Wren Kitchens
Encyclopedia
Wren Kitchens is a privately-owned British designer, manufacturer and retailer of fully assembled kitchen
cabinets and bedroom
furniture. The company has 27 showrooms across the UK, and its headquarters in Howden
, in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
.
which was founded in November 2000. The management team behind Wren has 35 years' experience within the kitchen market in both the UK and USA. The team traded for 10 years in the US, becoming one of the top kitchen manufacturers. The US business was later sold and the team moved back to the UK, where they built a £250 million internet retailing business. Wren Kitchens was established in 2009, offering customers fully assembled kitchen units as opposed to the traditional flat pack. More recently Wren has launched a bedroom range.
, North Lincolnshire
, where it has created 300 jobs.
The company is committed to using environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes and sourcing components from UK-based companies where possible. All Wren designer range cabinets meet the highest quality mark, with soft closing doors and drawers fitted as standard.
, Aintree
, Basildon
, Beckton
, Bolton
, Bristol
, Cardiff
, Chester
, Darlington
, Doncaster
, Dundee
, Hamilton
, Hayes
, Howden
, Huddersfield
, Hull
, Lincoln, Norwich
, Orpington
, Poole
, Reading
, Rotherham
, Scunthorpe
, Stirling
, Sheffield
, Southampton
and Stevenage
. Further showrooms are planned for 2012.
The new Wren Bedroom range is in the Hull and Huddersfield showrooms.
Wren showrooms display a wide range of the company’s British manufactured kitchen and bedroom designs, together with worktops, appliances and related accessories.
Wren offers a free home measure service and each installation is carried out by local teams of professional fitters. The company offers up to four years interest free credit provided by Hitachi Finance
, one of the UK’s largest independent online retailer of computer and electrical goods.
. The company offered to honour quotes given by Moben Kitchens and Sharps Bedrooms to ensure anyone who had paid up to a 50% deposit would not be left out of pocket. In an article in The Times
the aggressive expansion of Wren Kitchens and Bedrooms was cited as the reason for HomeForm Group
, (parent company of Moben Kitchens and Sharps Bedrooms) being put into administration. Wren subsequently offered to protect the deposits of customers affected by the collapse of the group.
Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...
cabinets and bedroom
Bedroom
A bedroom is a private room where people usually sleep for the night or relax during the day.About one third of our lives are spent sleeping and most of the time we are asleep, we are sleeping in a bedroom. To be considered a bedroom the room needs to have bed. Bedrooms can range from really simple...
furniture. The company has 27 showrooms across the UK, and its headquarters in Howden
Howden
Howden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the M62, on the A614 road about north of Goole and south-west of York. William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080...
, in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
Wren Kitchens was founded in 2009 and is a sister company of Ebuyer.comEbuyer
Ebuyer is a UK-based electronic commerce retailer based in Howden, United Kingdom. It is the largest independent online retailer of computer and electrical goods in the United Kingdom.-History:...
which was founded in November 2000. The management team behind Wren has 35 years' experience within the kitchen market in both the UK and USA. The team traded for 10 years in the US, becoming one of the top kitchen manufacturers. The US business was later sold and the team moved back to the UK, where they built a £250 million internet retailing business. Wren Kitchens was established in 2009, offering customers fully assembled kitchen units as opposed to the traditional flat pack. More recently Wren has launched a bedroom range.
Production plant
Wren manufactures its kitchen and newly introduced bedroom furniture, to the highest standards and has recently invested £20m in its own production plant in ScunthorpeScunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
, North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, where it has created 300 jobs.
The company is committed to using environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes and sourcing components from UK-based companies where possible. All Wren designer range cabinets meet the highest quality mark, with soft closing doors and drawers fitted as standard.
Showrooms
Wren products are sold exclusively through its own retail outlets, a growing network of out-of-town showrooms. Between 2009 and 2011, Wren opened showrooms in AberdeenAberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Aintree
Aintree
Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. It lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, about north of Liverpool city centre, in North West England....
, Basildon
Basildon
Basildon is a town located in the Basildon District of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of Central London and south of the county town of Chelmsford...
, Beckton
Beckton
Beckton is part of the London Borough of Newham, England, located east of Charing Cross.Its boundaries are the A13 trunk road to the north, Barking Creek to the east, the Royal Docks to the south, and Prince Regent Lane to the west. The area around Prince Regent Lane is also known as Custom House...
, Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
, Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Hamilton
Hamilton
- Australia :* Hamilton, New South Wales, suburb of Newcastle** Hamilton railway station, New South Wales* Hamilton, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane* Hamilton, South Australia* Hamilton, Tasmania* Hamilton, Victoria* Hamilton Island, Queensland- Canada :...
, Hayes
Hayes
Hayes may refer to:* Hayes , including a list of people with the name* A.F.C. Hayes, an English football club based in Hayes, Hillingdon* Hayes Brake, an American company dedicated to the design and manufacture of non-automotive disc-brakes...
, Howden
Howden
Howden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the M62, on the A614 road about north of Goole and south-west of York. William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080...
, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, Lincoln, Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, Orpington
Orpington
Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
, Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
and Stevenage
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
. Further showrooms are planned for 2012.
The new Wren Bedroom range is in the Hull and Huddersfield showrooms.
Wren showrooms display a wide range of the company’s British manufactured kitchen and bedroom designs, together with worktops, appliances and related accessories.
Delivery and fitting
Deliveries to customers are organised so that all items – assembled cabinets, worktops, accessories and appliances – are delivered at the same time, by Wren’s own fleet direct from the factory.Wren offers a free home measure service and each installation is carried out by local teams of professional fitters. The company offers up to four years interest free credit provided by Hitachi Finance
Related companies
Wren Kitchens is a subsidiary of Ebuyer.comEbuyer
Ebuyer is a UK-based electronic commerce retailer based in Howden, United Kingdom. It is the largest independent online retailer of computer and electrical goods in the United Kingdom.-History:...
, one of the UK’s largest independent online retailer of computer and electrical goods.
Consumer confidence
In 2011, Wren launched a bid to protect consumer confidence in UK companies in the kitchen and bedroom sector following the demise of the HomeForm GroupHomeForm Group
The HomeForm Group is one of the largest retailers of fitted home improvement products in the United Kingdom. Its head office is in Cornbrook, Manchester. HomeForm operate under several brands, Möben Kitchens, Sharps Bedrooms and Dolphin Bathrooms as well as Kitchen Direct...
. The company offered to honour quotes given by Moben Kitchens and Sharps Bedrooms to ensure anyone who had paid up to a 50% deposit would not be left out of pocket. In an article in The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
the aggressive expansion of Wren Kitchens and Bedrooms was cited as the reason for HomeForm Group
HomeForm Group
The HomeForm Group is one of the largest retailers of fitted home improvement products in the United Kingdom. Its head office is in Cornbrook, Manchester. HomeForm operate under several brands, Möben Kitchens, Sharps Bedrooms and Dolphin Bathrooms as well as Kitchen Direct...
, (parent company of Moben Kitchens and Sharps Bedrooms) being put into administration. Wren subsequently offered to protect the deposits of customers affected by the collapse of the group.