Manufacturer of accessible kitchen and bathroom products AKW has opened a new showroom and factory in Middlewich, Cheshire.

Executive chairperson of AKW Holdings Group Nick Parsons, DL High Sheriff of Cheshire Clare Hayward and Mayor of Middlewich Cllr Simon Whittaker opened the new AKW manufacturing facility

The 26,000sqft site will manufacture its products and includes offices and a bathroom and kitchen showroom and client assessment centre.

It has been designed to enable occupational therapists, contractors, and other specifiers in the North West to experience AKW’s product range in situ and receive product training, as required.

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The new facilities follow the acquisition of Contour Showers in 2022, as the Contour facility in Winsford was not able to meet AKW’s manufacturing requirements.

A new production site in Total Park, Middlewich, was subsequently taken on under a long-term lease and the layout amended during construction to suit AKW’s needs.

Located three miles from junction 18 of the M6, AKW’s new facility is EPC A-rated and features roof mounted solar panels which will generate an estimated 15,000 kWh electricity per year for the site.

Alongside AKW staff, all of the Winsford site’s employees have made the move to the facility and a fuel allowance, free transport service and hybrid working have been set up to ease the transition.

Executive chairperson of AKW Holdings Group Nick Parsons commented: “The opening of this showroom and manufacturing facility makes AKW the largest producer of bathroom and kitchen adaptation solutions in the North West.

“We are very proud of the reputation that AKW has built up over the years for providing high quality inclusive bathroom and kitchen solutions that stand the test of time.

“With the opening of the Middlewich facility, now even more installers, specifiers and end users across the region will be able to experience the exceptional AKW and understand why our strapline is ‘Life Made Better’.”