Lush confirms warehouse expansion to establish manufacturing and distribution hub

Lush has agreed to two additional warehouse units at Fleets Corner Business Park in Poole, with a combined gross internal area of approximately 103,000 sq ft.

The new signings will take Lush’s total space at Fleets Corner to 275,000 sq ft and establish the business park as Lush’s UK manufacturing and distribution hub.

Unit A1 will house Lush’s material goods warehousing and production, which produces colour formulation for its global manufacturing sites. Unit A2 will be home to production departments for its Oral Care, Lush Makeup, Lip Balm and Bubble Bath Bar ranges.

The two units join Lush’s circular recycling site ‘Green Hub’, which opens at Fleets Corner’s early next year.

Chase Clark, Lush Manufacturing Director, said: “The signing of the A1 and A2 units at Fleets Corner Business Park is part of Lush’s strategic plan to secure the right space in the right place. The addition of these alongside our existing presence at the park takes 66% of our Poole based operations within Fleets Corner. This enables us to consolidate our manufacturing campus on the Nuffield Industrial Estate, supporting current capacity and future growth.”

The expansion compliments the brand's commitment to invest £7.6 million in new shops, relocations and redesigns across the UK, Ireland and Europe in 2022.

Last month, Lush reopened its store in Ipswich, boasting a new store design and a variety of activities for customers.