In 1991, due to security issues (cloud with a silver lining!), they moved into their first unit in Tiverton. With the spare space that was available, they decided to start wholesaling. This, like the markets, started small, just buying a few more of each item than they required, but like the markets, this took off in a big way with their enthusiasm and hard-working ethic. The markets slowly finished as the wholesale grew, with the last market at Highbridge in September 1997. In 1996, Alison joined the team and in Easter 1999, having outgrown the unit, KDP moved to much larger premises, still in Tiverton. In 2000, again with the extra space available, KDP started importing containers from Taiwan, China, and India. The Toolzone brand name was chosen and developed to give KDP an identity. Now the current Toolzone brand stands at nearly 2000 items. Full computerization was undertaken in January 2007 to streamline the invoicing and ordering processes. With the growth of the Internet, it was decided that Toolzone/KDP needed an internet presence on the wholesaling front. With the usual dedication from the KDP team and a great deal of help from Nexus our first website was developed, which has been updated this year. We hope you find it a useful additional tool for ordering and seeing new products as quickly as we can get them on the website. New tools such as a stock feed and a quick order favorites section as well as an online catalogue, have now been added. In 2014 the company further expanded into larger premises at Willand. This has given KDP Tools Ltd room to grow, with new product lines and more storage space. We thank you for all your support during the past 45 years and we are looking forward to trading with you in the future.
SOURCE A SUPPLIER Are you interested in having your own brand but don’t want the hassle of direct importing? We can help. In the10 years since this service was first provided, we now support more than a dozen brands.
45YEARS EXPERIENCE
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