Whittan is pleased to announce the strategic sale of HiStore, Whittan Group’s brand and expertise for the design and supply of mezzanine floors, to QTS Ltd, in a move aligned with our long-term vision for growth and enhanced customer focus. This decision allows us to sharpen our investment in our core UK-manufactured product portfolio while ensuring that HiStore continues to thrive under the new ownership of QTS.
We are confident that QTS Ltd is well-positioned to build on HiStore’s success, ensuring continuity for customers and employees. This collaboration brings new growth opportunities and Whittan Group will continue to work in close partnership with QTS and the HiStore team to offer the best mezzanine flooring solutions.
This sale is a key step in Whittan’s strategic roadmap, enabling us to accelerate innovation, focus on our core UK-manufactured portfolio, invest in our customer base, and strengthen our market position. By refining our portfolio, we reinforce our commitment to delivering market-leading pallet racking, shelving, lockers, and storage solutions to our customers across the UK and beyond.
Whittan remains focused on growth and expansion, continuing to invest in UK manufacturing, Link SKMX pallet racking and our warehouse automation solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.
Richard Moss, Whittan Group CEO commented:
“The transfer of our HiStore colleagues to QTS will allow Whittan to focus on the continued development of our core manufactured product ranges of pallet racking, Shelving and Lockers and the comprehensive storage solutions we offer to the market.
As part of these storage solutions, Mezzanine floors remain a key product range for Whittan, and we will continue to offer mezzanine solutions to our customer base.
We look forward to continuing to work with the HiStore team and believe that as part of QTS, we can develop a long-term partnership which will bring mutual success and growth.
We thank our HiStore colleagues for their service during the years of Whittan ownership as their knowledge and dedication have been instrumental in the success of HiStore. We look forward to continuing this successful partnership in the future.”
