Major office expansion for rapidly-growing Wrexham sports supplier

A rapidly-expanding online sports equipment retailer in Wrexham has officially opened its new office extension to house the firm’s growing team.

Net World Sports, based on Wrexham Industrial Estate, has completed the massive five-month overhaul which has seen the construction of a new 3,000 square foot extension to its existing office building.

The large-scale refurbishment, which has been earmarked as home for the firm’s growing team, includes the installation of a second kitchen area and additional meeting rooms. The expansion brings the total office space to just under 6,500 square foot.

Established in 2009, Net World Sports moved to its current North Wales base from across the border in Shropshire back in November 2014, initially renting 50,000 square foot of warehouse and office space. Late last year the firm purchased the entire site outright – a move which nearly trebled capacity to 120,000 square foot.

The company sells more than 100,000 of its FORZA goals every year and is recognised as the second fastest-growing privately-owned business in Wales by the prestigious Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list, all from a single Wrexham base.

Around 80 people currently work at Net World Sports, but the firm is expecting to hit the 100-employee milestone in a matter of weeks, with current vacancies available in almost every department. Roles available at the company include social media manager, eBay and Amazon platform managers and web content editors. Positions in SEO, PPC, data analyst and photo editor positions also to be filled.

The ambitious office extension project has been overseen by Charlie Errington, operations manager at Net World Sports, who said: “In the time I’ve worked here, Net World Sports has grown from just four members of staff to almost 100. The last couple of years in particular have seen our team expand at a rapid rate.

“Even when we first moved to our current site from the previous base just outside Oswestry, we knew that we were growing so quickly that we’d soon require additional room here too.

“Buying the site last year and trebling the total space enabled us to extend firstly our warehouse capacity and now open this fantastic new office extension. We’d like to thank the main contractors on the project, Barrows Building Services from Crewe, who have worked tirelessly to ensure the work has been completed ahead of schedule.”

Charlie added: “Our aim now is to keep growing and keep hiring even more great people to help us achieve more success, both here in the UK and in our overseas markets. We’re actually in the process of hiring around 20 extra pairs of hands across all departments.

“While we’re already looking at options for the next phase of our expansion, where we hope to accommodate even more staff, in-house facilities, and warehouse space – it’s a very exciting time indeed.”

A full list of current job vacancies at Net World Sports can be found at the company’s website.

A brief video time-lapse of the office extension project can be viewed on the Net World Sports YouTube channel.