TRAILBLAZERS Sydenhams
THE NAME SYDENHAMS has long been associated with the supply of timber products and building materials across Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Avon and the Isle of Wight. The company was originally founded in 1874 by James Thomas Sydenham on a site in Poole, Dorset, where timber is still imported today.
In 1999 with the acquisition of associated companies, J T Sydenhams & Co was renamed to Sydenhams Ltd to form the present family owned and independent Timber & Builders Merchants. The business has continued to grow and can supply all building & DIY needs through its network of 32 branches. Last year it acquired the Glastonbury premises of Snows Timber.
Robert Price & Sons
ROBERT PRICE was established in Abergavenny in 1847, originally as a stone masons, later specialising in monumental works. The main office was situated at Lion Works, Lion Street, Abergavenny where Price lived with his family in the adjoining cottage, with his horses and drays kept at Park Road. The company moved into supplying basic heavyside building materials and hay for horses towards the end of the 19th centuary and expansion continued. There are now 22 branches across south Wales.
ROBERT PRICE & SONS THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
2016 4.9
28.7 3.1 4.6
149
4,532 6.6
2017 4.7
27.7 2.4 3.8
168
3,993 5.8
2018 4.8
28.1 6.1 7.1
180
10,967 10.6 251
2016 39.4 11.3
1,201 1,801 265
2017 45.1 12.5
1,074 1,707 269
2018 48.9 13.7
2,983 3,453 272
SYDENHAMS LIMITED
45-47 Ashley Road, Bournemouth BH1 4LG
www.sydenhams.co.uk Tel: 01202303585
Number of Subsidiaries: 5 Number of Branches: 29 Number of Employees: 503 2018 Recorded Turnover: £76.62m 2019 Turnover: £83.65m CEO / Chairman: James and Charles Sherborne
Managing Director: Lee Wright Operations Director: Kevin Clarke Finance Director: Jeremy Clark % Heavyside / Lightside / Timber Sales: Approx. 70% / 30% Timber sales 50%
Members of/ Industry Partners with: BMF, NMBS,Fortis
ROBERT PRICE • SYDENHAMS
• TIPPER S BUILDERS MERCHANTS: A-Z
SYDENHAMS LIMITED THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
16/17 3.5
41.4 8.6 8.7
158
13,606 21.0
17/18 3.4
40.4 8.4 8.5
168
14,071 19.5
18/19 2.9
39.5 7.6 7.5
178
13,518 17.4 242
W Walter Tipper ROBERT PRICE & SONS
Park Road Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 5PF
www.robert-price.co.uk Tel: 01873858585
Number of Subsidiaries: 1 Number of Branches: 22 Number of Employees: 249
Managing Director: Will Godfrey / Sales Director: Malcolm Jones Building Product Manager Chris Coggins
Plumbing and Heating Manager Julian Williams
Members of: NMBS, CBA
TIPPERS IS A family-owned and family-run business which has been supplying the Midlands with building supplies, materials and hardware for over 100 years. Since opening the first builder’s merchant branch in 1916, Tippers has expanded to 12 locations: Lichfield, Uttoxeter, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Kidderminster, Birmingham, Rugeley, Huthwaite, Wolverhampton, Birmingham Tool Hire, Stoke and the newest branch, Ashbourne.
The company offers a range of products covering everything from plumbing to insulation, and from bricks to paint, for both trade and DIY customers. The delivery fleet comprises 45 specialist vehicles including crane lorries, moffetts, articulated vehicles, tipper trucks, wagon and drag lorries, box vans and volumetric vehicles.
% CHANGE
2017 15 10
(11) (5) 2
2017 (3) (3)
(22) (17) 13
(12) (13)
2018 8
10
178 102 1
% CHANGE
2018 3 1
156 86 7
175 84
WALTER TIPPER LTD THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
April 2020 A supplement to Builders Merchants Journal
16/17 6.0
27.2 4.5 4.3
215
9,634 14.2
17/18 5.5
28.9 6.8 6.5
209
14,202 20.0
18/19 4.9
30.1 6.6 6.3
213
14,054 17.8 123
16/17 46.3 12.6
2,081 1,988 216
17/18 49.7 14.4
3,380 3,249 238
18/19 51.6 15.5
3,401 3,278 242
16/17 65.1 27.0
5,592 5,666 411
17/18 70.6 28.5
5,924 5,970 421
18/19 78.4 31.0
5,948 5,897 440
% CHANGE
17/18 8 6 6 5 2
17/18 (3) (2) (2) (3) 6 3
(7)
18/19 11 8 0
(1) 5
% CHANGE
18/19 (15) (2)
(10) (11) 6
(4) (11)
WALTER TIPPER LTD
Europa Way Lichfield Staffs
WS14 9TZ
www.tippers.com Tel: 01543440000
Number of Branches: 11 Number of Employees: 270 2018 Recorded Turnover: £51.5m 2019 Turnover: £52.9m Chairman: Andrew Tipper Directors: Peter Sampson, Amy Tipper, Bill Tipper, Joseph Tipper % Heavyside / Lightside / Timber Sales: 65/25/10
Members of/ Industry Partners with: BMF, NMBS, PHG, CBA
% CHANGE
17/18 7
14 62 63 10
17/18 (8) 6
51 52 (3) 47 41
18/19 4 8 1 1 2
% CHANGE
18/19 (12) 4
(3) (3) 2
(1) (11)
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