A NORTH Yorkshire interiors specialists has opened its second show room following a £50,000 investment marking two years of trading.

Harrogate-based Richard Grafton Interiors, which won The Press Business Awards' New Business of the Year title last year, has opened a new showroom adjacent to its warehouse and workshop facility at Beech Avenue Business Park.

The new 2,000 sq ft retail unit represents around £50,000 of investment, and will supplement the firm’s 3,000 sq ft three storey base on The Ginnel in Harrogate, where its 10-strong team of designers, sales staff and administrators are located.

The £1 million turnover business was launched by Richard Grafton in April 2012, and has grown both organically and by the acquisition of another interiors business.

It also launched sister-company Grafton Freestone that specialises in bedroom and wet room design and installation, as well as architectural interiors projects.

Mr Grafton said: "In 2013 we secured a prestigious and exclusive deal to stock the US designer brand Ralph Lauren Home range of furniture, and that put even more pressure on us to display as many products as possible to customers.

"We have worked really hard to keep rotating our stock, but we really have felt the need for some extra space since the spring collections came through and a second showroom was the natural solution."