Successful Barnsley firm Countrywide Healthcare Supplies is safeguarding local jobs by relocating to a new purpose-built facility at Park Springs, Grimethorpe. Construction of the new 60,000 sq.ft. warehouse and office unit is now underway on the three acre site, with an estimated completion of September 2006.

L – R Alastair Kitching, John Spary, Susannah Melleney and Elaine Lucas (directors of Countrywide Healthcare) on site at Park Springs Grimethorpe with Paul Tinsley (BDA)

Established ten years ago in the South Yorkshire area, Countrywide Healthcare Supplies currently employs 57 staff. The company is one of the largest independent suppliers to care homes, local authorities, hospitals and NHS in the UK, providing a wide range of over 5000 product lines – including furniture, equipment and consumables.

Alastair Kitching, [director], Countrywide Healthcare Supplies, commented, “Our new premises in Grimethorpe represent a £multi million investment in the area, which will allow us to further develop our business and ensure we remain a key player in the care industry”.

Countrywide Healthcare Supplies has been supported by Barnsley Development Agency (BDA), by helping the company find a suitable site with the potential for expansion in the future. Paul Tinsley, Strategic Economic Zone Manager, BDA, added, “We are delighted that Countrywide Healthcare Supplies has recognised the opportunities available at Park Springs, Grimethorpe, and we look forward to continuing to work with them in the future to build on their success”.

For further details of Countrywide Healthcare Supplies products, tel. 01226 709070 or visit www.countrywidehealthcare.co.uk.

For information about the services and assistance offered by BDA, tel. 01226 784444 or visit www.barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk.

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