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1975 Chris Penson and his father, Richard, left their office jobs and started cleaning windows, floors and offices in the Wembley area.
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1976 Carlton Cleaning Supplies was born (later Carlton Industrial) - supplying cleaning and washroom products (like the brand new jumbo toilet roll and centrefeed wiping rolls) from a home office to commercial users.
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1979 First office and trade counter opened in London NW2.
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1982 Moved to a larger base in Colindale NW9 – supplying customers in London and Nationally.
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1995 Carlton Industrial was sold - current owners are still looking after our loyal customers.
Foremost was born! A fresh start in a small barn near Chichester, supplying local commercial users.
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2011 Foremost growth demanded much more space – welcome to our current location in Bognor Regis.
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2013 The Foremost website was launched - bringing a stream of industry-leading bespoke developments for cleaning contractors.
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2022 Moving to new larger premises, to triple both office and warehouse space – and underpin our next-day delivery service.
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Future goals - Maintain 40% yearly growth with niche benefits for the cleaning industry - Next 3 years: open 2nd distribution centre to ensure all contractors have maximum access to our benefits - by 2025: full-time team working on NPD and industry trends - Next 5 years: Open further regional distribution hubs
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