GRP buys Marshall Wooldridge in Leeds
New owner aims to double size of £20m GWP business in three years.
Global Risk Partners (GRP) has bought Marshall Wooldridge, a UK commercial insurance broker controlling over £20m of gross written premium.
The company, which has been going for over 40 years, employs 50 staff based in its offices in Leeds and Rotherham.
GRP stated that it was aiming to double the size of Marshall Wooldridge in the next three years, both organically and by local acquisitions.
The managing director of Marshall Wooldridge, James Hall, will continue to lead the business and is a co
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