance
of their store equipment although there has been a significant
downturn in the number of new stores acquired during 2009,”
says ERI Director of Business Development, Claire Hutchinson.
“That said, there are a number of retailers that understand
the necessity to continue to invest in their stores to ensure
they maintain brand integrity, quality, service and above all,
customer satisfaction.”
It is the group’s competitiveness in terms of price point
that gives it the edge, she says. “We have an extensive
list of long-term clients within our portfolio which includes
Primark, the Post Office, Marks & Spencer, Arcadia Group,
Aurora Fashions, Signet Group and Morrisons, all of which we
have continued to achieve, both current and new contracts, through
competitive tender, which speaks volumes.” |
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the past four years, ERI has enjoyed consistent growth in
its customer portfolio.
Having sustained close working relationships with a number
of the leading UK high street retailers, the company has continued
to deliver high quality roll-outs, with projects scheduled
for the remainder of 2009 and secured for 2010.
As well as its ongoing projects, ERI has also recently secured
its place as a nominated supplier to one of the UK’s
most prestigious department stores, having successfully delivered
the first of what it hopes will be many more projects throughout
2010.
“Over the past few months, the ERI team has been finalising
the acquisition of an account for one of the UK’s leading
supermarket chains, concluding a year-long process of tendering
and prototype roll-out,” says Claire.
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| ERI
has also undertaken work with Dorothy Perkins on its programme
of store improvements and continues its relationship as a
supplier to the Morrisons supermarket chain.
ERI was appointed in early 2009 as lead shopfitter for the
Marks & Spencer Liverpool redevelopment project. The project
was successfully delivered with an impressive zero defects
completion in October. The brief was to work in conjunction
with the main contractor, providing equipment manufacture,
project management and contractual
installation throughout the 28-week program.
“At its peak, we had 20 site operatives working in both
on- and off-site locations. At our off-site staging facility
we collated, phased, picked and packed, quality-checked and
assembled equipment from factory stock held at our premises
in Birmingham. Additionally, we managed the coordination of
the M&S-approved suppliers and subsequently delivered
to the store,” explained Claire.
It was integral to the program that the store continued to
trade throughout the project. The redevelopment and extension
project required the highest levels of management to ensure
delivery on time and within budget for what was an extremely
complex project.
ERI was responsible for the manufacture and installation of
the perimeter system to the entire store over three floors,
including elevator and movement areas; the installation of
column casings, fitting room complexes, the foodhall archway
and elevator panelling.
It also manufactured and installed a Bureau de Change and
CSD Area; tills, queue merchandisers and Till Backdrops; Home
Tech department and Home Hub, whilst installing the acrylic
walls, window beds and ceiling grids, and loose equipment.
ERI also undertook the removal of redundant fixtures and some
elevations of panelling, manufactured the site specifics and
profiled the necessary equipment.
“The only area we did not supply was the food hall and
café revive. That said, we are currently in the development
stage for the manufacture and installation of the ‘Food
to Go’ business unit,” says Claire.
Interestingly, ERI also undertook the design and development
of the new toilet suites; the process was instructed from
concept design through to development, which incorporated
the prototype and installation in preparation for the launch
of a new store model for projects due to be delivered in 2010.
www.eri.uk.com
For the full article please see the RLI Nov 2009 issue
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| FITOUT REVIEW
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| Vizona
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