07/01 View of Burton on Trent high, from floor to ceiling, this is just one of many British warehouses crammed full wi
07/01 View of Burton on Trent high, from floor to ceiling, this is just one of many British warehouses crammed full with almost brand new office furniture reclaimed from companies who have succumbed to the in this giant store in Burton on Trent are 450 desks cleared out from an office in Coventry which Barclays have just UK , one of the UK's largest second hand furniture retailers have become swamped with so much stock in their three depots in Buron on Trent, Birmingham and Manchester that they have just taken on another warehouse in the West Manager, Adrian Kowalski, 43, said: "We noticed things changing at the beginning of last year, more and more offices are closing - I've never seen so many empty offices - If you wanted you could rent office space anywhere now. The furniture just keeps on coming and coming. We used to sell about 15% second hand - this has now completely switched to 85% of our "People just don't have the money to buy new anymore. You can pick up a nearly-new desk that would have sold new for £2,200 for just £800. The stuff coming in has barely been used - it's so different from the old tatty furniture full of cobwebs that we once "Even big companies are buying second hand now - our customers include John Lewis, Kier Construction and The Olympic Village. Last week Sports Direct bought six hundred desks from us."..The 30,000 sq. ft. Burton on Trent warehouse is currently stocked with 6,000 desks, 3,000 chairs, 800 cupboards, 300 meeting room tables and more than 20 safes. "We're full-up now - I've never known it like this. We're even opening another warehouse just down the road to cope with it all," said Adrian. .."I think people are really just panicking - as soon as they hear the economy's turned around they'll start buying new again. But for now we'll just concentrate on the second hand market", he Rights Reserved - F Stop Press - T: +44
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