Forty new jobs created over past year at Toome kitchen company

by Q Radio News

Forty new jobs have been created over the last year at Toome-based kitchen component supplier Uform.

The jobs boost follows a £3m expansion of its premises.

Part of the investment was funded by Danske Bank.

Uform was founded in 1993 by the Donnelly family and specialises in the manufacture and wholesale of kitchen furnishings. 

The business employs 165 staff and was recently awarded Best Overall UK Kitchen Brand. 

The latest expansion is part three of a four phase development.

Simon Oliphant, Managing Director at Uform, says the company has added another 60,000 sq. ft of additional factory space, bringing the premises to 122,000 sq. ft.

“We’ve carried out two major factory extensions and invested in two new state of the art paint lines.  The technology is a first for our sector in the UK and Ireland and will greatly increase our efficiencies, capacity and quality whilst adding significantly to our product portfolio. Enhancing our Kitchen Stori brand is critical to the ongoing success of the company,” he says.

Mr Oliphant says the company is looking to further extend the factory.

Brian Shane, Corporate Banking Manager at Danske Bank says the growth of the business in the last four years has been remarkable and shows no signs of slowing down.