About Us

ESE Direct Ltd was established by Brian Francis in 1975 as Eastern Storage Equipment Ltd selling shelving, racking and associated storage equipment. In the early 1980's we underwent a step change and have been trading very successfully since. We now have almost 30 dedicated and experienced staff working within our three divisions:

Since 1984 ESE Direct has been supplying over 20,000 industrial and commercial products from cable protectors, speed ramps and safety barriers through first aid kits and signs to workbenches, cupboards, lockers (and including shelving and racking obviously). We supply to over 12,500 clients spread across the public sector, emergency services, all sizes of businesses, organisations and charities via our own comprehensive free mail order catalogue, and since 2000 via our unique secure online shop. Even in the current economic climate ESE continues to grow year-on-year and online sales now account for more than 80% of turnover even though we are still primarily a UK only supplier. You can order online, by email, live chat, phone, fax or even still by 'snail mail' if you prefer.

Since 1983 ESE Projects has been designing, supplying and undertaking refurbishment contracts in offices, warehouses, factories, leisure facilities, retail premises, trade counters and stores / stock rooms. Using the latest software and our extensive industry experience to ensure the most cost-effective, ergonomic and practical solutions to suit your requirements and budget. Whether your project is small or worth hundreds of thousands of pounds we will always strive to offer the highest quality finish and customer service possible. We have extremely experienced specialists in office partitions, industrial steel partitioning systems, mobile shelving, racking and mezzanine floors. We have access to many reliable related trades and can compile a full package as principal contractors or work closely with other contractors on your site as part of a larger team. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your requirements in detail.

ESE Cloakrooms - designers and manufacturers of cloakroom seating since 1990. Changing room benches, peg rails, wall fixed shelving and clothing racks to suit mainly the leisure, education, emergency services, sports and health sectors plus commercial changing facilities in larger businesses. We manufacture four unique ranges of cloakroom benches (including the Aqua stainless steel range launched in 2011) and changing room accessories, all available in five standard sizes from 1m to 3m wide and six colour choice (all with Biocote anti-bacterial finish).

Rebranded as Benchura in 2014, our changing room equipment is regularly specified by architects and designers and sold to main contractors, business mail order catalogues, via -approved distributors- and direct to end users. We are confident we can provide strong and competitive solutions to meet your needs from our standard ranges. If not we will design and manufacture a cost effective bespoke system to suit your exact requirements.
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ESE firmly believes that CSR is an integral part of our business and we are dedicated to making a positive contribution to our communities, being a good employer and minimising our environmental impact.

Our Workplace

ESE is committed to providing excellent workplace standards for everyone.

    We strive to always create an enhanced working environment for our dedicated team at the same time as reducing our carbon footprint and utilities consumption.
    We are committed to employing a diverse workforce to assist in meeting the needs of a diverse customer base.
    It is our policy to provide staff with training and career development so they can grow and develop within the company; many of our team are long serving employees which is testament to the support and development that each individual receives.
    We offer flexible working to enable individuals to balance the needs and demands of both their home and work lives.

Essentially we want our team to be happy and engaged at work and as passionate about our business as we are, as we know this leads to the very best in customer service delivery.

Our Culture

At ESE we encourage our team to:

    Treat all customers and suppliers the same way as we would expect to be treated as individuals.
    Develop long term partnerships with suppliers, customers and colleagues that are mutually beneficial to all.
    Always work in an honest and open manner ensuring that our pricing is transparent and that we are proactive in our customer service delivery.
    Be polite and respectful to everyone and to assist each other both in and out of work as we are still a family run business.

Our Environment

ESE aims to sustain and improve our natural environment for the benefit of all and we are committed to:

    Continual improvement in our environmental performance by improving the efficiency with which we use resources and comply with relevant environmental regulation and legislation.
    Investing in technology to minimise the use of paper materials with the aim of moving to a paperless office. Any waste paper is shredded, recycled and made into animal bedding.
    Reducing, reusing or recycling packing materials such as steel, wood, cardboard and consumables such as plastic, inks, toners etc wherever possible.
    Encouraging our staff to share transport, use cycles or walk to work wherever possible.

Our Communities

ESE is an active member of the local community.

    We make a positive contribution to local communities by bringing jobs for local people.
    We use as many local suppliers as possible to benefit the local economy.
    We work with local causes and since 2013 have had a charity day each month where we donate to charities chosen by our customers. For 2016 we were proud to be corporate sponsors of Break Charity.