Darlly, the leading supplier of pool and spa replacement cartridge filters throughout UK and Europe, have been forced to create a new European business, Darlly Europe BV, and have set up an entire new operation within The Netherlands, as a dedicated storage and distribution centre for their premium spa filters as an answer to the shipment and logistic nightmares following Brexit.

You no doubt will have heard about, perhaps already experienced, the current container crisis, which obviously has been compounded by last weeks Suez canal blockage. 

Delays in containers were already running into months due to the Covid/Brexit/Container shortage at the new year that we all experienced and last week's crisis, which comes at a time when hot tubs, parts and spares demand has grown to almost 300% on 2019 sales, just about completes the ‘Perfect Storm’.

We currently have 18 containers in production and/or on their way to us.

We have some containers arriving next week which were due with us in January. 

As you will also have read in the trade press the shipment cost of these containers has increased dramatically. 

We never wanted any borders between the UK and the EU, and we still don't. So we are announcing our new EU logistic partnership with Spa Plus for Carton Orders.

In order to ensure there is no difference between now and pre 31 December 2020 ensuring faster deliveries, no administration fees, and no tariffs we have partnered with Spa Plus BV in The Netherlands to handle all of our carton orders directly to you. 

There will be no extra costs, delivery will actually be cheaper and faster as we remove the bureaucratic formalities that would be if delivered from the UK. You just simply send us the orders as you have always done. 

And you will pay exactly the same prices as you do now. 

You will be billed by Spa Plus. 

Pallet orders will be shipped from our new operation through Van der Heidjen in The Netherlands which is hoping to become operational in late April. 

All orders, paperwork and administration will continue to be handled from within the UK. 

We have only moved 500 metres, but its a big move for us. 

With a container arriving every 10 days we needed more space and with the amount of Hot Tubs now in the market we do not want to be saying "Out of Stock"

9,000 sq ft with the ability to stock over 8,000 cartons and 100,000 filters we think we are there now. And the new offices aren't bad either. 

“Working with Darlly Europe this past 10 years has been an absolute pleasure, Phil and Gil have brought dynamism, development and innovation to our business partnership . . " Theresa Zang - International Sales Director.