2010
07.02

Our first Travelodge has now opened for business. The Travelodge is based in Newcastle Under Lyme and features 100 of our new Travelodge Composite Bathroom pods. The Composite bathroom pod has been designed with anti bacterial agents within the pod wall, this will ensure that the pod will look good and be free from mould for the lifetime of ther Hotel. This new clean bathroom is available to view when you next stay at the Travelodge, or on a factory tour of our bathroom pod factory.  Many more Travelodge Hotels featuring our new Travelodge Bathroom Pods are opening in 2010. Details soon !

2010
05.14

Walker Modular has started a major expansion plan with the Travelodge Hotel Chain. Walker Modular became the sole supplier to the Travelodge chain in 2009. A major expansion plan was planned and this has started to come to fruition. 20 new Hotels have started so far in the last few months with many more on the Horizon. MD Mr Shane Walker says ” To be selected as the sole supplier of such a household Hotel Brand is truly an honour and this speaks volumes about how far our company has come in the last five years” , ” The upsurge in the demand for good value hotel rooms is a great thing for the industry and we are happy to play our part”…….” by the end of 2010 there will be literally hundreds if not thousands of Walker Modular bathroom pods in every single city in the UK ” …….by Mr J Poole

2010
04.28

Walker Modular are currently expanding the size of their already large manufacturing facilities. When finished the manufacturing facilities will be a quarter of a million square foot .MD Mr Shane Walker told us “The influx of demand for our services has been overwhelming , capacity is running at almost 200 units per week” “This investment is inline with our current expansion plans and will allow us to increase capacity considerably. We are opening a new steel bathroom pod line and a new Kitchen pod line” “These are very exciting times for us , I would like to thank our current loyal customer base for their continued support”.  The new factory will be completed in August 2010.  written Mr M Poole

2010
03.10

We have reached a milestone! 180 ! We are now producing 180 bathroom pods per week. MD Mr Shane Walker had this to say – ” I would like to personally thank all our staff, both existing and the recent influx , for all the hard work you have put in to make this happen. Long may our UK Manufacturing success story continue ! ” …….also ” A great big thank you to our growing list of clients for your continuing support”.

2010
03.10

Work has stared onsite for our latest development at Newcastle. 450 bathroom pods will be supplied over the next 10 weeks. This is one of three sites we are currently supplying in the region.

2010
03.10

Water conservation was the key in delivering a pod that satisfied our latest client. Each pod for the University is rated BREEAM excellent. The drastic saving of water consumption will lead to massive savings of natural resources such as water , gas and electricity. BREEAM excellent pods are now a standard of the Walker Modular range.

2010
03.10

We are very proud to announce we have been successful in securing 150 bathroom pods for the University of Loughborough. The University were looking for a bathroom pod that could meet all the necessary sustainability points whilst at the same time being aesthetically pleasing. Pods are due onsite in Jan 2010.

2010
03.10

We are very proud to announce we have been successful in securing 761 bathroom pods for the University of Sussex. The University were looking for a bathroom pod that could meet all the necessary sustainability points whilst at the same time being aesthetically pleasing. We designed a bespoke bathroom pod the S3WB2. Pods are due onsite in June 2010.

2010
03.10

Walker Modular are proud to be associated with the Travelodge Brand. We have now completed our supply of bathroom pods for our first Travelodge. In line with Travelodge’s expansion plans we have many more in the pipeline.

2010
02.01

After the terrible disaster in Haiti , Walker Modular are set to start supplying bathroom pods to the disaster zone. They have teamed up with an EU division in Brussels to send pods direct to country.