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Worcester centre extension project beats February weather

Construction work has completed on an extension at Laylocks Garden Centre near Worcester.

 

Garden centre strategists Malcolm Scott Consultants worked with the Bromyard Road centre to obtain permission for the 470m² extension. Manager Hannah Warr, whose father Martin has built up the business over the past 57 years, said the project was completed ahead of schedule, despite February’s poor weather.

 

Pictured: Hannah and Martin Warr outside the new extension at Laylocks Garden Centre

 

MSC also helped the Laylocks team to plan space allocations and layouts to maximise footfall and increase turnover.

 

Andrew Burton, retail and operations specialist at MSC, said: “This extension to the indoor sales area brings a significantly larger retail footprint to the centre, which we are confident will now help Laylocks in reaching its full potential and see sales increase.”

 

Hannah said: “I could not be happier with the finished result. February has seen the region battered by storms and floods, which have had a devastating impact on the industry as a whole, so to have this extension delivered on time is a wonderful achievement and has filled our whole team with positivity about the months and years ahead.

 

“The extension will help both our business and the local community. As the first stage of our longer-term goal, it aims to maintain Laylocks’ strength as a quality garden centre growing many of its own plants, while increasing retail ranges, improving the ambience of the centre and providing our customers with an improved shopping experience.”

 

Laylocks is a family-run business, started by Martin in 1973.

 

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for 21 March.

 

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