BUILDING for the future! That's Howarth Timber & Building Supplies which has just completed a £400,000 investment at its branch in Bright Street, Bury.

The premises have undergone major changes to give customers a wider variety of projects.

Alterations to the site were designed to develop undercover space and give more stock storage. A new 20,000 sq ft shed has been built within the yard allowing the introduction of a new range of heavy side products to their existing business.

Howarth has now extended their product range to include bricks and blocks, lintels, block paving, concrete flags, decorative paving, bulk bags of aggregates, fencing and concrete fence posts in a more customer friendly and easily accessible area.

Two extra members of staff have been employed to cater for the increased demand.

A one-way system now operates on the site to help ease congestion in the yard. Branch manager Paul Barton said: "The improvements will allow our customers to move through the site more efficiently and also offer a one stop shop for all their timber and building supply needs."

Howarth Timber & Building Supplies in Bury is a division of the Howarth Timber Group Ltd, which has been established for more than 160 years. The group encompasses 27 separate locations that are involved in timber importing, timber engineering, timber windows and doors, warehousing and dock operations, timber merchants and building supplies.