SAM £7MILLION COMMITMENT TO MERCHANT SECTOR

The UK’s leading manufacturer of interior and exterior MDF mouldings, SAM, has announced its current £7million investment programme. As a commitment to bringing the best in market products and setting the bar on quality and standard, SAM’s continued investment has meant the business has been able to focus on its relationships with merchant customers and their growth.

The broad £7million significant investment from the Antrim-based company has enabled it to develop in five core areas including a wider £5million investment is into a new 45,000sq ft warehouse in Antrim, of which groundworks have already started. Not only does this enable SAM to fulfil its delivery, stock hold, and stock range goals, but it also embeds SAM deeper into the local business community by continuing to provide opportunities for local people.

Gerard Wilson, Sales Director at SAM comments: “Our customers and merchants have had three really challenging years with industry price increases, supply issues and delayed work with the pandemic. During this time, we’ve worked incredibly hard to maintain good communications with suppliers and scale up our level of sales and marketing support for our customers to make their lives easier and be a trusted and reliable partner. People and relationships are at the heart of what SAM is about, in addition to having the right product, in the right quantity, at the right place, and at the right time for our merchant customers. Even when other suppliers were struggling, we ensured we had stock so that we remained consistent and reliable. Our investment has empowered us to achieve more in this area and provide an even better supplier experience than before - the benefits of our investment are already felt throughout our whole customer base.”

As the industry has faced turbulent times, SAM is proud of its consistency and reliability of delivery and undeniable support for suppliers, which is also reflected in its recent win of ‘Overall Supplier of the Year’ in the annual Jewson awards at the end of 2022.

Lisa Young, Jewson Commercial Director commented on SAM’s win and the team’s commitment to supporting its suppliers: “Proactivity and collaboration are the words used to describe this supplier by colleagues from all parts of Jewson. There have been challenges throughout 2022, however, SAM’s approach has been positive and results-driven throughout. Communications are open and honest, which has built a genuine level of trust with this supplier.” www.samonline.co.uk