Wren Kitchens generated its strongest growth to date in 2021, with sales closing in on the £1 billion mark after a 30 per cent uplift.

The northern Lincolnshire manufacturing-to-retail giant recorded turnover at £916.5 million, up from £703.1 million in 2020. And employee numbers have spiralled alongside the numbers, with almost 7,000 people now working for Wren.

Pre-tax profits also passed a new milestone of £100 million, up 34 per cent year-on-year.

It comes amid huge expansion with new production facilities being brought online in the Humber region, while additional showrooms emerge in the UK and US.

The growth comes despite the first three months of the year seeing its branches closed as Covid measures were reintroduced.

The in-house development of the firm’s digital design platform was pushed to the fore as “customers were able to continue their home improvement projects without delay,” – growth was double that seen in 2020 when coronavirus first hit.