Three months ago, we reluctantly issued a shipping levy due to the increasing container shipping costs. We had hoped these costs would return to 2019 levels; however, the situation has become increasingly arduous as freight rates hit record highs

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 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.