A New HQ for West Barn Co.

Background

Kim, a make-up artist to celebrity clients with over 10 years of experience, founded West Barn Co. with her mother, Donna, in 2017. At the time, there was a trend for either tattooed eyebrows or pencil drawn eyebrows and Kim wanted a different look and feel to what was the norm. As such, 'Soap Brows' was born.

Using cosmetically formulated soap which is safe to leave on the face, Soap Brows creates fluffy, prominent eyebrows. The product took social media by storm and demand sky rocketed. Today, the company focuses on creating high quality brow and skin prep products including cleansers, serums, prep mists and toners along with makeup tool kits.

Challenge

The company signed a building lease for their headquarters in December 2018, but the business has continued to grow at an incredible pace. West Barn Co. now employ over 25 staff members in their Durham HQ and ships to more than 60 countries. This growth led to a need for a bigger and better headquarters in2021.

The Solution

After being introduced to commercial finance specialists for the interiors sector, Bluestone by their team of fit-out specialists, West Barn Co. decided to finance their fit-out over 5 years to run in tandem with their 10-year building lease which has a 5-year break clause.

“It was an absolute pleasure working with Kim and the team at West Barn Co. We were delighted to support them with their large-scale fit-out project, allowing them to continue with their exciting growth plans and we look forward to supporting WBC in years to come.” Louise Harris, Key Account & Interiors Bluestone.

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