Robert Hill of Split Second Imports, supplier of Ruption BMX bikes, owns two skate-and-BMX retail stores - The Playground stores - and the UK's biggest BMX online retailer. He's now added a third retail outlet, Sidewalk City Skates of Wells.

Hill adds Sidewalk City Skates to his retail portfolio

This will be rebranded as a Playground store.

As well as the Sadler Street location and goodwill, Hill’s Ruption ltd. is getting Jase Wilton, owner of Sidewalk City Skates. Wilton becomes retail store manager and will oversee the running of the Playground stores in Taunton, Weston super Mare and, of course, Wells.

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