Hughes Electrical has finished a £750,000 refurbishment of their Ipswich premises.
The facility is 33,000sq ft, on Felixstowe Road in the town, has 150 staff who work in web management & call centre, trade, retail shop, depot and a new rental call centre. They also have a training and meeting facility. On the roof there are 774 solar panels with an output of up to 301kw which will help Hughes’ commitment to net zero customer deliveries.
Hughes has been there since 1998 and Chairman, Robert Hughes, had several reasons for investing in the premises. He said it is vital to them to serve the geographical area for now and the future.
“It underlines our long-term commitment to Ipswich as we want to be an integral part of its development and growth. We see it as both a cultural and operational centre for Hughes. It is also the ideal location for our newly created rental call centre, underlining the importance of the rapidly growing rental side of our business,” said Mr Hughes.
Hughes remains committed to its net zero customer deliveries as it will soon begin a trial with electric vans. The company will see the installation of large batteries to store electricity generated from the solar panels. Hughes already has a 100 per cent electric car fleet.
