Intro

Founded in 1996 by leading Sunderland podiatrist Jeremy Hepworth, Footcare UK has grown from strength to strength, in the last 20 years Footcare UK has seen a lot of change, developing from a small home business to one of Britain’s largest suppliers of foot care products.

1996

Jeremy begins Footcare UK as a one man band, with a mission to provide foot care products to customers at affordable prices. Footcare UK was operating out of a tiny spare bedroom and producing even tinier profit margins; every business needs to start somewhere.

2009

Jeremy is joined by his son Chris, who takes on the role of Director of Operations. With the younger generation on board, Footcare UK begins to embrace new technology, moving to the online marketplace and supplying customers with specialist foot care products in every corner of the globe.

2011

Chris’s brother Paul takes on the role of Marketing Director. With the business developing rapidly, it becomes apparent that the spare room isn’t going to cut the mustard…

2012

Footcare UK moves to new premises in Houghton Le Spring, County Durham. But we won’t stay here for too long…

2013

By forging connections with the nearby University of Sunderland, we’ve shown our dedication to helping develop some of the countries brightest young minds, taking on student interns and graduates to help the business flourish.

2015

Our rapid growth sees us featured on UK business news site BDaily, have a read here.

2015

Between 2012 and 2015 the number of staff working for Footcare UK trebled. Committed to employing local, young people from around the North East, we are dedicated to growing our own talent, giving the opportunity for people to take their first steps into a brilliant career. Although all these new personnel the office in Houghton Le Spring starts to feel a little crowded…

2016

With the rapid expansion of the business comes the need for even bigger spaces. Our brand new 1500ft 2 warehouse and office space in Seaham, County Durham, has given us space for expansion into fantastic new product lines, improved customer service and faster delivery options.

2016

We’ve not just changed our physical space; our online location has had a revamp too. Our new website, developed to provide you with the best customer experience possible, launched in November 2016, take a look around!

Looking to the Future…

New ideas and new opportunities drive us forward, and we’ve plenty of projects in the pipeline for the coming months…