A Somerset-based builders merchant is celebrating 225 years in business.

Bradfords Building Supplies was founded in 1770 in Pibsbury, on the Somerset Levels, and has grown from a small local supplier to a network of more than 45 branches across the South West.

Over the last decade, the company has modernised its operations, from adopting new technology and logistics to developing new specialisms across its staff in plumbing, heating and renewables.

The business has invested heavily in transforming its transport fleet to meet customer demand, as well as expanding its branch network, including the opening of its first dedicated tool hire branch in Newton Abbot. earlier this year.

The company's chief executive David Young said: “Two and a half centuries in business is an incredible achiev

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