TRAILBLAZERS Elliotts
ELLIOTT BROS THE NUMBERS
2021 Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 2021 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
Frank Key
FRANK KEY THE NUMBERS
2021 Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 2021 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
7.3
37.7 6.9 6.7
151
10,431 23.6
2022 6.7
36.0 5.5 5.4
163
9,005 16.8
2023 6.1
36.3 3.9 3.5
160
6,234 11.8 127
32.7 12.3
2,253 2,185 216
2022
34.0 12.2
1,882 1,828 209
2023
32.2 11.7
1,253 1,111 201
FRANK KEY % CHANGE
21/22 4
(1)
(16) (16) (3)
% CHANGE
21/22 (8) (5)
(20) (20) 8
(14) (29)
22/23 (10) 1
(30) (36) (2)
(31) (30)
22/23 (5
(5)
(33) (39) (4)
Portland Street Daybrook Nottingham NG5 6BL Tel: 01159208208
www.frank-key.co.uk
Branches: 5 Showrooms: 1 Employees: 210
Managing Director: James Norton Other Directors: Joe Beale (Trading), Richard Meeks (Operations), Ben Sansom (Sales and Marketing)
Buying Group: NBG, NMBS BMF Member
Frank Key Group Limited, is a large privately owned, independent builders merchant and plant & tool hire specialist across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire, founded by Mr Frank Key in 1907. It moved to the Daybrook Head Office premises in 1953 and has been expanding ever since.
In September, the company finished a major refurbishment and redevelopment of its head office branch in Daybrook, Nottingham.
4.8
20.1 6.0 6.0
283
16,993 17.6
2022 5.2
17.0 3.8 3.6
290
10,988 10.8
2023 5.5
16.5 3.3 2.8
281
9,387 7.8
(44)
84.8 17.0
5,098 5,068 300
2022
93.8 16.0
3,560 3,358 324
2023
91.6 15.1
3,060 2,557 326
ELLIOT BROS • FRANK KEY • HALDANE SHIELLS BUILDERS MERCHANTS: A-Z
ELLIOTTS % CHANGE
21/22 11 (6)
(30) (34) 8
% CHANGE
21/22 8
(15) (37) (40) 2
(35) (39)
22/23 7
(3)
(12) (22) (3)
(15) (28)
22/23 (2) (5)
(14) (24) 1
Millbank Wharf Northam
Southampton SO14 5AG Tel: 023 8038 5300
www.elliotts.uk
Branches: 13 Showrooms: 4 Employees: 300 Managing Director: Tom Elliott Operations Director: Steven Webber Business Development Director: Ian Goodenough Commercial Director: Matthew Allcock Chief Operating Officer: Paul Chadwick, Other Directors: Stuart Mason-Elliott Lauren Haines, Carl Battle
Buying Group: Fortis, NMBS BMF Member
Elliots is a family-owned builders’ merchant, founded in 1842, and currently managed by sixth generation custodian, Tom Elliott. In October 2024, the company acquired window manufacturer and installer, Futuremost Group Limited, a manufacturer and installer of bespoke aluminium and PVCu window units, based in Portsmouth. Elliott said: “Our goal is to become a complete one- stop shop for our customers, and the acquisition of Futuremost is a significant step towards that. This expands our product range and strengthens our position in the construction market.”
Haldane Shiells
HALDANE SHIELLS THE NUMBERS
2021 Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS 2021 Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin % Sales/head £k Profit/head £
Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
6.2
31.5 11.1 11.0 255
28,332 41.3
2022 6.2
29.1 6.4 6.2
249
16,021 21.9
2023 6.2
28.4 2.4 2.1
228
5,531 6.8
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179.0 56.3
19,861 19,647 701
2022
179.8 52.3
11,583 11,159 723
2023
165.2 47.0
4,010 3,440 725
HALDANE SHIELLS % CHANGE
21/22 0
(7)
(42) (43) 3
% CHANGE
21/22 0
(8)
(42) (43) (3)
(43) (47)
22/23 0
(2)
(62) (66) (8)
(65) (69)
22/23 (8)
(10) (65) (69) 0
Head Office: Shepherds Way, Carnbane Industrial Estate, Newry, BT35 6QQ Tel: 028 3026 3201
http://haldane-fisher.com
www.bathline-bathrooms.com
www.ge-robinson.co.uk www.prowoodltd.com
www.keyhardware.co.uk
Branches: 22 Showrooms: 9
Chairman: Ian Haldane Managing Director: Brian McAuley, Eamonn McCarthy, Phil Lomas, Simon Walling Other Directors: David Haldane, Rob Haldane, Neal Boomer
Buying Group: Fortis, NMBS BMF Member
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.
In 2023, it announced major growth and development plans which will see over £50 million invested across the business over the next five years.
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