Nisbets
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| Industry | Commercial Catering |
| Headquarters | Avonmouth, Bristol |
| Slogan | Next Day Catering |
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Nisbets is the UK's leading mail order company for catering equipment and catering supplies.[1] Based in Avonmouth, Bristol, Nisbets has expanded across multiple countries in Europe and Oceania.
Background
In 1983, Andrew Nisbet identified a potential gap in the catering supplies market. Many catering students around the country all needed the same things: a pair of shoes, a coat, trousers, a hat and a set of knives, but had no central agency to purchase from. He decided to begin knocking on the doors of catering colleges, supplying that demand. The first catalogue was a simple price list, showing the key items that Nisbets still sells today.
The company was first based in Prewett Street, Redcliffe, Bristol, selling catering student essentials. By 1986, Nisbets was large enough to warrant a move to a new site, and moved just a mile north east in Bristol to Waterloo Street in Old Market, where it operated until 1995. Nisbets moved to Aztec West in 1995, and then to Fourth Way in Avonmouth in 2004. The concept of "Next Day Delivery" became central to the business while based in Aztec West; this core benefit to the customer remains central to the Nisbets ethos today.
Since its inception, the company has grown swiftly and intelligently and now supplies restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, hotels, the professional chef, caterers and commercial kitchens.
With over 600 onsite employees[2] and revenues of £180 million, Nisbets is considered Europe's largest supplier of catering equipment.[3]
History
- 1983: Nisbets is founded by Andrew Nisbet.
- 1987: The first mail order catalogue was launched.
- 1990: Nisbets acquired Red Ball, which soon became the wholesale division of Nisbets known as RB Distributors.
- 1996: Nisbets Ireland was opened in Cork.
- 2000: Nisbets opens in the Netherlands.
- 2004: Nisbets headquarters moves to Avonmouth, Bristol.
- 2005
- The trade counter at Fourth Way, Avonmouth is opened. This showcases many products from the catalogue as well as a large clearance section.
- Nisbets France is launched. The French head office is at Combs-la-Ville, to the south of Paris.
- 2007: Nisbets Spain is launched, with an office and distribution center.
- 2008: New warehouse and office were built at Access 18, Avonmouth.
- 2009: Nisbets took over the famous London catering equipment store Pages,[4] based on Shaftesbury Avenue.
- 2010: Nisbets launched in Australia by acquiring Caterers Warehouse, an established catering equipment business. Two stores at Erina and Castle Hill, Sydney were occupied and a new shop opened at Smeaton Grange.
- 2012
- In March, a new Nisbets store opened in Birmingham, near the shopping hub of the Bullring.[5]
- In June, a new Nisbets store opened in Melbourne, Australia, taking the tally of Australian stores to four, joining Sydney stores in Smeaton Grange & Castle Hill, New South Wales and in Erina, New South Wales (Central Coast).
- 2013
- Three new Australian stores opened in Darling Harbour (Sydney CBD), Geelong and Brisbane.
- 2014
- Australian head office moved from Smeaton Grange to Campbelltown, New South Wales, including a 35,000 sqm distribution centre
- 2015
- Awarded 'Best Equipment Distributor' in Restaurant Magazine's Chef's Choice Awards for the fifth consecutive year.[6]
- Manchester store opened on 21 January.
- Nottingham store opened on 20 April 2015
- Cardiff store opened on 20 July 2015
- Exeter store opened in September
- Nisbets' Flagship store in Bristol opened on 28 September
- Cambridge store opened on 14 December 2015
Store Locations
Nisbets operates from two large warehouses in Avonmouth, Bristol with stores in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Brighton, Nottingham, Cambridge, and three locations in London.[7]
They now have offices in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, and Australia with their export division serving over 100 countries worldwide.[8]
Product range
Nisbets supply kitchen products to trade and home users. Their product range covers everything from heavy duty items for bigger catering institutions such as warewashing machines, refrigerators and cooking machines, to smaller items such as beverage machines, blenders[9] and food preparation machines. They also supply ranges of cutlery, crockery, glassware, buffet display, and barware, as well as essential kitchen supplies like knives, utensils, cookware, pastry items, clothing, and furniture.
Nisbets maintains a commitment to process all orders the same day they're received, offering free next day delivery across most of the UK.[10][11] Nisbets were also the recipient of Restaurant Magazine's "Equipment Distributor of the Year" for 2009/2010.[12]
References
- ↑ "Equipped to deliver on its next-day promise for the catering trade". The Times.
- ↑ "Waste Efficiency helps Nisbets hit their waste targets".
- ↑ "Suppliers Guide - Catering Equipment and Cookware".
- ↑ "Resolution Interiors News".
- ↑ "Nisbets opens first store in Birmingham". www.cateringinsight.com.
- ↑ "Chefs' Choice Awards 2015: Winners revealed". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Visit Our Stores".
- ↑ "Nisbets Export".
- ↑ "Dynamic expands stick blender range with two longer-length products". www.bighospitality.co.uk.
- ↑ "About Us". www.nisbets.co.uk.
- ↑ "Nisbets adds 700 lines to latest product catalogue".
- ↑ "Nisbets wins Restaurant Magazine Equipment Distributor of the Year 2009/10 Award".
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