BUILDERS MERCHANTS: A-Z MARKOVITZ • MYERS • MP MORAN M Markovitz
Derbyshire-based merchant Markovitz has ambitious plans to expand its existing drylining and insulation operation further South, with the opening of new depots in Bedford and Bridgwater. From a standing start in 2019, the Markovitz drylining and insulation division now trades from ten depots, covering the majority of the UK, from the Highlands of Scotland to Cornwall, with plans for further branches to open throughout 2021. Markovitz remains a family-owned and run business with an 86-year history. The group now encompasses eighteen depots, two luxury kitchen and bathroom showrooms and two specialist stove and cooker showrooms. Markovitz also boasts its very own two AA-
MP Moran MP MORAN
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
6.4
38.7 7.2 7.0
222
16,019 47.7
2019 5.6
40.5 7.1 6.9
220
15,652 33.8
2020 5.3
37.3 7.0 7.1
229
16,117 30.4 265
MP MORAN’S five branches across London range from Kennington in the south to Watford in the north. There are also two branches in
Ireland.
Product sectors covered include bathroms, kitchens, heavyside building materials, timber, joinery, paint and decorating supplies, flooring, sheet materials, plumbing and heating supplies, garden landscaping, drainage, electrical, tools and workwear.
MP MORAN
293-301 Kilburn High Road London NW6 7JR
www.mpmoran.co.uk 02073285566
Branches: 5 Employees: 280
Directors: Michael, Kevin, Martin & Maurice Moran
Heayside/lightside%: 50/50 Members of: BMF, NMBS, Fortis
58.1 22.5
4,181 4,086 261
2019
56.4 22.9
4,007 3,914 256
2020
60.4 22.5
4,255 4,271 264
% CHANGE 2019 (3) 2
(4) (4) (2)
% CHANGE 2019 (12) 5
(1) (1) (1) (2)
(29)
2020 7
(2) 6 9 3
2020 (6) (8) (1) 2 4 3
(10)
MARKOVITZ 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
6.4
23.5 2.8 2.6
209
5,828 14.7
2019 6.0
24.5 3.0 2.9
218
6,553 15.7
2020 6.0
23.8 3.8 3.8
224
8,592 21.6 567
rosette awarded restaurant The Merchant’s Yard, based in the heart of the Peak District National
40.1 9.4
1,119 1,062 192
2019
45.0 11.0
1,350 1,291 206
2020
56.0 13.3
2,148 2,112 250
MARKOVITZ
% CHANGE 2019 12 17 21 22 7
% CHANGE 2019 (6) 4 8 8 4
12 7
2020 24 21 59 64 21
2020 1
(3) 28 31 3
31 37
Town End Yard Richard Lane Tideswell SK17 8PZ
www.markovitz.co.uk Tel: 01298 871223
Branches: 18 Employees: 230
Directors: David Hopkins, Robert Hopkins, Robert Turner (Commercial), Mike Key-Davies (Insulation & Drylining)
Members of: BMF, NMBS, H + B
TRAILBLAZERS
Park within the original business premises bought by Maurice Markovitz in 1935.
Myers Building Supplies
MYERS GROUP IS a family-owned, family-run group, originally founded as Isaac Timmins Ltd in 1929. In 1959 Readymix Huddersfield was incorporated to the group and now has four strategically located plants. Group companies also include Johnsons Wellfield, acquired by the Myers family in 1979. Myers Building Supplies is a generalist builders merchant with fifteen branches serving the everyday needs of local building professionals throughout Yorkshire, and is the largest trading division within the organisation.
17/18 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
8.7
26.4 2.8 2.5
205
5,750 11.8
18/19 8.2
26.1 4.0 3.8
221
8,719 24.0
19/20 6.0
29.5 9.2 9.0
213
19,682 38.2 (47)
31.2 8.2
874 782 152
18/19
33.8 8.8
1,334 1,275 153
MYERS BULING SUPPLIES
5 Barr St. Off Leeds Rd Huddersfield HD1 6PB
www.myersgroup.co.uk Tel: 01484535311
Subsidiaries: 4 Branches: 15 Employees: 350
CEO / Chairman: John Myers Managing Director / Directors: James Berry, Katie Berry
% Heavyside/lightside/timber sales: 70% / 20% / 10%
Members of: BMF,NMBS, Fortis
MYERS BUILDING SUPPLIES yr end September 30 2020 THE NUMBERS
19/20
33.5 9.9
3,090 3,005 157
% CHANGE
18/19 8 7
53 63 1
% CHANGE
18/19 (6) (1) 41 51 8
52 103
19/20 (27) 13
134 138 (3)
126 59
19/20 (1) 12
132 136 3
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