The office was a desk in the bedroom! That eventually transferred downstairs to a converted utility room, and in 1994, we invested in a computer. The car gave way to a rusty old Ford van. Three months later, that went to the scrapyard, and we had the first of several second-hand Astravans.
In February 1996, we moved to rented shop premises in Whippendell Road, West Watford. This had a rear entrance to the workshop and storage area, and by now we had TWO computers. We had also moved on to an electric typewriter! We took on more employees, but rising crime in the area - especially to the shop and vans - meant we had to look for larger premises. We found the ideal light industrial premises and moved there in late 2001.
The property was a shell that had been used to store beer barrels. There was no electricity, office, carpet, or anything, except a mezzanine floor. This was converted into the offices, and the downstairs areas are the warehouse for storage and we are still there today.
