SWINDON’S coffee connoisseurs are celebrating the opening of a new generation of coffee shop that has opened its doors in the town centre.

Triple Two has already received a thumbs up from customers for the contemporary shop situated in The Brunel shopping centre.

David Hodgetts, one of the co-founders, said he was delighted with the reaction of customers already.

“It’s going really well,” He said: “We’re getting some great reviews on social media, so hopefully the word of our arrival and what we stand for will spread quickly.”

“As a regular coffee drinker I was increasingly tired of drinking an average cup of coffee.

“The UK coffee market has become flooded, but flooded with brands providing an interpretation of what a real experience should be. We are independent, there’s just a few of us running the business, but we have done our research thoroughly and we know that the people of Swindon will welcome our different approach.”

The new shop has been carefully designed to create a modern upmarket and contemporary ambience.

The founders wanted to acknowledge their Swindon roots so have cleverly incorporated Swindon’s railway heritage into their logo and the interior design of the shop.

“The name ‘Triple Two Coffee’ was chosen because of Swindon’s railway heritage,” said David.

“Isambard Kingdom Brunel purchased 16 of the first 17 steam engines and they were named 222, so we decided to adopt it in order to connect our new brand with the town.”

in which it was founded”.

Kevin Gwilliam, General Manager of The Brunel shopping centre, said: “It’s important for shopping centres to cater for everyone’s tastes so it’s excellent that we are able to welcome another quality independent trader to the centre and to be able to help support them in their new venture. The improvement work that has been going on at Havelock Square for some time is almost finished now so it’s great timing too.”