Eco plays 'walk on' role in high profile IKEA store launch  (posted 10/02/2009)

Soil supplied by Dorset’s Company of the Year is being used to landscape the new IKEA store in Southampton.

Eco Sustainable Solutions at Parley has secured the contract to supply 600 tonnes of enriched topsoil for the Swedish company’s 18th UK store.

Thousands of shoppers from across the south are expected to descend on Southampton when the new 34,000 sq m store, covering four floors, opens for business on Thursday, February 12.

Extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds while plans have also been put in place to deal with traffic congestion.

The new store will hold 9,000 products across four floors and also boasts Hampshire’s largest restaurant with 600 seats.

Justin Dampney, Eco’s Business Development Manager, said: “The arrival of IKEA Southampton is without doubt the biggest retailing event on the South Coast this year.

“We’re delighted that Eco is playing a ‘walk on’ role in the store’s high profile launch.”

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Picture caption: Justin Dampney: Eco playing ‘walk on’ role in the launch of IKEA Southampton.

Editor’s Note: Founded in 1994, Eco Sustainable Solutions is one of the UK’s leading organics recycling firms, annually processing 150,000 tonnes of material on its 14-acre site at Parley, Dorset. End products include turf, enriched topsoil, compost and woodchip. Eco was named KPMG Dorset Company of the Year in November 2008.

For more information please contact: Justin Dampney, Business Development Manager, Eco Sustainable Solutions, on 01202 593601 or Andrew Diprose, PR Account Director, Deep South Media on 01202 534487.