Press Releases

Xbite featured in Derbyshire times top 50 most profitable SME!

Xbite are proud to be announced as the 35th most profitable SME in North Derbyshire by a recent survey in the Derbyshire Times; this survey really shows our strong reputation locally along with our continued growth.

We have invested hugely on our in-house IT systems and infrastructure over the years, we have seen the benefit from this, even more so, we can see this giving us further advantages in this competitive market for the long term.

Through a strong relationship with High Te...

Xbite nominated at MCV Awards 2013

It's the time of year again for MCV to unveil the finalists for the prestigious games industry awards, the full line up can be found here:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-awards-finalists-unveiled/0109742

Xbite has been a finalist for three years running and we're hoping for this to be third time lucky.

It h...

People vital to the success of Xbite!

Over the last few months Xbite has invested significant time, resources and finances in the training and development of it's staff. Nick Whitehead, MD explained "that without committed, hardworking and skilled people, Xbite wouldn't be where it is today or stand any chance of realising the future potential of the business. It is one of our core business objectives to invest in our workforce to help improve our overall performance."

The training has been organised to meet ...

Xbite continues to grow

It is exciting times at Xbite as we continue to grow in many areas of the business. In July Xbite invested in a startup IT company, High Tech Click (HTC). Xbite can leverage its own experience to help HTC develop IT systems for our industry and beyond. There is a big focus on R&D to create innovative and efficient systems for businesses. With a team of 8 talented developers, we are investing heavily in this area.

In the last 6 months we have created 5 new positions within the co...

New Commercial Manager

Jonathan Oram has been appointed as Commercial Manager. He will play a vital role in keeping the momentum in our key areas of sales and procurement. He will be managing all members of the Buying team.

Xbite nominated at MCV Awards 2012

Xbite is pleased to again be nominated for the MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2012 in the ‘Independent Retailer’ category.

For more information please see: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-awards-2012-finalists-unveiled/091276.

For the full list of finalists see: http://www.mcvawards.com/finalists

Xbite increases warehouse capacity to 20,000 sq ft

Xbite is pleased to announce they have secured another warehouse to use in addition to the existing units. The new facility takes the company’s total warehouse capacity to 20,000 sq ft. The new warehouse creates space for the company to further expand its successful range of toys, gadgets and gifts. The new warehouse will be operational by spring 2012 and will create new jobs.

Xbite expands Warehouse and fills Senior Positions

Xbite has purchased an additional warehouse and office unit to increase its total size to 10,000 sq ft. The new unit will allow for more efficient pick/pack processes and expansion into other products.

Dan Whitehead , who has a wealth of games industry experience has joined Xbite as a Senior Buyer. Steve Eyre has been promoted to IT Manager to lead the 6 strong IT team.

Xbite Nominated at MCV Awards 2011

Xbite is pleased to be nominated for the MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2011 in the ‘Independent Retailer’ category.

For more information please see: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-awards-2011-finalists-unveiled/04716