TURNOVER: £50-100m HALDANE SHIELLS GROUP l HOWARTH TIMBER GROUP Haldane Shiells
Haldane Fisher is part of the Haldane Shiells Group, made up of Haldane Fisher NI, Haldane Fisher Isle of Man, and GE Robinson in north-west England Founded by Bob Haldane in 1946, it has grown since then, both organically and
HALDANE SHIELLS GROUP HPS
Shepherd’s Way, Carnbane, Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland BT35 6QQ Tel: 028 3026 3201
www.haldane-fisher.com
Subsidiaries: Haldane Fisher & Co Ltd, Haldane Fisher (IoM) Ltd, G E Robinson & Co Ltd
Branches: 12 Employees: 500
Group managing director: Ian Haldane Regional directors: N Ireland: David Haldane IoM: John Belcher N W England: Duncan Rossall Associate director Plumbmaster: Eamon McCarthy
Members of: CBA, NMBS, Wood NI
through acquisition. Predominantly a chain of builders and plumb- ers merchants, Haldane Fisher supplies a range of products – “everything from building materials to plumbing and heating, home improvement prod- as kitchens, bathrooms, In 2016, the group rebranded its plumbing and heating operations in Northern Ireland as Plumbmaster to provide the plumbing and heating sector.
was opened in Newry last March and a roll-out has followed to the extent that there are now 11 branches throughout Northern Ire- land and the Isle of Man, with their on branding and website.
In the meantime, Garstang Timber and Building Supplies and Mak-
Howarth Timber
and Building Supplies have been rebranded as Haldane Fisher, with ef- fect from Febru- ary 2017.
Owned by Hal- dane Fisher for over ten years,
HALDANE SHIELLS GROUP THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
2013 70.6 18.8
Operating profit £k 1,940 Net profit £k
1,823 THE RATIOS 2013
Stockturn 6.2 Gross margin %
26.6
Operating margin % 2.7 Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
2.6 183 5,026
Return on capital % 7.1 BMJ INDEX
Doncaster branch with a three-day celebration. The store, on Churchill Business Park on Churchill Road, has been extensively refurbished and includes a special- ist plumbing and heating department and a kitchen showroom.
The company also held a trade exhbition, 50% bigger than the successful 2015 one, held to celebrate the group’s 175th anniversary.
HOWARTH TIMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLIES THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
HOWARTH TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES
Prince Edward Works, Pontefract Lane, Cross Green Leeds, West Yorkshire LS9 0RA Tel: 0333 414 5022
Branches: 30 Employees: 421
Managing director: Nicholas Howarth
Members of: BMF Fortis, NMBS A supplement to BMJ April 2017
Howarth Timber & Build- ing Supplies, is a network of 30 timber and builders merchant branches spread across the country. It is part of the Howarth Timber Group which also includes Howarth Timber (Windows and Doors) Ltd, Howarth Timber Engineered Solu- tions Ltd and Arbor Forest Products Ltd.
Among the activity dur- ing the past 12 month was the grand reopening of the
13/14 63.2
20.3
Operating profit £k 1,880 Net profit £k
512 THE RATIOS 13/14
Stockturn 6.4 Gross margin %
32.1
Operating margin % 3.0 Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
0.8 193 5,732
Return on capital % 6.7 BMJ INDEX
14/15 5.9
32.3 3.7 3.8
185
6,807 28.3 270
15/16 6.0
29.2 3.8 3.8
186
7,045 25.2 237
14/15 71.0
22.9
2,614 2,714
Staff 328 384
15/16 78.4
22.9
2,966 2,999 421
% change 14/15
12 13 39
430 17
% change 14/15
-7 0
24
372 -4 19
322
2014 6.2
26.5 2.9 2.8
190
5,518 9.2
28.3 3.6 3.5
171
6,155 10.6
22
2014 88.2 23.3
2,566 2,469
Staff 386 465
the branches have continu- ally operated as an inde- pendent merchant.
% change
2015 2014 2015 89.1 25.2
3,213 3,115 522
25 24 32 35 20
1 8
25 26 12
% change
2015 2014 2015 6.2
0
(1) 6 8 4
10 29
0 7
24 25
(10) 12 15
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15/16 10
0
13 11 10
15/16 1
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