Bathroom supplier Coram UK, which owns the Coram Showers and Impey brands, has named David Gannon as its new managing director, with the company also announcing a major investment into product development over the next year.
Gannon has almost 40 years of experience in the bathroom industry, and is stepping into the role following 18 months of strategic consultancy with the business, where he worked closely with the business’ senior leadership team.
Discussing his appointment, Gannon said it was a “hugely exciting” time for the business. He continued: “Over the next 12 months we are investing more than £1 million into new product development across both the Coram Showers and Impey brands, with ambitious plans for growth and market leadership.
“For Coram Showers, we have a clear product roadmap focused on reinvigorating our enclosure and glass offer with new British-designed products aimed at the retail and merchant sectors. Our focus is on delivering great specification, excellent value and genuinely easy installation for trade installers – bringing back the core product values that Coram has always been known for.”
Now under Gannon’s leadership, Coram UK says it will also seek to further strengthen Impey’s role in the market. Gannon continued: “Impey has long been synonymous with accessible showering innovation and remains the authority brand within wetrooms and level-access solutions. Our design philosophy is centred around creating bathrooms that are accessible by design — spaces that work beautifully for all bathers, both now and in the future.
“We are continuing to invest in our customer experience, strengthening our relationships with merchants, distributors, contractors and installers, while developing products that genuinely meet the needs of today’s bathrooms.
“British design and manufacturing remain incredibly important to us,” Gannon concluded. “The majority of our products will continue to be manufactured at our Bridgnorth facility, where we can maintain the quality, innovation and engineering standards that our customers expect from both Coram and Impey.”
