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Nisbets was the United Kingdom's first national mail order firm for caterers. Now based in Avonmouth, Bristol, it's since expanded into multiple countries in Europe, Oceania and North America.

In 1983, Andrew Nisbet, the now chairman, saw a gap in the catering market. Andrew realised that there was a lot of catering students around the country who all needed the same things: a pair of shoes, a coat, trousers, a hat and a set of knives. So he went knocking on the door of catering schools selling them. Since then, the company has grown, supplying restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, hotels, the professional chef, caterers and commercial kitchens.

With over 700 employess and turning over £180 million, Nisbets are considered the UK's largest supplier of catering equipment.

History

 * 1983
 * Nisbets is founded by Andrew Nisbet.


 * 1987
 * The first catalogue was launched


 * 1990
 * Nisbets acquired Red Ball, which soon became the wholesale division of Nisbets known as RBDistributers.


 * 1996
 * Nisbets Ireland was opened in Cork.


 * 2000
 * Nisbets opens in the Netherlands.


 * 2004
 * Nisbets headquarters moves to Avonmouth, Bristol.


 * 2005
 * The trade counter at Fourth Way, Avonmouth is opened. This showcases many products from the catalogue as well as a large clearance section.
 * Nisbets France is launched. The French head office is at Combs-la-Ville, to the south of Paris.


 * 2007
 * Nisbets Spain is launched, with an office and distribution centre.


 * 2008
 * New warehouse and office were built at Access 18, Avonmouth.


 * 2009
 * Nisbets took over the famous London catering equipment store Pages, based on Shaftesbury Avenue.


 * 2010
 * Nisbets launched in Australia by acquiring Caterers Warehouse, an established catering equipment business. Two stores at Erina and Castle Hill, Sydney were taken over and a new shop opened at Smeaton Grange.


 * 2012
 * In March a new Nisbets store opened in Birmingham, near to the shopping hub of the Bullring.
 * In June a new Nisbets store opened in Melbourne, Australia, taking the tally of Australian stores to four.
 * Also in June, Nisbets USA was launched, working out of Baltimore, Maryland.

Store Locations
Nisbets operates from two giant warehouses in Avonmouth, Bristol They now has offices in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Australia and the United States. Their export division now exports to over 100 countries world wide.

Product range
Nisbets supply a wide range of products to both consumer and domestic markets. Their product range is extensive, covering heavy duty items for bigger catering institutions such as warewashing machines, refrigerators and cooking machines, smaller items such as beverage machines, blenders and food preparation machines, and furniture to suits all sorts of organisations. Furthermore, their ranges of cutlery, crockery, glassware, buffet display and barware cover everything necessary for front of house, whilst stocking all kinds of knives, utensils, cookware, pastry items and clothing for kitchens

But at the heart of Nisbets is their commitment to provide effective and efficient service. They commit to dispatching all orders the same they've received and offer free delivery across most of the UK. This only possible because of their storeholdings of over 15000 products. Essentially, Nisbets is a 'next day' business.