Big investment plans for Grange

But there is also a proposal to close the company’s Hull-based manufacturing and distribution facility, which is currently going through a consultation period.

The site was relocated from the docks to a new site four years ago when former deputy prime minister John Prescott performed the official opening.

The investment by Polish parent company Stelmet, one of Europe’s largest timber garden product manufacturers and which acquired Grange in 2015, is designed to considerably expanded supply chain capacity, creating additional manufacturing capability and providing an additional UK distribution site in the south east of England.

A new £30m manufacturing facility opens this autumn in Grudziadz, Poland and will boost Grange’s product ranges and product differentiation. The site will also add capacity for greater volumes of product in response to demand and ensure consistency of materials and manufacturing quality.

The new distribution site in the South East is designed to improve distribution and create operational efficiencies, shorten lead times, improve customer service and create a stronger distribution network working in tandem with Grange’s Telford headquarters and production site.

Recent investment from Stelmet has been extremely positive in terms of sales volume and customer gains,” said Neil Taylor, Grange’s managing director.

“The company is now increasing both its production capacity and its supply chain efficiency in order to ensure it can deliver growth.”