OUR NEW HQ!
We've come a long way from our humble beginnings and we’re now on a journey to building a new home that will better accommodate our rapid growth and ambitions. Our vision for the new headquarters is simple – to create a world class, modern workplace that looks great and offers our staff everything they could need.
The 411,000sq ft warehouse and office will be situated just a mile away from our current site in Wrexham and you can follow the progress of the build here.
49 Acres | 411,000 fq ft | £25 Million | 4 Floors
ONSITE FACILITIES
Restaurant
Bar
Running Track
Tennis Court
Football Pitch
Gym
Wellbeing Suite
Yoga
WHAT IT MEANS FOR CUSTOMERS
Lightning Fast Dispatch
New Product Ranges
Existing Product Development
World Class Service
OUR NEW HQ IS HERE!
MONTHLY UPDATES
DECEMBER 2022
WE MADE IT!
- All systems are commissioned and working (electric, Wi-Fi, servers, lifts, fire alarm and air systems)
- Warehouse racking is being loaded with pallents
- We began testing and picking our first orders to test all systems
- Building sign-off is complete!!!
NOVEMBER 2022
1 MONTH TO GO!
- Tiling the biggest curved patio in Wales continues!
- Car park lighting fully installed with 40 lamp posts, plus lights fitted to all sides of the building
- 133-meter warehouse firewall 70% completed and air conditioning installation nearly finished
- All racking is now up and internal tiling is complete
OCTOBER 2022
NEARING COMPLETION!
- Car park lines completed with blue parking area for long service staff (5yr+) near entrance
- Front entrance ground works underway
- All staff kitchens are in and restrooms/toilets complete
- Door frames, ceiling grids and internal glazing all finished
- Decorating is ongoing and flooring/carpets are 80% complete
SEPTEMBER 2022
THE FINISH LINE IS IN SIGHT!
- Feature office entrance door installed and awaiting power, and installation of feature staircase has commenced
- All internal walls are completed, and office decorators are in to tackle the huge space!
- Sub-stations installation begun (when complete this will provide 2,000KVA of power!)
- Waste drainage pipes have been installed with half a mile of pipe trenched down Bryn Lane
- Earth bund formation begun
AUGUST 2022
WORK STARTS ON THE CAR PARK!
- Car park drainage and tarmacking completed
- External landscaping work has commenced
- Internal door frames have gone in and general first coat painting has started
- Internal office lighting installation is ongoing
- The mass of data connections have been laid back to the server room
JULY 2022
THE CHEVRONS ARE UP!
- 16m tall chevrons for the Net World Sports logo are now up
- Initial racking installation to hold 22,000 pallets started, with eventual capacity of 70,000 pallets
- Security system design is complete, and installation has started
- Water pipes are in across the building, and electric cable & duct work is almost complete
- Work on superfast internet connection has commenced
JUNE 2022
THE FITOUT COMMENCES!
- The warehouse fitout started with lights, power, and fire alarms
- All office mechanical and electrical services underway, with an army of people working on each floor of the four floors
- Car park drainage and utilities ducts being fitted
- After 6 weeks of work the main entrance road was completed
- The massive Net World Sports sign went up!
MAY 2022
FOCUSSING ON FLOORING!
- Warehouse floor completed using 7,700 cubic meters of concrete, 9,200 tons of limestone, 6,100 tons of sand and 2,300 tons of cement
- Both the limestone and sand were extracted from a quarry 2 miles away from the new HQ!
- Main internal road tarmacking completed
- Nearly all steelwork has now been painted and roof drainage works are complete
APRIL 2022
A MONTH OF CONCRETE!
- 300 cubic tons of concrete for warehouse floor laid every day throughout April
- Roof/wall cladding and glazing all completed
- Lift installation started and warehouse racking began to arrive
- Internal entrance road work commenced
MARCH 2022
THINGS ARE TAKING SHAPE!
- Office glazing commenced and progressed well despite the strong winds
- Warehouse floor fully prepped for concrete
- Warehouse hub office shell completed, and fire wall installed. The fire wall between the office and warehouse was also finished
- 50% of the roof siphonic drainage completed
- Office internal jumbo stud walls almost finished
FEBRUARY 2022
A CHALLENGING MONTH!
- Strong winds put roofing on hold for 16 days
- The wind also affected internal partition walling to the office as storm damage meant it had to be rebuilt
- External cladding progressed well, and window and curtain walling installation commenced
- Began laying external concrete to the dock leveller areas
- Lost days will be made up in the coming months
JANUARY 2022
NEW YEAR, NEW VIEW!
- Final pieces of 3,000 ton steelwork installed
- Intumescent painting to protect steelwork against fire is underway
- Roofing work continued although high winds made this challenging at 15m high!
- All 4 office floor levels were concreted using 750 cubic meters of concrete
DECEMBER 2021
CLADDING WORK BEGINS!
- Cladding started and progressed all through Christmas
- Steel erection almost finished
- Retention pond was created
- Office floor was decked ready for concrete
NOVEMBER 2021
ALL ABOUT THE STEEL WORK!
- 2,000 cubic metres of concrete used for steelwork foundations
- 1,200 tons of steel delivered to the site
- 5 cranes and 16 erectors used to lift and place the steel
- Highest point of the structure is 19 metres
OCTOBER 2021
PREPARING THE FOUNDATIONS!
- Completed the cut and fill process
- Stoning has almost finished
- Over 300 foundations were dug
- Steel framework next!
SEPTEMBER 2021
THE CUT AND FILL PROCESS!
- Form temporary access to the site
- Strip topsoil from the building area, yards and car parks
- Profile site to the correct levels
- Import stone to site and spread over the building footprint, yards and carpark
A WORD FROM OUR FOUNDER AND CEO
"This is a genuinely awe-inspiring moment in the history of Net World Sports. It is the launchpad to catapult us forward at an even faster rate. A huge thank you to all our loyal customers for making this possible - we are beyond excited to take our product and service proposition to the next level"
- Alex Lovén
JOIN THE TEAM
Are you looking for new opportunities, growth and progression? We’ve got all that to offer and more! We are always on the search for ambitious and driven individuals to join our growing team. With our exciting new office and warehouse plans in place, now is the perfect time to join our talented team.
There are multiple positions available across a variety of departments within the company, including our Customer Service, Marketing, Product and Warehouse teams.
To view our latest vacancies, click here