CONTENTS GRANT HANDLING EXTENDS SUPPORT TO ALL JAMES BURRELL SITES G


rant Handling, a leading material handling supplier, has seen its long-standing relationship with James Burrell extended to include the growing builders’ merchant Ossett, Rotherham and York branches. The move comes as Grant Handling celebrates 25 years as the preferred handling supplier to the 140-year-old family business and as a direct result of Grant’s own recent expansion.


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Grant Handling says: “We are proud to have worked so closely with the James Burrell team and supported their continued growth over the last 25 years. Our new Leeds site has enabled us to extend the service delivery, which are all so proud of, to customers in new geographical areas, including the few remaining James Burrell sites that we didn’t previously cover.”


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