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Over the next three to five years Wild Thang plans to invest more than £272,000 in the business, with the aim of doubling the number of employees to 40+, while achieving a turnover of £5m.
Andrew Dwerryhouse, managing director, said: “When we look back at our small beginnings, starting with a £1,500 Princes Trust loan and a small amount of personal investment we can take great pride in what we have achieved as a team to date.
“Over the last 19 years we have become a true family run business, regionally the biggest merchandise provider now employing 20+ highly trained individuals all flying the flag for the Liverpool region and British manufacturing, as you can imagine all of which has taken a lot of sweat and tears along the way. This is another big moment in the company’s history as we plan to make the investment in our Liverpool HQ and Manufacturing Hub, we have an amazing team and are in a good position to grow so by making the right further investment in people, new state of the art equipment, new machinery to increase capacity, technology to increase efficiency and software to process quicker will all be key to the expansion success.
“Similar to many SMEs you hit different plateaus at different times in the life of a business, we know it’s the right time to make that investment so we can take the next step to grow the business and truly offer something world class both nationally and internationally.”
Mr Dwerryhouse adds that Wild Thang will look to grow its order book regionally, in London and the south east where there is a substantial requirement for the products the company supplies.
Wild Thang is currently ranked in the top 5% of the largest merchandise providers in the UK, but it is hoped with this expansion plan that it will break into the top 1% in the country.
Mr Dwerryhouse adds: “As a team we are excited about the future, dreaming to aim big, 100% confident with our company ethos to deliver world class creative branded clothing, merchandise and print, we will meet our growth plans and proposed targets.”
