HAMPSHIRE timber merchants Elliotts are set to move to Southampton to cater for its growing customer base.

The firm is set to move from Fort Fareham industrial estate to a site next to Elliotts builder’s merchants base in Northam.

The move will allow the firm to stock a larger amount of timber and provide shorter order times.

Managing director Tom Elliott said: “The relocation of the timber yard means our customers will see a great increase in the amount of timber we stock.

"We always strive to find any product our customers’ require but now we will have a wider range at our fingertips as soon as a customer contacts us.”