Invicta has designed a bespoke space-saving racking system for a North Yorkshire bakery to house its kitchen appliances.
Situated in the picturesque village of Welburn in the heart of the North York Moors, Dogh Bakery, Deli and Café is picture-perfect. It occupies the old post office and through its multi-paned windows can be seen delicious displays of tempting baked goods.
Yet - charming though it is - this old building poses several challenges to its new owners, Georgia Dowkes-White and Ryan Cuthbert, who took over the business in 2022.
As part of their improvement programme, they wanted to kit out a service kitchen but the space was tiny and no wall was straight! It looked like nothing was going to fit, in particular three of the main appliances – the oven, grill and microwave.
“This is when we decided to call in Invicta”, said Georgia. “We had been recommended to use them by the bakery’s previous owners who also passed on to us their treasured Invicta tins and trays, still going strong after more than 15 years. We had ordered a number of additional items to add to our stock, including some made-to-measure products and so far were very impressed with their performance and quality.
“Martin Brown, the company MD, came out to look at the space and he recommended a solution that included a custom-built rack to house the appliances. He did all the measurements and took the appliances away with him so they could be perfectly integrated into the design. The rack was then made up in the factory and quickly delivered and installed.
“The result is excellent; it fits perfectly and is strong, robust and easy to clean. The really clever bit is its innovative ‘skeleton’ structure. The obvious thing would have been to have had solid shelves and panels but this wouldn’t have allowed sufficient airflow around the individual appliances. Using less metal also kept the cost of the project down and the appliances are held firmly in place using a solid peg system.
“We’ve since had another area of the bakery fitted out with bespoke racks and we are about to put in an order for further shelving. We wouldn’t consider going anywhere else!
“We are continually impressed by Invicta’s friendly and efficient service. In all of our interactions we have felt genuinely cared for and not part of a mass process that is all too common with other companies. The products also speak for themselves. The fact that we are still using many of the original products inherited from the previous owners is testimony to their top quality and they are surprisingly competitively priced given the professional advice they come with.”
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