TRAILBLAZERS H Haldane Shiells
Family owned since its inception in 1946, Haldane Group’s experience spans generations and incorporates Haldane Fisher NI, Haldane Fisher - Isle of Man, Haldane Fisher - UK, GE Robinson, Plumbmaster, Prowood, Bathline and Key Hardware.
The company serves both trade and public, with branches across Northern Ireland, England, and Isle of Man supplying 13,000 products across 800 brands.
It has announced major new growth and development plans which will see over £50 million invested across the business over the next five years.
The company will invest £17.5m towards organic development, whilst upwards of £30m will be allocated to enhance both acquisition and green field development, with the aim of ensuring continued job creation and company growth. The company has appointed David Haldane to the position of chief executive of Haldane Group. He will be supported by Brian McAuley as managing director of Haldane Fisher Northern Ireland, Simon Walling who will lead the Haldane Fisher brand in England and the Isle of Man, as well as GE Robinson, and Phil Lomas as managing drector of the newly acquired specialist timber business, Prowood Ltd.
The planned investment will be financed via the group’s own cash generation along with ongoing
HALDANE SHIELLS THE NUMBERS
2019 Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 2019 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
6.2
28.3 3.9 3.7
208
8,045 12.2
2020 6.2
30.6 5.6 5.4
203
11,329 19.1
2021 6.2
31.5 11.1 11.0 255
28,332 41.3
2432
130.6 37.0
5,052 4,821 628
2020
132.3 40.5
7,398 7,127 653
2021
179.0 56.3
19,861 19,647 701
HALDANE SHIELLS
Shepherds Way Carnbane Industrial Estate Newry
Co.Down BT35 6QQ
www.haldane-fisher.com Tel:
Subsidiaries: 3 Branches: 17 Employees: 541
Chairman: Ian Haldane Chief Executive: David Haldane Managing Director NI: Brian McAuley Managing Director England & Isle of Man: Simon Walling
Members of: BMF, NMBS Fortis
Not long after Queen Victoria took the throne, a small one-man company set up in Leeds. Hudson & Co, a small but successful timber business, was run by William Hudson.
In the latter half of the
support from banking partner, Danske Bank.
David Haldane said: “Our vision for the future of our business is focused on ‘Building Together’ and ensuring that our colleagues are equipped with the resources, skills and training necessary to meet the evolving needs of customers and markets we serve. We are confident that our strategic long-term investment plans, combined with the enhancement of our executive structure and wider senior management team, will enable Haldane Group to make this vision a reality.”
% CHANGE
2020 1
10
46 48 4
% CHANGE
2020 0 8
45 46 (3) 41 56
2021 0 3
98
104 26
150 116
2021 35 39
168 176 7
nineteenth century, John Howarth came from Lancashire with his family to work for his uncle’s timber business in Leeds and, eventually, the Howarth family took the reins.
Since then, Howarth Timber & Building Supplies (HTBS) has expanded to an employer of more than 1,000 specialists who know the industry inside out. Today the 180-year-old family business is the UK’s biggest privately owned timber company, with 33 branches.
Howarth Timber Group encompasses a network of 30 timber and builders’ merchant branches geographically spread across the country,
HOWARTH TIMBER THE NUMBERS
19/20 Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 19/20 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
6.1
30.7 0.6 0.4
200
1,296 2.7
20/21 5.0
31.6 3.4 3.2
220
7,383 20.0
21/22
3.8 31.1 5.0 4.9
254
12,637 30.1 444
100.4 30.9 652 432 503
20/21
113.8 36.0 3,817 3,657 517
21/22
140.4 43.7
6,988 6,882 553
HOWARTH TIMBER
Prince Edward Works, Pontefract Lane, Cross Green, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS90RA
www.howarth-timber.co.uk Tel: 03301192509
Branches: 34 Showrooms: 16 Employees: 448
Managing Director: Nicholas Howarth Members of: BMF, NMBS, Fortis
HALDANE SHIELLS • HOWARTH TIMBER BUILDERS MERCHANTS: A-Z Howarth Timber
complemented by dedicated manufacturing divisions supplying class-leading windows and doors and highly specialist timber engineering products and services.
It is part of the Howarth Timber Group which also includes: Howarth Timber (Windows and Doors) Ltd, Howarth Timber Engineered Solutions Ltd and Arbor Forest Products Ltd.
% CHANGE
20/21 13 17
485 747 3
20/21 (19) 3
417 647 10
470 653
21/22 23 22 83 88 7
% CHANGE
21/22 (23) (1) 48 52 15 71 51
April 2023 A supplement to builders merchants journal
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