Toys Direct getting bigger playroom
A FAMILY run toy company has moved into bigger premises for the second time to accommodate its growing business.
Internet and mail order firm Toys Direct has left its base in Stokesley for a new 46,000 sq ft warehouse on Thornaby’s Teesside Industrial Estate.
The family run firm is owned by the Parrish family, original owners of the Romer Parrish toy store on Middlesbrough’s Linthorpe Road.
They ship toys and playtime favourites all over the world from their Teesside base - and business is growing.
“We were operating out of four units at Stokesley and needed somewhere bigger,” said assistant manager James Parrish.
“This warehouse has 46,000 sq ft and is a lot bigger and better. “We’ve also taken on two extra staff members to help with packing orders and labelling.”
Biggest sellers, he says, are children’s favourites including Playmobil and Thomas the Tank Engine and orders go out to families in the UK, Europe and worldwide daily.
“A lot of business goes to the UK but we ship all over Europe and all over the world,” added James.
Toys Direct started in 1995 when James’ parents Brian and Linda launched the mail order business from their Nunthorpe home. It launched on the internet three years later and they moved stock to a 5,000 sq ft warehouse in Stokesley in 2003 as the business grew.
The Parrish family has been in the toy business for 40 years.
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