TRAILBLAZERS J Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 17/18 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
7.9
19.7 2.2 2.1
305
6,857 29.0
18/19 7.3
19.7 2.1 1.8
308
6,440 24.4
19/20 6.8
20.1 2.1 1.8
277
5,805 1.9
(77)
JAMES BURRELL • JOHN NICHOLLS • JOHN A STEPHENS BUILDERS MERCHANTS: A-Z James Burrell
JAMES BURRELL yr end October 31 THE NUMBERS
17/18
64.1 12.6
1,440 1,317 210
18/19
72.1 14.2
1,507 1,321 234
19/20
68.2 13.7
1,428 1,254 246
% CHANGE
18/19 13 12 5 0
11
18/19 (8) (0) (7)
(11) 1
(6) (16)
19/20 (5) (4) (5) (5) 5
% CHANGE
19/20 (7) 2 0 0
(10) (10) (92)
James Burrell is investing £4.5m in its 11th branch, which is due to open in Billingham in August. Meanwhile, 12 new HGV wagons iare being added to the fleet, an investment of over £1.5m . For the year ended October 2021 the company’s results, pub- lished after the Trailblazer tables were compiled, show turnover 34% up on the year at £91.6m, and 27% ahead of pre-Covid results from two years earlier. Managing director Mark Richard- son said: “Our industry has been challenged by the impacts of Covid, the constant pressure of supply chain disruption and price increases. Despite these we have found a way to maintain a strong
John Nicholls
Having acquired the J&B’s Plumbing & Heating business in Dorset in 2014, John Nicholls has spent the intervening years expanding both this and the main Nicholls business. This included, in 2019 a J &Bs Plumbing & Heating branch with Bathroom Solutions showroom in Ringwood, a J&Bs Plumbing & Heating branch in Christchurch and the Long Hanborough Distribution Depot So far in 2022, a new Plumbing & Heating branch was opened in Towcester marking the first expansion into Northamptonshire. Two further sites have been acquired for continued expansion in 2022.
JOHN NICHOLLS yr end March 31 THE NUMBERS
18/19 Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 18/19 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
6.9
28.9 3.1 2.8
261
8,212 20.0
19/20 7.5
27.5 1.9 1.7
258
4,949 11.9
20/21 6.1
28.2 4.1 4.2
260
10,636 22.8 (91)
58.0 16.7
1,823 1,640 222
19/20
60.8 16.7
1,168 1,014 236
20/21
58.6 16.5
2,393 2,453 225
JOHN NICHOLLS
11 Somerville Ct, Adderbury,
Banbury OX17 3SN
www.johnnichollstrade.co.uk Tel: 01295222354
Subsidiaries: J&Bs Plumbing & Heating Branches: 25 Showrooms: 6 Employees: 226
2020 Recorded Turnover: £58 million 2021 turnover (est) £66 million
Chairman: Andrew Nicholls CEO: David Hebdon Managing Director: Adam England Commercial Director: Sam Hall Operations Director: Dave Simms Finance Director: Jason Dark
% Heavyside (inc timber) 43/ Lightside 57%
Members of/ Industry Partners with: BMF, NMBS Fortis
FORMED IN 1967, John A Stephens is a family-owned and run builders merchants, operating from a seven acre site in central Nottingham.
Over 40,000 leading brand lines in stock fleet of over 30 purpose built vehicles, offering same day availability on a large range of stock items.
JOHN A STEPHENS
Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham NG2 1AG
www.johnastephens.co.uk Tel: 0115 941 2861
Subsidiaries: Castle Concrete Ltd.
Branches: 2 Showrooms: 2 Employees: 120
2020 Recorded Turnover: £24.1m 2021 turnover (est): £29.1m
Chairman: Andrew Ralls Managing Director: Andy Stephens Other Directors: Chris Turner, Jon Taylor, Dean Monks, Phil Long, Steve Long.
Members of: BMF, NMBS, CBA John A Stephens JAMES BURRELL
Deptford Road Gateshead NE82BR
http://jamesburrell.com/ 01914772249
Branches: 10 Employees: 248 2019 Recorded Turnover: £72.1m 2020 Turnover: £70.1m
Managing Directors: Steve Richardson and Mark Richardson Other directors: Rob Richardson (director), Michael Fahey (head of sales), Doug Reid (head of finance), Tony Hall (head of operations)
% Heavyside / Lightside / Timber Sales: 100% Heavyside
Members of: BMF, NMBS, CBA
service-based growth within the business”.
% CHANGE
19/20 5
(0)
(36) (38) 6
% CHANGE
19/20 9
(5)
(39) (41) (1)
(40) (40)
20/21 (19) 3
113 151 1
115 92
20/21 (4) (1)
105 142 (5)
JOHN A STEPHENS THE NUMBERS
2018 Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 2018 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
8.3
32.7 3.7 4.0
234
8,563 7.4
2019 8.6
31.8 3.3 4.1
227
7,436 7.3
2020 8.1
30.9 2.0 1.5
208
4,164 2.5
(151)
26.2 8.6
959
1,047 112
2019
26.6 8.4
870
1,091 117
2020
24.1 7.4
483 369 116
% CHANGE 2019 1
(1) (9) 4 4
% CHANGE 2019 3
(3)
(11) 3
(3)
(13) (1)
2020 (9)
(12) (44) (66) (1)
2020 (5) (3)
(39) (63) (8)
(44) (66)
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