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Sanity 20 DIY WEEK 14 DECEMBER 2018


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Barnitts began trading over 100 years ago and managed to keep itself ahead of local competition. 2019 will see the company’s next phase, a simplified business model and a focus on efficiency. Kiran Grewal finds out more.


the city centre in York, boasts a comprehensive home and garden product range and a loyal customer base. The company began in 1896, previously an existing agricultural ironmongers, until it was bought by George Barnitt. Paul Thompson, the current managing director of Barnitts said: “In 1913, my great, great Uncle and great Grandfather bought it from George Barnitt, and they just stuck an ‘S’ on the end!” Since then, it’s been in our family - I’m the third generation,” he says.


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