Merritts splash out as part of expansion strategy

The Kirkby-based family business, Joseph Merritt Group, has announced plans to invest £1.4 million in machinery lifting and transportation equipment as part of a strategy of expansion across the UK.
Part of Merritts' fleet of trucks.Part of Merritts' fleet of trucks.
Part of Merritts' fleet of trucks.

The company has bought four tractor units, four customised vans and four forklift trucks, as well as a flatbed trailer, and has also added to its fleet of trucks.

Director James Merritt said: “We have ambitious plans for expansion over the next five years, so we need to meet the growing demand for machinery-movement services.”

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Merritts, which was founded in 1922, is a leading specialist in the lifting, removal, transportation, installation and storage of heavy machinery. It has a turnover of £6 million and employs a team of 45 at its Kirkby headquarters. It has a blue-chip client-base in a wide variety of sectors.