BMJ TRAILBLAZERS LBS
LBS
In August 2016, LBS ac- quired Talbot Timber Ltd, the largest acquisition in its 85-year history. The business had three builders’ merchant branches, a Truss & Tim- ber Engineering business, and Timber and Plywood distribution business, all in Pembrokeshire. The three builders’ merchant branches have been rebranded and integrated into the LBS network. Talbot Timber con- tinues as a separate special- ist entity, supplying trusses & pozi joists and machined timber to other builders’ merchants and major con- tractors across South Wales. Now with its own truss manufacturing facility, LBS has been able increase the range of products available to its customers along with improved service levels. in April 2016, having out-
Kent Blaxill
After a year interrupted by the referendum, Kent returned to the market and sales progressed positively into the winter. The company continued to open specialist decorative paint branches. Sales in Q1 have begun positively, it says, with margins under pressure due With uncertainty ahead, the year will be challenging.
KENT BLAXILL THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
2013 29.7 9.5
Operating profit £k (228) Net profit £k
(299) THE RATIOS 2013
Stockturn 4.0 Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
30
31.9 nil nil
132
(1,018) nil
2014 3.9
33.4 2.7 2.4
145
3,876 8.6
2015 3.8
34.3 4.1 4.0
143
5,938 13.5
93
2014 32.7 10.9 872 796
Staff 224 225
Station Road, Llandeilo, SA19 6NL Tel: 01558 824263
www.lbsbm.co.uk
Subsidiaries: Total Plumbing, Casey’s Roofing
Managing director: Mark Davies Operations director: Dai Thomas Finance director: Philip Evans Sales director: Andrew Prosser
Branches: 24 Employees: 320
% of sales heavyside/lightside/ timber: 48/34/18
Forecast turnover £48.1m 2016. Members of: BMF, Fortis
grown its existing site. 2016 was also another record year for LBS with sales increasing 17% on last more. This is on the back of growth of 14% like for like in 2015 and again 14% growth in 2014, a remarkable testa- ment to the delivery of the strategy by the committed staff through the whole business.
KENT BLAXILL Kent Blaxill Group Ltd
129-139 Layer Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 9JY Tel: 01206 216000
www.kentblaxill.co.uk
Chairman: Philip George Managing director: Simon Blaxill Finance Director: Kevin Pryke
Branches: 13 Employees: 231
% heavyside/lightside/timber sales: 44/45/11
Forecast turnover this year: 2016 £36.7m
Members of: BMF, NMBS, Fortis % change
2015 2014 2015 34.6 11.9
10 15
1,437 1,387 242
n/a n/a 0
2014 -4 5
n/a n/a 10
n/a n/a
65 74 8
% change
2015 -2 3
56 64 -2 53 57
6 9
HPS I COMPANY NAME
TURNOVER: £30-50m JT DOVE l KENT BLAXILL l LBS
LBS THE NUMBERS Turnover £m Gross profit £m
2013 31.3 9.9
Operating profit £k 677 Net profit £k
656 THE RATIOS 2013
Stockturn 7.1 Gross margin %
31.5
Operating margin % 2.2 Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
2.1 145 3,134
Return on capital % 14.8 BMJ INDEX
The business has contin- ued its “complete supply solution” strategy by grow- ing its individual branch and diversifying into compli- mentary supply channels. LBS’s standout perfor- mance for the year was the Total Plumbing branches that have matured into an established plumbing &
JT Dove
Set up way back in 1869, JT Dove has expanded stead- ily over the ensuing 148 years. Early in 2016 saw the launch of a new build- ing materials branch and plumbing & heating implant at Darlington.
This was closely followed by a brand new build at Sea- houses, comprising a new building materials branch and plumbing & heating implant.
JT DOVE THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
2013 33.8 9.1
Operating profit £k 682 Net profit £k
857 THE RATIOS 2013
Stockturn 8.2 Gross margin %
26.8
Operating margin % 2.0 Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
2.5 193 3,897
Return on capital % 11.1 BMJ INDEX
2014 7.0
28.1 3.8 3.5
207
7,865 19.7
2015 6.8
27.4 4.4 3.9
210
9,192 20.2
203 A supplement to BMJ April 2017
2014 39.9 11.2
1,518 1,381
Staff 175 193
2014 7.5
32.9 4.5 4.4
160
7,203 28.8
2015 7.5
31.9 2.9 2.8
166
4,767 17.9
287
heating merchant and the leading independent P&H brand in South Wales. LBS Online also continues to has swelled by 15 vehicles in the last year.
LBS as a business is plan- ning for continued growth across all of its trading sec- tors with investment in the branch network in 2017.
JT DOVE
J T Dove Ltd Address Riversdale Way, Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE15 8SF Tel: 0191 229 5020
www.jtdove.co.uk
Managing director: Steve Robinson Finance director: Richard Painter Commercial director: Ian Hindmarsh Director of operations: John Burke
Associate director sales: Mark Malloy
Associate director P&H: Bill Stobbs
Branches: 19 Employees: 200+
Members of: BMF, Fortis % change
2015 2014 2015 42.6 11.7
18 24
1,866 1,683 203
123 61 10
2014 (15) 5
89 37 7
102 77
23 22 5
% change
2015 (3) (3) 15 14 2
17 3
7 4
2014 37.0 12.2
1,664 1,643
Staff 216 231
2015 41.9 13.4
1,206 1,190 253
% change
2014 18 23
146 150 7
2014 6 4
108 112 11
130 94
2015 13 10
(28) (28) 10
% change
2015 (1) (3)
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