I remember that first meeting with Richard. He said to me, “If you can do 20 stores, you can do 80 stores.” Four years later we’re celebrating the opening of our 144th showroom.

I’ve always had a passion for entrepreneurialism and pushing the boundaries. I was running a fruit and veg shop at 19. The journey hasn’t always been straightforward: my first business went bust in the financial crisis. But I learned from that experience, dusted myself off and launched Easy Bathrooms, and we’re now one of the UK’s fastest-growing bathroom retailers.

Growth Partner saw the bigger picture. Their investment in 2020 and in 2022 turbocharged our growth trajectory, helping us to open more showrooms and scale as a business to over £100m revenue.

The most exciting part? There’s still so much to go at and we’re just getting started.

Since the investment, our growth plan has really accelerated. Our plan was to have 100 retail stores by 2023 and we’d achieved that by 2021. There’s no stopping us now.

Craig Waddington Founder of Easy Bathrooms

It was evident Craig had a proven and exciting model, and a clear ambition. But when we challenged him to open one new store every other week, we didn’t expect he’d be outpacing that within six months. We’re excited to support Craig and team develop a top-notch experience for customers.

 

Alex Marsh
Partner, Growth Partner

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