Orgill invests in growth plans

Orgill continues to make investments in its growth plans this year as it works to position itself as a leader in the home improvement industry. One part of the growth strategy includes adding additional field salespeople. More than 400 Orgill sales professionals serve as business consultants to the retailers they work with, keeping them up to date on the latest industry trends, products, and services that can help them grow their operations. To accommodate for unprecedented growth over the past three years, Orgill will expand its field sales team by as much as 10%.  

The distributor is also in process of building an 800,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facility in Georgia. This distribution center will replace Orgill’s existing facility that was opened in 1995. Not only will the facility add an additional 150,000 square feet of capacity, it will also include leading-edge distribution technology to streamline the order receiving and fulfillment process, including robots in a goods-to-person picking system. Orgill now operates eight distribution centres in North America with 6.7 million square feet of capacity and more than 75,000 SKUs in each distribution centre. 

Orgill also plans to expand its campus in Tennessee. A large part of the expansion will include the ground-up construction of a new, 500,000-square foot concept centre. The company has broken ground on the project and once completed, the facility will replace Orgill’s existing, 250,000-square-foot concept centre located in Mississippi. Construction on the facility, which will be adjacent to Orgill’s corporate headquarters, is expected to be completed in 2024. 

Orgill will take part in the North American Hardware and Paint Association’s (NHPA) ‘Independents Conference,’ which takes place August 2 to 3 in Dallas, TX. Orgill is holding its own companion activities adjacent to the conference. These activities include the Technology Symposium, additional educational sessions, and opportunities to interact with key product vendors. Orgill will also be hosting a networking celebration at the world-famous Gilley’s that is open to all conference attendees.