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Office Furniture
while fixing typewriters, which were always sat on worn-out desks. So, he built a shed, made his own desk, and when he had trouble bolting it together, he welded the frame and added an MFC top. That’ s how Gresham began,” Julian shares.
The company moved into its current Bolton facility in 2000, where production, design, and finishing all operate together.
Julian joined the family business in 2004 after a career in civil engineering, stepping in to support commercial work as Ted Smith prepared to retire.“ I fell in love with the industry, the people, the business, and I asked my father-in-law if I could buy the company. He named his price, and I spent two years arranging an MBO to buy it. In August 2008, I made the business my own.”
Investing in control
Gresham creates a broad range of workspace furniture, along with custom pieces for each project.“ We design and build a full suite of
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