ONE of London’s top kitchen and cookware shops and brands is to move into a new distribution warehouse in Worcester.

Part of the Leamington Spa-based Aga Rangemaster Group, Divertimenti, which styles itself as London’s favourite kitchen and cookware shop, has taken a new five year lease on a 14,869 sq ft warehouse at Unit 4 in Wainwright Road in a deal arranged by Worcester commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon.

With a flagship store in Knightsbridge and a newly rewritten online store, Divertimenti offers more than 6,500 items of professional quality cookware and tableware for amateur and professional cooks. The company has moved its distribution warehouse to Worcester from Leamington as part of a plan to grow the business, particularly through its enhanced online presence.

Maureen Williams, managing director of Divertimenti, said: “We were attracted to Worcester by the city’s good communications and flexible workforce. Wainwright Road offers us the space we need to grow in an excellent location for the business.”

Lynne Davies, lettings manager at GJS Dillon, added: "This is good news for Worcester, bringing new jobs to the city from outside of the county. It underscores the fact that the city and the county are one of the country’s premier business locations. Divertimenti is not alone in recognising the benefits of doing business in Worcestershire. In the past six months we have seen a 25 per cent increase in take up of industrial and warehouse space, with occupiers being encouraged by Worcestershire being the third fastest growing economic area in England, combined with easy access to the national motorway network, a flexible workforce, key lifestyle factors and assistance from the LEP, County Council and other public sector bodies.”